prof. dr. J. (Johan) Woltjer

Professor Woltjer focuses his research work on understanding international urban and regional development (particularly Europe and Asia), sustainable cities, and capacities for water and infrastructure management. He contributes an international and internationally comparative view to the field of urban studies, planning and geography. The impact of his research is visible through funded projects, books and articles appearing in high-impact journals, and the delivery of policy advice on issues like water and urban infrastructure. He has extensive experience as editor and a reviewer for international journals, and reviewing panels for research councils in the Netherlands, the UK and elsewhere in Europe.

Recent grants and projects:

• Vulnerability Reduction Planning Frameworks in Watersheds: Responding to Climate Change and Rapid Urbanization in Selected Urban Regions (UNS Institute of Research and Services)
• Land and Housing Commodification in Peri-Urban Indonesia (ITB)
• Sustainable Urban Development and Water Resource Inequalities (Global Challenges Research Fund, UK)

• Sustainable Urban Infrastructure and Wellbeing in the UK and China (British Council)
• Urban Planning and Management Institute India (Department for International Development, UK)
• Designing Cities (Quintin Hogg Fund, UK)
• Worldwide Governance Indicators and Contemporary Governance in Indonesia (World Bank)
• Learning Capacity in Water Way Programmes (National Waterway Agency, NL)
• Resilience strategies in flood risk management and urban planning  (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, NL)
• Metropoles and the Future of Urban Indonesia (Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, NL)