Dr J.J. (Jannes) Willems
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
- Room number: C4.15
- Postbus 15629
1001 NC Amsterdam
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Profile
Jannes Willems is an assistant professor in urban planning at the University of Amsterdam. He conducts research in the fields of urban climate adaptation, water management and infrastructure re-development. In his research, he examines how water and infrastructure managers initiate new collaborations with citizens, companies and other governments to jointly address challenges such as climate change. To this end, Jannes is using amongst others institutional analysis and discourse analysis. Jannes teaches in the bachelor programmes Human Geography & Planning and Future Planet Studies. He is one of the editors of the Dutch professional magazine Rooilijn and the European online platform In Planning. He also co-hosts the Dutch podcast Onder Planologen.
Previously, he was affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam as a postdoctoral researcher (department of Public Administration & Sociology). He was involved in the European Interreg project BEGIN and the KIMA research programme Marker Wadden. In 2019, he has started with Jitske van Popering a NWO SURF research into the platforms Amsterdam Rainproof and Water Sensitive Rotterdam. Jannes defended his dissertation in at the University of Groningen (Department of Spatial Planning & Environment) in 2018. His dissertation entailed institutional change in the Dutch waterway sector, in the light of replacing major ageing infrastructure assets.
Jannes obtained his Research Master in Regional Studies (cum laude) and his Bachelor Environmental & Infrastructure Planning at the University of Groningen. In 2015, he was a 'visiting student' at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (Environmental Policymaking & Planning group). During his master, he conducted fieldwork in Brazil as part of a research project of the Federal Universidade de Pará.
Expertise and research fields
- Spatial planning, water infrastructure, climate adaptation, institutional analysis, infrastructure planning and management
Relevant links
- Podcast ‘Onder Planologen’
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Research
Research methods
Qualitative methods: interviews, focusgroups, workshops, participatory observation
Current research projects
The role of water authorities in creating inclusive and climate-proof water infrastructures
Urban Food Commons: exploring the implications for the City of Amsterdam when (re-)considering food as a commons.Research grants & honours
2022 Centre for Urban Studies seed grant: “Urban Food Commons”
2020 Contract research with three infrastructure providers: “Invitational Asset Management: improving participation in the renewal and renovation of infrastructure assets”
2019 NWO SURF Pop Up grant: “The New Normal: Mainstreaming urban climate adaptation in Amsterdam and Rotterdam” -
Teaching & PhD Supervision
Courses
- Bachelor's Human Geography & Planning: coordinator of Introduction to Spatial Planning, Urban Dynamics: Amsterdam in context, and SPIEC – seminar.
- Bachelor's Future Planet Studies: coordinator of Introduction Spatial Planning and Food and the City, and bachelor thesis supervision.
- Master's Urban and Regional Planning: Climate-proofing of Cities
PhD supervision
- Fernando Schrupp Rivero: “Earthworks in the Bolivian Amazonia: Vivir Bien, Flood Mitigation, and the Ichilo-Mamoré Waterway” (with Prof Maria Kaika)
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Publications
2022
Willems, J. J., & Giezen, M. (2022). Understanding the institutional work of boundary objects in climate-proofing cities: The case of Amsterdam Rainproof. Urban Climate, 44, [101222]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101222 [details]- Willems, J. J., Ellen, M., Veerbeek, W., Ashley, R., & van Buuren, A. (2022). Policy transfer in urban water management: evidence from ten BEGIN cities. In Routledge Handbook of Urban Water Governance Routledge.
- Willems, J. J., Kuitert, L., & Van Buuren, A. (2022). Policy integration in urban living labs: Delivering multi-functional blue-green infrastructure in Antwerp, Dordrecht, and Gothenburg. Environmental Policy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2028
- Willems, J. J., van Popering-Verkerk, J., & van Eck, L. (2022). How boundary objects facilitate local climate adaptation networks: the cases of Amsterdam Rainproof and Water Sensitive Rotterdam. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2022.2030686
2021
- Brorström, S., & Willems, J. (2021). Getting integrative urban regeneration strategies done: Insights from Antwerp and Gothenburg. International Review of Administrative Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1177/00208523211029122
- IJff, S., Veraart, J., Willems, J. J., Duijn, M., van den Berg, N., & Stouten, M. (2021). Innovatieve governance voor Building with Nature: Lessen uit het Marker Wadden-project. Landschap, 2021(1).
- Willems, J. J., Duijn, M., IJff, S., Veraart, J., Nuesink, N., Ellen, G-J., & van Buuren, A. (2021). The lifecycle of public value creation: eroding public values in the Dutch Marker Wadden project. Public Money & Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2021.1896557
- Willems, J. J., Kenyon, A., Sharp, L., & Molenveld, A. (2021). How actors are (dis)integrating policy agendas for multi-functional blue and green infrastructure projects on the ground. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 23(1), 84. https://doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2020.1798750
2020
- Willems, J. J., Molenveld, A., Voorberg, W., & Brinkman, G. (2020). Diverging ambitions and instruments for citizen participation across different stages in green infrastructure projects. Urban Planning, 5(1), 22-32. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v5i1.2613 [details]
2019
- Willems, J. J., & Busscher, T. (2019). Institutional Barriers and Bridges for Climate Proofing Waterway Infrastructures. Public Works Management and Policy, 24(1), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X18798383 [details]
2018
- Willems, J. J. (2018). Beyond maintenance: Emerging discourses on waterway renewal in the Netherlands. Transport Policy, 72, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.09.011
- Willems, J. J., Busscher, T., Woltjer, J., & Arts, J. (2018). Co-creating value through renewing waterway networks: A transaction-cost perspective. Journal of Transport Geography, 69, 26-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.04.011
- Willems, J. J., Busscher, T., Woltjer, J., & Arts, J. (2018). Planning for Waterway Renewal: Balancing Institutional Reproduction and Institutional Change. Planning Theory and Practice, 19(5), 678-697. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2018.1542504
- Willems, J. J., Busscher, T., van den Brink, M., & Arts, J. (2018). Anticipating water infrastructure renewal: A framing perspective on organizational learning in public agencies. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 36(6), 1088-1108. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654417733993
2017
- Gilliard, L., Wenner, F., Lamker, C. W., Van den Berghe, K., & Willems, J. J. (2017). Potentials of Entrepreneurial Thinking for Planning: Debates during the 11th AESOP Young Academics Conference. DISP, 53(3), 94-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2017.1380439
2016
- Willems, J., Busscher, T., Hijdra, A., & Arts, J. (2016). Renewing Infrastructure Networks: New Challenge, New Approach? Transportation Research Procedia, 14, 2497-2506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.322
2022
- Willems, J. J., Klanker, G., de Boer, H., Saïd, M., & de Graaff, T. (2022). Meerwaarde uit vervangings- en renovatieprojecten. O.T.A.R., 103(4), 42-45.
2021
- Willems, J. J. (2021). De ruimtelijke ordening in smakelijke anekdotes: Boekrecensie Een land waarover is nagedacht door Han Lörzing. Rooilijn, 54. https://www.rooilijn.nl/publicaties/een-land-waarover-is-nagedacht-hoe-de-planners-nederland-vormgaven/
- Willems, J. J. (2021). Ruimtelijke ordening als kind van zijn tijd: Boekrecensie Ruimtelijke ordening: geschiedenis van de stedelijke en regionale planning in Nederland, 1200-nu door Len de Klerk & Ries van der Wouden. Rooilijn, 54. https://www.rooilijn.nl/publicaties/ruimtelijke-ordening-geschiedenis-van-de-stedelijke-en-regionale-planning-in-nederland-1200-nu/
2020
- IJff, S., Willems, J., & van den Berg, N. (2020). Een uniek project, een unieke samenwerking. De governance van Marker Wadden ontleed: Rapportage MEP Adaptieve Governance Marker Wadden. Deltares. https://waterinfo-extra.rws.nl/projecten/lijst-projecten/kennis-marker-wadden/kennis-innovatieprogramma-marker-wadden/documenten/
- Van Popering-Verkerk, J., Willems, J. J., Van Eck, L., Goedbloed, D., & Jacobs, J. (2020). Grensobjecten voor succesvolle stedelijke klimaatadaptatie: Leren van de grensobjecten Water Sensitive Rotterdam en Amsterdam Rainproof. Water Governance, 2020(3), 30-36. [3]. https://t.co/fmBr3pNJZc?amp=1
- Willems, J. J., Ashley, R., Veerbeek, W., van Herk, S., & Kelder, E. (2020). Social innovations for delivering Blue and Green Infrastructure: connecting multiple benefits, multiple stakeholders, and multiple disciplines: Policy brief from the Interreg North Sea project BEGIN.
2018
- Willems, J. (Author). (2018). Vervanging als kans voor gebiedsontwikkeling. Web publication or website, Gebiedsontwikkeling.nu. https://www.gebiedsontwikkeling.nu/artikelen/vervanging-als-kans-voor-gebiedsontwikkeling/
2017
- Willems, J. J. (Author). (2017). Stuw Grave als opstap naar vaarweg van de toekomst. Web publication/site, NL Magazine over stedelijke en regionale ontwikkeling. Retrieved from https://nlmag.nl/2017/02/01/stuw-grave-als-opstap-naar-vaarweg-van-de-toekomst/
2016
- Willems, J. J. (Author). (2016). Ons (vaar)wegennet staat op een kruispunt. Web publication/site, Verkeerskunde. Retrieved from https://www.verkeerskunde.nl/artikel/ons-vaarwegennet-staat-op-een-kruispunt
Media appearance
- Willems, J. (14-10-2020). ‘Onafhankelijk platform van grote waarde voor klimaatadaptatie in stad’ [Web]. ‘Onafhankelijk platform van grote waarde voor klimaatadaptatie in stad’. https://www.h2owaternetwerk.nl/h2o-actueel/onafhankelijk-platform-van-grote-waarde-voor-klimaatadaptatie-in-stad
- Willems, J. & Busscher, T. (22-02-2018). Verbind nieuwe aanleg en onderhoud [Print] Trouw. Verbind nieuwe aanleg en onderhoud. https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/verbind-nieuwaanleg-en-onderhoud-van-infrastructuur~b0a01b89/
2018
- Willems, J. J. (2018). Navigating waterway renewal: Actor-centred institutional perspectives on the planning of ageing waterways in the Netherlands. University of Groningen.
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Willems, J. J., & Giezen, M. (2022). Understanding the institutional work of boundary objects in climate-proofing cities: The case of Amsterdam Rainproof. Urban Climate, 44, [101222].