Prof.dr. E.M. van Bueren
Prof.dr. E.M. van Bueren
Profile
The following themes are central to the research and teaching of Ellen van Bueren:
- Governance and management of integrated urban and infrastructure (re)development,
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration, coordination and decision-making (private-public-people partnerships)
- Institutional drivers and barriers for decision-making
- Transdisciplinary learning, living labs, urban experimentation
In particular she focuses on the following topics:
- Sustainable development, urban resilience
- Circular economy, resource management
- Energy transition, climate adaptation
- Technological and infastructure innovation
Ellen teaches in the following programmes:
- Architecture (BSc.)
- Management in the Built Environment (MSc. track in Architecture)
- Industrial Ecology (joint MSc. TUDelft-Leiden University)
- Master City Developer (MSc. for urban professionals, joint programme with Erasmus University)
- MSc. MADE (Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering
Elllen is involved in the following research and valorisation initiatives:
- AMS - Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions, Amsterdam, Principal Investigator
- LDE Centre for Sustainability - Leiden-Delft-Erasmus collaboration focusing on circular economy and resource efficiency (daily board member)
- DIMI - Delft Institute for Infrastructure and Mobility (board member)
- Master City Developer (academic committee, board member)
- Stichting Kennis Gebiedsontwikkeling (board member, member scientific committee)
Publications (selection):
- Ersoy, A., & van Bueren, E. (2020). Challenges of urban living labs towards the future of local innovation. Urban Planning, 5(4), 89-100.
- Van den Berghe, K., Bucci Ancapi, F., & van Bueren, E. (2020). When a Fire Starts to Burn. The Relation Between an (Inter) nationally Oriented Incinerator Capacity and the Port Cities’ Local Circular Ambitions. Sustainability, 12(12), 4889.
- Uyttebrouck, C., van Bueren, E., & Teller, J. (2020). Shared housing for students and young professionals: evolution of a market in need of regulation. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 35(4), 1017-1035.
- Ersoy, A., Bryson, J., & Van Bueren, E. (2020). Unlocking values through infrastructure interdependencies. Infrastructure Asset Management, 1-10.
- Leclercq, E., Pojani, D., & Van Bueren, E. (2020). Is public space privatization always bad for the public? Mixed evidence from the United Kingdom. Cities, 100, 102649.
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Bekebrede, G., van Bueren, E., & Wenzler, I. (2018). Towards a joint local energy transition process in urban districts: The go2zero simulation game. Sustainability, 10(8), 2602.
Koutamanis, A., van Reijn, B., & van Bueren, E. (2018). Urban mining and buildings: A review of possibilities and limitations. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 138, 32-39.
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Pesch, U., Vernay, A. L., van Bueren, E., & Pandis Iverot, S. (2017). Niche entrepreneurs in urban systems integration: On the role of individuals in niche formation. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 49(8), 1922-1942.
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Steen, K., & van Bueren, E. (2017). The defining characteristics of urban living labs. Technology Innovation Management Review, 7(7).
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Hoppe, T., & van Bueren, E. (2015). Guest editorial: governing the challenges of climate change and energy transition in cities. Energy, sustainability and society, 5(1), 1-9.
- Van Bueren, E., Lammerts van Bueren, E., & Van der Zijp, A. (2014) Understanding wicked problems and organized irresponsibility. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, DOI 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.06.002
- Bueren, E. van, H. van Bohemen, L. Itard and H. Visscher (eds.) (2012). Sustainable urban environments: an ecosystem approach, Dordrecht: Springer
- Bueren, E. van, and Jong, J. de (2007). Establishing Sustainability: Policy Successes and Failures, Building Research & Information, 35(5), 543–556.
Past editorial positions:
- Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
- Infrastructure Complexity
- Bestuurskunde (Dutch Journal of Public Administration)
Recent research projects (2019-2020):
- TransCiBo - Transitioning Behaviour in Construction for a Circular Transition (NWO)
- Circular Urban Area Development (ACCEZ)
- CircuMat - Supporting the development of a regional circular economy (EIT Raw Materials)
- World Bank Group - Developing a urban resilience evaluation framework
- City-zen - development of GO2Zero - serious game supporting the local energy transition / urban retrofitting (EU-FP7 project)
- Development of a living lab methodology (in collaboration with AMS)
Expertise
Publications
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2025
The Potential of AI in Information Provision in Energy-Efficient Renovations
A Narrative Review of Literature
C. Koray Bingöl / Tong Wang / Aksel Ersoy / Ellen van Bueren -
2024
Adapting a systems perspective for sectoral coordination
Approaching flood resilience in Houston and Accra
Aksel Ersoy / Nikki Brand / Ellen van Bueren -
2024
Aligning practices towards a circular economy in the architecture, engineering, and construction sector
Seven transitions in different stages of reconfiguration
Mart van Uden / Hans Wamelink / Ellen van Bueren / Erwin Heurkens -
2024
Circular city policy coherence in Greater London
Felipe Bucci Ancapi / Karel Van den Berghe / Ellen van Bueren
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2024
Designing for a Flow
Navigating Temporalities in Housing Considerations in Low-Income and Hazard-Prone Caribbean Contexts
A.M. Kuś / Nelson Mota / Ellen van Bueren / Antonio Carmona Báez / Thijs Asselbergs -
Courses 2023
Courses 2022
Media
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2023-02-07
Roep om landelijke klimaatnorm zwelt aan
Appeared in: Cobouw
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2023-01-27
We gaan naar de maan!
Appeared in: Nemo Kennislink
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2022-12-01
PodCast Onder Planologen: #9 Gebiedsontwikkeling
Appeared in: Spotify
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2022-10-04
Is woningdelen dé oplossing om de wooncrisis aan te pakken?
Appeared in: EenVandaag
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2022-02-14
Stadsmakerscongres 2022 / Slag om de Ruimte
Appeared in: AIR Rotterdam
Prizes
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2007
Toekenning van de Henk Sol Award voor artikel Collaborative decisionmaking for sustainable urban renewal projects: a simulation - gaming approach. Environment and planning B- Plananing & Design, 32, pp. 403-423
Uitreiking tijdens Onderzoeksdag TBM door prof. Wil Thissen
Ancillary activities
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2023-11-01 - 2024-12-31
Public administration, government, social security
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2021-01-01 - 2025-01-01
Financial institutions
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2022-05-01 - 2024-12-31
Education
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2022-01-03 - 2025-12-31
Construction
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2022-01-03 - 2025-12-31
Construction
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2021-09-01 - 2025-08-31
Construction
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2023-12-01 - 2024-12-31
Construction
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2017-01-01 - 2025-01-01
Construction
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2024-09-01 - 2026-08-31
Education