Ernst Frederik ten Heuvelhof (born 1954 in
Rotterdam
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) is a Dutch organizational theorist, and professor of public administration at the
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management
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of
Delft University of Technology
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, and professor of public administration at
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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. He is known for his work on
process management Process management may refer to:
* Business process management
** Business Process Management Journal
** Dynamic business process management
** International Conference on Business Process Management
** Social business process management
* Manag ...
,
policy analysis
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and complex
decision making
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.
Biography
Ten Heuvelhof obtained his MA in
urban planning
Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...
and in law at the
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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in 1977. In 1982 he received his PhD with a thesis, entitled "Naar een empirische beleidstheorie", on the urban planning of shopping malls.
["Meesterwerk" in ''Delft Integraal'' 2006 nr. 4.]
After graduation worked at the
chamber of commerce
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until 1980. From 1980 to 1992 he work at an urban design consulting firm. In 1986 became part-time assistant professor at the
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erasmus University Rotterdam (abbreviated as ''EUR'', nl, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ) is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century humanist ...
, where he eventually was appointed professor of public administration for one day a week. In 1991 he was appointed professor of public administration at the
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Delft), also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. As of 2022 it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among ...
. In the 1990s his research was focused on governance issues in the field of environmental and physical problems.
[ Walter Julius Michael Kickert, Frans van Vught (1995). ''Public policy and administration sciences in The Netherlands.'' 1996, p. 340.]
In 2006 Ten Heuvelhof was awarded the Leermeesterprijs 2006.
Selected publications
*
Bruijn, Johan Adam, and Ernst Frederik Heuvelhof. ''Networks and decision making.'' Lemma, 2000.
*
De Bruijn, Hans, ten Heuvelhof, Ernst,
Roel in 't Veld
Roeland Jaap (Roel) in 't Veld (born 20 July 1942) is a Dutch scholar of public administration and Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party politician. He was briefly State Secretary (Netherlands), State Secretary for the Ministry of Education, Cul ...
. ''Process management why project management fails in complex decision making processes.'' Boston, MA: Kluwer, 2002.
Articles, a selection:
* Heuvelhof, Ernst ten, and Charlotte Nauta.
The effects of environmental impact assessment in the Netherlands" ''Project appraisal'' 12.1 (1997): 25–30.
*
De Bruijn, Hans, and Ernst ten Heuvelhof.
Policy analysis and decision making in a network: how to improve the quality of analysis and the impact on decision making" ''Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal'' 20.4 (2002): 232–242.
* van Bueren, Ellen, and Ernst ten Heuvelhof.
Improving governance arrangements in support of sustainable cities" ''Environment and planning B: Planning and Design'' 32.1 (2005): 47–66.
References
External links
Ernst ten Heuvelhofat TBM, TU Delft
Ernst ten Heuvelhof, interview 2014.
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1954 births
Living people
Dutch business theorists
Dutch political writers
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni
Academic staff of the Delft University of Technology
Academic staff of Erasmus University Rotterdam