Lab for Experimental Governance 

Project with municipality Zwolle: Co-creation with urban living lab "De Hogenkamp" to develop a method and model for urban renewal, tailored for dealing with fragmented ownership. A method for exploring future scenarios and pathways to renew an area with large pieces of land owned by homeowners' associations (in Dutch: Vereniging van Eigenaren, VvE’s). Aim is to develop a methodological approach for assessing options for collective action, connecting public and private interests, focusing on collaborative sustainability objectives from a broad welfare perspective. Part of the research project is to build and improve an Integral Neighbourhood Transformation Investment Model. A proposal for a subsidy for this research lab is requested in January 2026.   

Presentation at the WoCoDa 2026 conference on housing and urban renewal (in Dutch): 

Experimental governance: Een onderzoek naar samenwerking tussen gemeenten en VVE’s t.b.v. stadsvernieuwing en verduurzaming.  

ExperimentalGovernance_voorVerduurzaming_pilot.pdf

Master Thesis on pilot case De Hogenkamp (in English): 

Reviving Post-War Physically Degraded Neighborhoods: Municipal Collaboration in Self-Organized Initiatives. (Niels van den Berg, 2025) 

Available at Radboud Repository: https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/19961