People, Land and Urban Systems (PLUS)
People, either as government planners, decision makers, policy makers or citizens are the primary users and participants in PLUS research. PLUS is concerned with providing government and citizens with appropriate information, participatory tools and land & urban information systems to manage and develop urban regions and natural resources sustainably. Spatial, environmental, economic, and social sustainability and participation are central concepts in the PLUS research theme.
Urban systems
| Research theme | People, Land and Urban Systems (PLUS) |
| Research group leaders | Chair: Management of Urban Regional Dynamics Prof.Dr.Ir. M.F.A.M. (Martin) van Maarseveen Chair: Geo-information for Governance Prof.Dr.Ing. P.Y. (Yola) Georgiadou Chair: Land Administration Systems Prof.Dr. J.A. (Jaap) Zevenbergen Chair: Governance and Spatial Integrated Assessment Prof.Dr. A. (Anne) van der Veen Chair: Land Administration and Cadastre Prof.Ir. P. (Paul) van der Molen |
| Group memberships | SENSE, AESOP, FIG |
| Keywords | Integrated Assessment, spatial decision support, participatory spatial planning and management, land policy, land administration, governance, urbanization, information management, communication, spatial planning and decision support systems (PSS/DSS), Sustainability, poverty reduction, integrated urban land use, transport planning |
