Dr. Martijn van den Hurk

Vening Meineszgebouw A
Princetonlaan 8a
Kamer 6.78
3584 CB Utrecht

Dr. Martijn van den Hurk

Universitair docent
Spatial Planning
m.h.h.vandenhurk@uu.nl

Publicaties

2025

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Buitelaar, E., van den Hurk, M., Lebbing, J., Pelzer, P., & van Karnenbeek, L. (2025). Land Policy in the Netherlands: An Ambiguous Utopia on the Move. In T. Hartmann, A. Hengstermann, M. Jehling, A. Schindelegger, & F. Wenner (Eds.), Land Policies in Europe: Land-Use Planning, Property Rights, and Spatial Development (1 ed., pp. 203-217). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83725-8_13
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/257897271/978-3-031-83725-8_13.pdf

Vakpublicaties

van Karnenbeek, L., van den Hurk, M., Pelzer, P., Lebbing, J., & Buitelaar, E. (2025). Als grondeigenaar invloed uitoefenen op een toekomstige functie: 30 jaar institutioneel ondernemerschap in Rijnenburg. Web publication/site, Gebiedsontwikkeling.nu. https://www.gebiedsontwikkeling.nu/artikelen/als-grondeigenaar-invloed-uitoefenen-op-een-toekomstige-functie-30-jaar-institutioneel-ondernemerschap-in-rijnenburg/

2024

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Buitelaar, E., Lebbing, J., Pelzer, P., van den Hurk, M., & van Karnenbeek, L. (2024). Regulate or Be Regulated: The Institutional Entrepreneurship of Developers. Planning Theory & Practice, 25(5), 677-696. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2025.2456865
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/259872984/Regulate_or_Be_Regulated_The_Institutional_Entrepreneurship_of_Developers.pdf
van den Hurk, M., & Tasan-Kok, T. (2024). It’s all in the contract—or is it? Analyzing contract design in urban redevelopment. Paper presented at International Academic Association on Planning, Law and Property Rights Annual Conference, Munich.
Verlooy, L., Devos, T., Juwet, G., Roose, A., Silva, P., Sol Cueva, L., & van den Hurk, M. (2024). Energy transition in vulnerable neighbourhoods and urban transformative capacity. Paper presented at Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Paris.
van den Hurk, M., Grimbergen, G., & Huth, H. (2024). Keeping it real: experimenting with renderings for fictitious infrastructure projects. Paper presented at Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Paris.
Boon, J., van den Hurk, M., & Van Dooren, W. (2024). Don’t look up: how renderings impact citizens’ perceptions of large and conflictual infrastructure projects. Paper presented at Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Paris.
van den Hurk, M., Williams, D., Pereira, A., & Tallon, A. (2024). Brownfield regeneration and the shifting of financial risk: between plans and reality in public-private partnerships. Urban Research and Practice, 17(2), 149–170. https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2144430
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/452421/Brownfield_regeneration_and_the_shifting_of_financial_risk_between_plans_and_reality_in_public-private_partnerships.pdf?sequence=1

2023

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

van den Hurk, M. (2023). Opening up the future: rethinking contracts for urban transitions. Paper presented at Annual International Conference of the Royal Geographic Society, London.

2022

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Ayrault, J., & van den Hurk, M. (2022). Co-creation in public utilities: the case of district heating networks. Paper presented at Transatlantic Dialogue 16, Roskilde.
Mauw, T., Torrens, J., Jain, M., & van den Hurk, M. (2022). New advances in evaluating urban experimentation. Paper presented at European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation Conference, Utrecht.
van den Hurk, M., & Tasan-Kok, T. (2022). It’s all in the contract—or is it? Analyzing contract design in urban redevelopment. Paper presented at Transatlantic Dialogue 16, Roskilde.
Van Dooren, W., van den Hurk, M., Boon, J., & Coppens, T. (2022). The visual embellishment of public infrastructure renderings: does it work?. Paper presented at European Group for Public Administration Conference, Lisbon.
De Boer, Y., van den Hurk, M., & Pen, C.-J. (2022). Werken aan de kwaliteit van de leefomgeving: Oogst van het onderzoeksprogramma VerDuS SURF. Ruimte & Maatschappij, Vlaams-Nederlands tijdschrift voor ruimtelijke vraagstukken, 13(4), 78-96. https://www.verdus.nl/assets/uploads/2022/10/RuimteEnMaatschappij_SURF-oogst.pdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/425633/RuimteEnMaatschappij_SURF_oogst.pdf?sequence=1
Buitelaar, E., van den Hurk, M., Nozeman, E., & Oude Veldhuis, C. (2022). Public Entrepreneurship in Private Land Markets: Contracting Dilemmas around Selling Amsterdam’s Major Prison. Planning Theory and Practice, 23(2), 248-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2022.2034923
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/421811/14649357.2022.pdf?sequence=1

2021

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Riemens, R., Nast, C., Pelzer, P., & van den Hurk, M. (2021). An assessment framework for safeguarding public values on mobility platforms. Urban Transformations, 3, 1-26. Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42854-021-00023-3
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/419776/s42854_021_00023_3.pdf?sequence=1
van den Hurk, M., Pelzer, P., & Riemens, R. (2021). Governance challenges of mobility platforms: the case of Merwede, Utrecht. European Transport Research Review, 13(1), Article 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-021-00483-5
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/411732/Van_den_Hurk_et_al._2021_._Governance_challenges_of_mobility_platforms.pdf?sequence=1

Vakpublicaties

Pen, C.-J., van den Hurk, M., & Buitelaar, E. (2021). Dit weten we (niet) over ruimtelijke dynamiek in wonen en werken. Web publication/site, Gebiedsontwikkeling.nu.
Riemens, R., Pelzer, P., van den Hurk, M., & Nast, C. (2021). Mobility platforms in the city of the future: an exploratory study of public values and future scenarios. Utrecht University. https://www.uu.nl/sites/default/files/Algoritmic-report_Eng_14%20jun.pdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/420120/Algoritmic_report_Eng_14_jun.pdf?sequence=1
Buitelaar, E., Pen, C.-J., & van den Hurk, M. (2021). Ruimtelijke dynamiek in wonen en werken: een synthese van onderzoek naar continuïteit en verandering. VerDuS. https://www.verdus.nl/assets/uploads/2021/03/Verdus-Wonen-en-werken-V5.pdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/415409/Verdus_Wonen_en_werken_V5.pdf?sequence=1

2020

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

van den Hurk, M., & Tasan-Kok, T. (2020). Contractual arrangements and entrepreneurial governance: Flexibility and leeway in urban regeneration projects. Urban Studies, 57(16), 3217-3235. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019894277
Hajer, M. A., Pelzer, P., van den Hurk, M. H. H., ten Dam, C. D., & Buitelaar, E. (2020). Neighbourhoods for the Future: A plea for a Social and Ecological Urbanism. Trancity x Valiz. https://trancity.nl/boeken/neighbourhoods-for-the-future.html

Vakpublicaties

Riemens, R., Pelzer, P., van den Hurk, M., & Nast, C. (2020). Mobiliteitsplatforms in de stad van de toekomst: een verkennend onderzoek naar publieke waarden en toekomstscenario’s. Universiteit Utrecht.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/451818/Rapport_Algoritmisch_D4C.pdf?sequence=1

2019

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

van den Hurk, M. H. H. (2019). Contracting as a ‘technique of futuring’? A conceptual exploration of pathways to sustainability. Paper presented at Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Venice.
van den Hurk, M. H. H., Hajer, M. A., Pelzer, P., & Buitelaar, E. (2019). Rebuilding neighbourhoods: a research-based vision for pathways to sustainability. Paper presented at Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Venice.
van den Hurk, M. H. H. (2019). Contracting as a ‘technique of futuring’? A conceptual exploration. Paper presented at Royal Geographic Society Annual Conference, London, United Kingdom.
van den Hurk, M. H. H., Pelzer, P., & Meijer, A. J. (2019). Shaping digital mobility platforms: emerging insights from a transdisciplinary case study. Paper presented at Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Work Conference, Amsterdam.
Tasan-Kok, T., & van den Hurk, M. (2019). Plurality of expert knowledge: public planners’ experience with urban contractualism in Amsterdam. In M. Raco, & F. Savini (Eds.), Planning and knowledge: How new forms of technocracy are shaping contemporary cities (pp. 47-57). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvkjb1z8.9

Vakpublicaties

Naafs, S., Potjer, S., & van den Hurk, M. H. H. (2019). Mag het ietsje meer zijn? Hoe we de energietransitie aan duurzame, sociale en economische vernieuwing kunnen koppelen. Web publication/site, Ruimte en Wonen. https://www.ruimteenwonen.nl/mag-het-ietsje-meer-zijn

2018

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

van den Hurk, M. (2018). Public-Private Partnerships: Where Do We Go From Here? A Belgian Perspective. Public Works Management and Policy, 23(3), 274-294. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X18757534
van den Hurk, M. H. H. (2018). Contracts for urban transformation. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association, Toronto.
van den Hurk, M. H. H. (2018). Contracts for urban transformation: different models, same results?. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New Orleans.
Williams, D., van den Hurk, M. H. H., Pereira, A., & Tallon, A. (2018). Bearing the burden of risk in urban regeneration: A comparison of PPP schemes in Brazil, the Netherlands and the UK. Paper presented at Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Gothenburg.
van den Hurk, M. H. H. (2018). It’s all in the contract—or is it? Coordination, protection, and contingency in urban development deals. Paper presented at Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Gothenburg.

2017

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

van den Hurk, M., & Tasan-Kok, T. (2017). Public-private models in urban redevelopment in the Netherlands: an exploration of how contracts are (not) used. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the International Public-Private Partnership Scholars Network, Limerick.
van den Hurk, M., Tasan-Kok, T., & Korthals Altes, W. K. (2017). Private sector involvement in the public interest: mapping the Dutch case and seeking opportunities for improvement. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Boston.
van den Hurk, M. (2017). The role of the planner: contractor of urban projects. Paper presented at Symposium ‘A new technocracy? Landscapes of knowledge in contemporary urban development’, Amsterdam.

2016

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Amsterdam, U., & Hueskes, M. (2016). Beyond the financial logic: realizing valuable outcomes in public-private partnerships in Flanders and Ontario. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the International Public-Private Partnership Scholars Network, Antwerp.

2015

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

van den Hurk, M., & Siemiatycki, M. (2015). The financialization of infrastructure provision: public-private partnerships and the consequences for city building. Paper presented at Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Work Conference, Nijmegen.
van den Hurk, M. (2015). Moving forward or standing still? Learning to contract in public-private partnerships for road infrastructure. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the International Public-Private Partnership Scholars Network, New York.
van den Hurk, M. (2015). What’s the Deal? Standardizing Contracts for Public-Private Partnerships. University of Antwerp.

2014

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Willems, T., & van den Hurk, M. (2014). How technocracy feeds depoliticization in public-private partnerships (PPPs): private control over public policy?. Paper presented at Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Work Conference, Delft.
Willems, T., van den Hurk, M., & Verhoest, K. (2014). Ten lessons from ten years PPP experience in Flanders. Paper presented at Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Work Conference, Delft.
van den Hurk, M., & Verhoest, K. (2014). Standardizing contracts, advancing public-private partnerships? Evidence from Flemish sports infrastructure. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the Engineering Project Organization Society, Winter Park (CO).
van den Hurk, M., Mastenbroek, E., & Meijerink, S. (2014). Water safety and spatial development: An institutional comparison between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Land Use Policy, 36, 416-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.09.017

2013

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Brogaard, L., Lember, V., Petersen, O. H., van den Hurk, M., & Witz, P. (2013). Institutional foundations of public-private partnerships: a comparative analysis of PPP-supporting institutions in 18 European countries. Paper presented at Antwerp PPP Conference: ‘Global challenges in PPP: cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary solutions?’, Antwerp.
van den Hurk, M., & Verhoest, K. (2013). Bundled procurement of public-private partnerships in sports infrastructure development: evidence from Flanders, Belgium. Paper presented at Antwerp PPP Conference: ‘Global challenges in PPP: cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary solutions?’, Antwerp.
van den Hurk, M., & Verhoest, K. (2013). How standards affect the performance of public-private partnerships: a conceptual discussion. Paper presented at International Research Society for Public Management Conference, Prague.
van den Hurk, M., & Verhoest, K. (2013). Standardization of PPPs: theoretical exploration and research agenda. Paper presented at International Conference on PPP Body of Knowledge, Preston.

2012

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

van den Hurk, M. (2012). Standardization versus customization in public-private partnerships: a research proposal. Paper presented at Ph.D. Symposium at the Annual Conference of the European Group for Public Administration, Bergen.