
Dr.ir. E.W.T.M. (Erwin) Heurkens
Dr.ir. E.W.T.M. (Erwin) Heurkens
Profile
Research Expertise
I am an assistant professor (and section coordinator) Urban Development Management at Delft University of Technology. My research expertise lies in “sustainable private sector-led urban development projects” with a specialisation in public-private partnerships and real estate development. I am fascinated by the role private sector actors (real estate developers, investors and entrepreneurs) increasingly perform in making real estate, urban places and cities more sustainable. Therefore, I aim to understand private sector decision-making logics and strategic business drivers for developing and investing in sustainable urban projects, as well as the role public sector actors can play in stimulating such practices and behaviour. I have wide experience in international comparative research (mainly in Anglo-Saxon countries, UK, US, AUS, CAN, HK), European research projects, and professional research for Dutch Ministeries, municipalities, and companies. Currently I am participating in the TranCiBo project investigatint transitional change towards circular construction practices, and the Stedelijke Transformatie project focusing on managing Dutch urban transformations.
Expertise
Publications
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2021
A typology of social entrepreneurs in bottom-up urban development
Jeroen Mens / Ellen van Bueren / Ruben Vrijhoef / Erwin Heurkens
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2019
Urban Regions Shifting to Circular Economy
Understanding Challenges for New Ways of Governance
Andreas Obersteg / Alessandro Arlati / Arianne Acke / Gilda Berruti / Konrad Czapiewski / Marcin Dabrowski / Erwin Heurkens / Cecília Mezei / Maria Federica Palestino / Viktor Varju / Marcin Wójcik / Jörg Knieling -
2016
Methods and models for international comparative approaches to real estate development
G Squires / Erwin Heurkens
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2015
Planners as market actors: the role of local planning authorities in the UK's urban regeneration practice
EWTM Heurkens / D Adams / FAM Hobma
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2012
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Media
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2020-02-03
Filantropie in gebiedsontwikkeling: een kans met een schaduw
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2018-04-22
Stedelijke transformatie: nieuwe instrumenten uit het buitenland
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2018-03-01
Stedelijke transformaties haalbaar maken: lessen uit de internationale praktijk
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2017-11-12
Amerikaanse denkmodel is eigenlijk omgekeerd aan het Nederlandse.
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2017-10-19
Het ontwikkelen van de stad van de toekomst
Appeared in: Mijn Zakengids