Author: Vincent Gruis

Editors: Vincent Gruis is assistant professor of housing at Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Real Estate & Housing. He has a Ph D in Housing and conducts research and is a consultant in the area of housing management and urban renewal. Dr. Gruis has published extensively in well-known international and national journals on housing and his teaching includes MSc courses on Urban Development, Housing Management, Housing Policy and Urban Management. Sasha Tsenkova is professor of international development at the University of Calgary, Canada. She has a Ph Ds in Architecture and in Planning. Her research and consultancy experience in housing policy and urban development in more than 30 countries in North America, Western and Eastern Europe and South-east Asia. She is a consultant to the World Bank, the United Nations in New York and Geneva, the Canadian International Development Agency and the Council of Europe. Contributors: Frederic Bougrain – Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment, France Limei Chen – City University of Hong Kong, China Patrick Dogge – Trudo housing association, The Netherlands Martin Lux – Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic Vivienne Milligan – Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, University of Sydney, Australia Alan Murie – University of Birmingham, United Kingdom Djordje Mojovic – UN Habitat, Serbia David Ousby – Prospect Row LLP, United Kingdom Maria Plotnikova – Centre for Public Policy for Regions, University of Strathclyde & University of Glasgow, United Kingdom Bill Randolph – City Futures Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia Richard Sendi – Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia Jos Smeets – University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands Rob Soeterbroek – University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands Joris E. van Wezemael – University of Zurich, Switzerland