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dr. ir. Jasper van Vliet

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3996-5278

  • Room 8A-29, NU-building

  • Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), De Boelelaan 1111

    1081 HV Amsterdam

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Jasper van Vliet is an Associate Professor in Land Use and Urban Development. The main aim of his research is to better understand land use change and urban development processes at scales ranging from local to global, as well as their social and environmental impacts. Methodologically, his work builds on a range of methodological approaches, including case studies, systematic reviews, spatial analysis, and land use modelling.

Jasper is program director of the Bachelor in Earth, Economics, and Sustainability, and teaches courses on GIS, Land use change, and Urban development. He regularly supervises related thesis projects at all levels.

 

Selected projects:

UNSEAL (2026-2028, Project coordinator) aims to advance our understanding of processes of soil unsealing in urban areas and to identify opportunities towards further unsealing and creation of new urban space for biodiversity. Additionally, we will explore opportunities towards unsealing in a co-design process with case study partners in Greece, Romania, Hungary, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. UNSEAL is funded under the European program Driving Urban Transitions, and include partners from all case study countries.

RUGBIS (2024-2028, PI) focuses on the sustainable densification of cities in the Global South. Sustainable densification here refers to an increase in population density or economic activities without a loss in associated ecosystem services. RUGBIS is funded by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, and conducted in collaboration with TU Delft.

My VIDI project 'Guiding human settlements towards sustainable development' (2019-2024, PI), explores various urban development processes in Eastern Africa. Specifically, we developed now methods to characterize urban areas beyond built-up land cover, and we analysed urbanisation beyond the spatial and demographic changes commonly studied. This is a personal grant project funded by NWO Netherlands Scientific Organization.

Education

2013: PhD in Geo-Information Science, Wageningen University, the Netherlands.

2006: MSc in Geo-Information Science, Wageningen University, the Netherlands.

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Academic qualification

Geo-information Science, PhD, Wageningen University

Award Date: 14 Jan 2013

Geo-Information Science, Master, Wageningen University

Award Date: 13 Nov 2006

Keywords

  • GE Environmental Sciences
  • Land use change
  • land systems
  • G Geography (General)
  • Land cover change
  • Modelling

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  2. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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