dr. T. (Tim) Busscher

Tim Busscher (1986) is Assistant Professor Infrastructure Planning at the Department of Planning and Environment within the Faculty of Spatial Sciences. He lectures courses with regards to planning theory, infrastructure planning, and project and program management. These topics are also the focal points in his research, in which he focuses on infrastructure renewal, area-oriented infrastructure planning and institutional arrangements that intersect and integrate spatial and infrastructure planning. His PhD research, which focused in depth on programme-oriented planning approaches can be seen as an example. Tim also coordinates the collaboration program between the Faculty of Spatial Sciences and Rijkswaterstaat (the executive agency of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment). The research line of the collaboration programme focuses on studying and developing inclusive planning approaches to further the sustainability and area-oriented planning ambitions in the Dutch infrastructure planning.