Y.B.C. van Mil

Y.B.C. van Mil is a researcher at the History, Form & Aesthetics department of Delft University of Technology's Architecture and the Built Environment school. Their work bridges urban history, geospatial mapping, and regional development, particularly in port cities and coastal zones.

• Research Interests: Urban and spatial history, port cities, regional development, historical geospatial mapping, maritime planning, and coastal zone analysis.

Publications focus on port-city-regions, European coastal dynamics, and water systems, emphasizing taxonomy design, policy implications, and historical-geographical interactions. Collaborations span maritime flows, regional demography, and waterfront accessibility.

Recent Activities include editorial work for Ocean and Society and presentations at global conferences on topics like the Seine's river-urban integration, water system visualization, and port city mapping frameworks.