Thomas Hartmann

Environmental Governance, Land Policy, and Justice in the City

Dr. Thomas Hartmann is assistant professor at the Dept. Human Geography and Spatial Planning of Utrecht University. He is involved in research and teaching (BSc Human Geography and Planning and MSc Spatial Planning). Thomas Hartmann has a special expertise and research interest in:

Land and water governance, with a focus on risk management of river floods.

Land policies and planning instruments.

Planning theory, with a specialisation in aspects of justice and ethics in the city.

Property-centred perspective

A common theme that runs through the way Thomas Hartmann approaches these topics is land and its management. Addressing land and its social construction via property rights upfront, helps to put new and innovative perspectives on many planning and governance

International affiliations

Thomas Hartmann is also affiliated with the Czech Jan Evangelista Purkyne University (UJEP) in Usti nad Labem, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies. During the winter semester 2015/2016, Thomas Hartmann was guest professor at the University of Vienna, Department of Geography and Regional Research, where he taugth courses on "Justice in the City" and "Land Policy for Scarce Ressources".

You may approach him in English, German, or Dutch.