Jeannette E. Nijkamp

Jeannette E. Nijkamp serves as a Professor and Healthy Cities Professor at the Research Centre for Built Environment – NoorderRuimte, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen. Her academic role focuses on advancing interdisciplinary research for healthy urban environments through practical facility management and community-driven spatial design.

Research Focus
Her work spans interconnected domains:

• Healthy Cities and Urban Health
• Facility Management and Public Space Experience
• Liveability and Health & Wellbeing
• Urban Densification and Decline
• Cross-domain Collaboration for Sustainable Development

She emphasizes experience-driven approaches validated through municipal case studies in Groningen and Zoetermeer, with Facility Management representing her most prominent research theme (100% keyphrase match).

Publication Trends (2021-2025)
Analysis of her 28 research outputs reveals consistent translation of theory into municipal practice:

• Experience-based public space management frameworks
• Housing innovations for aging populations
• Interdisciplinary healthy environment strategies
• Co-creation methodologies for urban regeneration

This body of work bridges academic rigor with community implementation, particularly through Dutch municipal partnerships.

Scientific Awards
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Research Projects and Funding
Professor Nijkamp directs multiple externally funded initiatives:

• Ph.D. Project: Co-creation for Healthy Living Environments (2022-2026)
• Innovatiewerkplaats Gezonde Stad (Innovation Lab, 2020-present)
• Platform Stad en Wijk (City-Neighborhood Platform, 2023-2026)
• Samen-scholing op coole pleinen (Cool Schoolyards: Play/Climate Adaptation, 2023-2025)
• GO! Cursus municipal training (2025)

These projects involve Northern Netherlands municipalities, educational institutions, and community organizations with €1.2M+ combined funding.

Research Infrastructure
As leader of the Healthy City Professorship (Lectoraat Gezonde Stad), she oversees a dynamic ecosystem within the Research Centre for Built Environment – NoorderRuimte. Her team conducts workshops (e.g., Sociaal Stadshavens 2025), public audiotours (Ebbingekwartier), and knowledge-sharing platforms connecting academic insights with urban practitioners across 97 documented activities.