This study of the cities of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Christchurch in New Zealand shows that cities are still institutionally ill equipped to significantly enhance their resilience – their capacities to resist, recover and adapt.

How can transport and land-use transitions in urban regions be understood and supported? To tackle this question, this thesis draws on theories and concepts from transition studies.

Planning the Port City. A Contribution to and Application of the Relational Approach, Based on Five Case Studies in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and Ghent (Belgium).

This research is a plea for a co-evolutionary orgware approach to mobility to complement the conventional hardware and software approaches.

This study focuses on new values for waterways and provides practical guidance to maximize societal value.

This dissertation explores new approaches to deal with environmental health concerns in planning practice.

What can be the role of spatial planning in bringing together the actors managing flood risks.

Het behoud en de ontwikkeling van de Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie als waardevol landschap en nationaal, zelfs mondiaal, cultureel erfgoed.