Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-Information Management (PGM)
The department of Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-Information Management is responsible for developing capacity of organizations that are involved in the field of geo-information management for multi-level governance of urban regions, primarily for and in countries that are technologically and/or economically less developed.
Related news
- ITC at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (11 Feb 2013)
- Primary School Supports Innovative Approach to Flood Risk Management in Kampala (14 Dec 2012)
- Tienstra Research Award for Dr Chrit Lemmen (22 Nov 2012)
- GIS critical in health monitoring (19 Nov 2012)
- ISO standard for Land Administration approved (12 Nov 2012)
- Paul van der Molen writes FIG Article of the Month (27 Sep 2012)
- Award for Alumnus David Niyonsenga (12 Sep 2012)
- Eastern Africa Network of Land Administration (16 Aug 2012)
- Land Administration Domain Model from Research to Implementation (1 Aug 2012)
- Rebuilding Darfur (18 Apr 2012)
- Summer Semester Sustainable Global Values (27 Feb 2012)
- Delta Alliance Young Professionals Award (18 Jan 2012)
- Delhi2050 komt op stoom (Dutch only) (23 Nov 2011)
- Workshop: Modernization of Cadastres (21 Oct 2011)
- First Workshop Base Registers, 30 November – 2 December, Windhoek, Namibia (13 Oct 2011)
- Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) (11 Jul 2011)
Events and conferences
A selection of conferences and events that cover the department's knowledge field or are organised by the department.
- Land Administration Domain Model 2013 Workshop - Malaysia (24 Sep 2013)
- 14th N-AERUS Conference - Netherlands (12 Sep 2013)
- Participatory GIS Symposium (26 Jun 2013)
- PhD Defence Mr Talat G.M. Munshi (19 Jun 2013)
- PhD defence of Mr Walter de Vries (17 May 2013)
- PhD defence Mr Alphonse Nkurunziza (11 Apr 2013)
Research theme
Research is carried out by a group led by one of ITC's professors. Each group typically comprises several expert staff members and a number of graduate students.
Master of Science degree courses
Postgraduate diploma courses
Major projects
Projects executed by the department.
- Cycling Academic Network
- EOIA Lake Naivasha
- Integrated Infrastructure Planning and Community Development - Yogyakarta City
- Scenario Development, Spatial Planning Support Systems and Decision Support
- Sensors, Empowerment, Accountability in Tanzania (SEMA)
- Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM)
- Strengthening the capacity of Geo-Information and Earth Observation sciences, Rwanda
- Transparency in Land Administration – Phase 1
- Transparency in Land Administration – Phase 2 – Africa
- Transparency in Land Administration – Phase 3 – Asia
- Vietnam, Capacity Building in Land Administration
Profile
What's the department of Urban Planning and Regional Planning all about?
Staff résumés
- Prof. dr. ir. Martin van Maarseveen
- Prof. dr. ing. Yola Georgiadou
- Prof. ir. Paul van der Molen
- Prof. dr. Anne van der Veen
- Prof. dr. Jaap Zevenbergen
- Dr. Sherif Amer
- Dr. Rohan Bennett
- Dr. ir. Luc Boerboom
- Ir. Mark Brussel
- Drs. Emile Dopheide
- Dr. Johannes Flacke
- Ir. Liza Groenendijk
- Monika Kuffer, MSc
- Dr. ir. Chrit Lemmen
- Dr. Javier Martinez
- Dr. Mike McCall
- Dr. Richard Sliuzas
- Dimo Todorovski, MSc
- Dr. Arbind Tuladhar
- Dr. ir. Pieter van Oel
- Drs. Jeroen Verplanke
- Ir. Walter de Vries
- Dr. Anna Wesselink
- Dr. ir. Mark Zuidgeest
