PhD Research Output

PhD programme
Graduation ceremony of the IHS PhD candidate Hung Viet Ngo

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

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Collective bargaining reigns in the knowledge economyEmanuel SchullerGermanyLasse GerritsPaula Nagler
Infrastructure development through PPPKei EndoJapanJurian EdelenbosAlberto Gianoli
Government Communication 2.0: Enhancing Public-Government Collaboration through Social Media in Improving The Quality of Public Policy in IndonesiaMuhammad Akram MansyurIndonesiaJoop KoppenjanVincent Homburg
An appraisal of the impact of rising mega shopping malls on the sustainable urban planning and development of Jeddah City, Saudi ArabiaYasser Asim QaffasSaudi ArabiaJurian EdelenbosFrank van Oort

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Microfinance in Ethiopia. Elixir or Poison? (2009)D.D. OboEthiopia  
Public-private partnership led housing delivery in urban Nigeria: institutional determinants of stakeholder inclusivenessDaniel AdamuNigeria  
Sharing economy and local regulationGenea CanellesItalyJurian EdelenbosAlberto Gianoli
Entrepreneurialism in city regions in developing countries (2017)Jean Cyril FegueGermany  
Multi-sectoral partnerships for low-income land development in Brazil (2002)M. Correa de OlivieraBrazil  
Connecting Alternative Housing Finance and Residential Environment Quality of Low and Low-Middle-income households in Sri LankaSusantha Amarawickrama LiyanageSri LankaJurian EdelenbosAlberto 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 CitiesTaslim AladeNigeriaJurian EdelenbosAlberto Gianoli
The Metropolitan Governance Challenge in Brazil (PhD Sandwich programme) (2015)Wagner Rufino (Visiting Researcher)Brazil  

Urban Socio-Spatial Development

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Women empowerment through housing production. An emancipatory and transformative process?Carolina LunettaItalyJurian Edelenbos 
Social Well-being of the Elderly and Public Space Quality in East Asian NeighborhoodsDasup LimSouth KoreaLasse GerritsSofia Pagliarin
The politics and governance of implementing urban expansion policies in the Greater Cairo RegionMohamed NadaEgyptJurian EdelenbosPeter Scholten
Role of small cities in shaping youth migration pathways in IndiaMukta NaikIndia Jurian Edelenbos & Maartje van Eerd
The Relationship of Affordable Rental Housing with the Financial Security and Well-being of Low-income PeoplePiyachit SangkrutThailandLasse Gerrits 
The impact of Urban Morphology on social and spatial segregation in ancient cities of NetherlandsSahar AbdollahiIranJurian EdelenbosMartin de Jong & Jan Fransen
Urban Heritage Renewal in China from the Perspective of Local Government Policy InnovationXuelei ZhangChinaJurian EdelenbosAlberto Gianoli

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The Addis Ababa real estate market: managing the transition and implications for reformF. MengistuEthiopia  
Determinants of Microenterprise Success in the Urban Informal Sector of Addis Ababa: A Multidimensional Analysis (2012)liyaEthiopia  
Institutional dimensions of program planning and implementation: three cases of slum upgrading programs in Mumbai, India (2002)P.A. DesaiIndia  
Urban Revitalization: Community Garden as A Place Making InitiativePoeti AkbarIndonesiaJurian EdelenbosAlex Jachnow
Factors affecting security concerns of high-rise residents in Bangkok, ThailandSiriwan RujibhongThailand  
Government capacity & community participation in urban housing and infrastructure upgrading projects in cities of Vietnam (2016)Viet Hung NgoVietnam  

Urban Sustainability & Climate Change Resilience

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Visible Cities: Place Branding Role For A Sustainable Development In Saudi CitiesAbdulrhman AlsayelSaudi ArabiaJurian EdelenbosMartin de Jong
Learning between cities through peer-to-peer (or city-to-city) methods, including its modalities, processes, outcomes, and impacts, and how these can bring about energy transitionsElena Marie EnseñadoPhilippinesJurian EdelenbosLeon van den Dool
Developing Indonesia's Sustainable Corridor through Regional Development ApproachGitasanti DjaisIndonesiaJoop KoppenjanJan Fransen
The city of the future: Towards an inclusive and smart cityJialong ZhuChinaJurian EdelenbosMartin de Jong & Alberto Gianoli
Community Resilience (CR) in China in the Context of Disaster ManagementJie LiuChinaLasse GerritsAlexander Los
Coastal City Living Labs for co-creating, embedding, translating, and scaling Nature-Based Solutions. Enhancing climate change resilience in EuropeLaura Quadros AnicheBrazilJurian EdelenbosAlberto Gianoli
Personalized, Real-Time Health Impact of PollutionLuka DenkCroatiaLasse GerritsAlexander Los
Pathways towards city-level climate actionMarija Adriana de WijnNetherlandsLasse GerritsAlberto Gianoli
Inter-Municipal Cooperation in solid waste managementMario Emmanuel Villalba FerreiraParaguayGeske DijkstraPeter Scholten
Climate Change and Population Dynamics Nexus: Understanding Climate-Induced Migration in Coastal BangladeshMd. Shemul SheikhBangladeshJurian EdelenbosAlberto Gianoli
Managing the climate-related food-water-energy nexus for achieving sustainable development in China: a leadership perspectiveMin CaiChinaJurian EdelenbosLasse Gerrits
Concept of Spatial Engineering for Urban Waterfront Development in the coastal line of Semarang CityMuhammad IrfaniIndonesiaHarry GeerlingsPeter Scholten
Governance and Urban Sustainability in IndonesiaNatalia GintingIndonesiaJurian EdelenbosAlberto Gianoli
Increasing women’s access for well-being after resettlement: The Belo Monte hydropower dam projectSatya Maia PatchineelamBrazilJurian EdelenbosMaartje van Eerd
Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Safe, Inclusive and Sustainable CitiesSomesh SharmaIndiaHarry GeerlingsAlberto Gianoli
Natural Based Solutions (NBS) for urban environmental sustainability in Andean Ecuadorian cities. Case of study: QuitoTannya PicoEcuadorJurian Edelenbos 
On emergent trajectories of electrification – A complexity-informed approach to understanding and governing urban electric vehicle transitionsTobias HeldGermanyLasse GerritsAlberto Gianoli

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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 ArandaVenezuela  
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 PoelThe Netherlands  
Central – local relations in urban water supply and sanitation (2006)G.Q.M. Laryea-AdjeiGhana  
Measuring urban sustainability in China (2002)M. Zhang MingshunChina  
Optimal Spatial Environmental Planning Pattern of Green City (case study: Tehran) (2015)Morteza Shabani (Visiting Researcher)Iran  
Urban Land Management in Cuba (2012)R. NunezCuba  
Collective Engagement: From disaster-prone city to green and resilient cityTheresa Audrey EstebanPhilippinesJurian EdelenbosNaomi van Stapelen
S.I.T.E. Valuation of Drinking WaterU. Naga Anil Kumar PalakodetiIndia  
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, IndonesiaVicky AriyantiIndonesia  
The results of smart city development in South KoreaYirang LimSouth KoreaJurian EdelenbosAlberto Gianoli

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