Participants in this PhD programme conduct research in various thematic areas within the Urban Development and Governance field. Below, you can find an overview of the ongoing and completed PhD research as well as the visiting researchers per thematic area.
Urban Economics & Governance
Title | Name | Country | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor |
| Collective bargaining reigns in the knowledge economy | Emanuel Schuller | Germany | Lasse Gerrits | Paula Nagler |
| Government Communication 2.0: Enhancing Public-Government Collaboration through Social Media in Improving The Quality of Public Policy in Indonesia | Muhammad Akram Mansyur | Indonesia | Joop Koppenjan | Vincent Homburg |
Title | Name | Country | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor |
| Microfinance in Ethiopia. Elixir or Poison? (2009) | D.D. Obo | Ethiopia | ||
| Public-private partnership led housing delivery in urban Nigeria: institutional determinants of stakeholder inclusiveness | Daniel Adamu | Nigeria | ||
| Sharing economy and local regulation | Genea Canelles | Italy | Jurian Edelenbos | Alberto Gianoli |
| Entrepreneurialism in city regions in developing countries (2017) | Jean Cyril Fegue | Germany | ||
| Infrastructure development through PPP (2024) | Kei Endo | Japan | Jurian Edelenbos | Alberto Gianoli |
| Multi-sectoral partnerships for low-income land development in Brazil (2002) | M. Correa de Oliviera | Brazil | ||
| Connecting Alternative Housing Finance and Residential Environment Quality of Low and Low-Middle-income households in Sri Lanka | Susantha Amarawickrama Liyanage | Sri Lanka | Jurian Edelenbos | Alberto Gianoli |
| Innovation Adaptation in Urban Light-rail Transport: Adapting Pricing and Infrastructural Innovations using Frugal Approach in Ethiopia and Nigeria. A case study of Addis-Ababa, Abuja and Lagos Cities | Taslim Alade | Nigeria | Jurian Edelenbos | Alberto Gianoli |
| The Metropolitan Governance Challenge in Brazil (PhD Sandwich programme) (2015) | Wagner Rufino (Visiting Researcher) | Brazil |
Urban Socio-Spatial Development
Title | Name | Country | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) |
| Women empowerment through housing production. An emancipatory and transformative process? | Carolina Lunetta | Italy | Jurian Edelenbos | |
| Social Well-being of the Elderly and Public Space Quality in East Asian Neighborhoods | Dasup Lim | South Korea | Lasse Gerrits | Sofia Pagliarin |
| The Relationship of Affordable Rental Housing with the Financial Security and Well-being of Low-income People | Piyachit Sangkrut | Thailand | Lasse Gerrits | |
| The impact of Urban Morphology on social and spatial segregation in ancient cities of Netherlands | Sahar Abdollahi | Iran | Jurian Edelenbos | Martin de Jong & Jan Fransen |
Title | Name | Country | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor |
| The Addis Ababa real estate market: managing the transition and implications for reform | F. Mengistu | Ethiopia | ||
| Determinants of Microenterprise Success in the Urban Informal Sector of Addis Ababa: A Multidimensional Analysis (2012) | liya | Ethiopia | ||
| Institutional dimensions of program planning and implementation: three cases of slum upgrading programs in Mumbai, India (2002) | P.A. Desai | India | ||
| Urban Revitalization: Community Garden as A Place Making Initiative | Poeti Akbar | Indonesia | Jurian Edelenbos | Alex Jachnow |
| Factors affecting security concerns of high-rise residents in Bangkok, Thailand | Siriwan Rujibhong | Thailand | ||
| Government capacity & community participation in urban housing and infrastructure upgrading projects in cities of Vietnam (2016) | Viet Hung Ngo | Vietnam | ||
| The politics and governance of implementing urban expansion policies in the Greater Cairo Region (2024) | Mohamed Nada | Egypt | Jurian Edelenbos | Peter Scholten |
| Role of small cities in shaping youth migration pathways in India (2024) | Mukta Naik | India | Jurian Edelenbos | Maartje van Eerd |
| Urban Heritage Renewal in China from the Perspective of Local Government Policy Innovation (2024) | Xuelei Zhang | China | Jurian Edelenbos | Alberto Gianoli |
Urban Sustainability & Climate Change Resilience
Title | Name | Country | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) |
| City-to-city learning on climate change policies | Elena Marie Enseñado | Philippines | Jurian Edelenbos | Leon van den Dool |
| The city of the future: Towards an inclusive and smart city | Jialong Zhu | China | Jurian Edelenbos | Martin de Jong & Alberto Gianoli |
| Community Resilience (CR) in China in the Context of Disaster Management | Jie Liu | China | Lasse Gerrits | Alexander Los |
| Coastal City Living Labs for co-creating, embedding, translating, and scaling Nature-Based Solutions. Enhancing climate change resilience in Europe | Laura Quadros Aniche | Brazil | Jurian Edelenbos | Alberto Gianoli |
| Pathways towards city-level climate action | Marija Adriana de Wijn | Netherlands | Lasse Gerrits | Alberto Gianoli |
| Inter-Municipal Cooperation in solid waste management | Mario Emmanuel Villalba Ferreira | Paraguay | Geske Dijkstra | Peter Scholten |
| Climate Change and Population Dynamics Nexus: Understanding Climate-Induced Migration in Coastal Bangladesh | Md. Shemul Sheikh | Bangladesh | Jurian Edelenbos | Alberto Gianoli |
| Concept of Spatial Engineering for Urban Waterfront Development in the coastal line of Semarang City | Muhammad Irfani | Indonesia | Harry Geerlings | Peter Scholten |
| Governance and Urban Sustainability in Indonesia | Natalia Ginting | Indonesia | Jurian Edelenbos | Alberto Gianoli |
| Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Safe, Inclusive and Sustainable Cities | Somesh Sharma | India | Harry Geerlings | Alberto Gianoli |
| On emergent trajectories of electrification – A complexity-informed approach to understanding and governing urban electric vehicle transitions | Tobias Held | Germany | Lasse Gerrits | Alberto Gianoli |
Title | Name | Country | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor |
| Increasing women’s access for well-being after resettlement: The Belo Monte hydropower dam project (2024) | Satya Maia Patchineelam | Brazil | Jurian Edelenbos | Maartje van Eerd |
| Visible Cities: Place Branding Role For A Sustainable Development In Saudi Cities (2024) | Abdulrhman Alsayel | Saudi Arabia | Jurian Edelenbos | Martin de Jong |
| Natural Based Solutions (NBS) for urban environmental sustainability in Andean Ecuadorian cities. Case of study: Quito (2024) | Tannya Pico | Ecuador | Jurian Edelenbos | |
| Managing the climate-related food-water-energy nexus for achieving sustainable development in China: a leadership perspective (2024) | Min Cai | China | Jurian Edelenbos | Lasse Gerrits |
| Developing Indonesia's Sustainable Corridor through Regional Development Approach (2024) | Gitasanti Djais | Indonesia | Joop Koppenjan | Jan Fransen |
| Integrated water resources management in urban areas in Brazil (Postdoctoral research) (2015) | A. Juca (Visiting Researcher) | Brazil | ||
| Relevance of metropolitan government in Latin American cities: Inter-institutional coordination in Caracas, Venezuela and Monterrey, Mexico (2003) | A. Paiva Aranda | Venezuela | ||
| Effective governance, management and public water policy in Mexico: a focused model on the ability of government steering (PhD Sandwich programme) (2015) | Antonio Cáñez Cota (Visiting Researcher) | Mexico | ||
| Urbanization, health and inequality in the developing world" (2012) | E. van de Poel | The Netherlands | ||
| Central – local relations in urban water supply and sanitation (2006) | G.Q.M. Laryea-Adjei | Ghana | ||
| Measuring urban sustainability in China (2002) | M. Zhang Mingshun | China | ||
| Optimal Spatial Environmental Planning Pattern of Green City (case study: Tehran) (2015) | Morteza Shabani (Visiting Researcher) | Iran | ||
| Urban Land Management in Cuba (2012) | R. Nunez | Cuba | ||
| Collective Engagement: From disaster-prone city to green and resilient city | Theresa Audrey Esteban | Philippines | Jurian Edelenbos | Naomi van Stapelen |
| S.I.T.E. Valuation of Drinking Water | U. Naga Anil Kumar Palakodeti | India | ||
| Living in a volcanic river basin: advancing the potential use of cultural ecological knowledge in managing the nexus of water-lahar in a volcanic region, case study: Opak Sub-Basin, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Vicky Ariyanti | Indonesia | ||
| The results of smart city development in South Korea | Yirang Lim | South Korea | Jurian Edelenbos | Alberto Gianoli |