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Short Biography

Dr. ing. Geert R. Teisman (1956) is professor in Public Administration at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He achieved degrees in transport and sociology. His PhD thesis concerned the phenomena of complex decision making especially in the field of urban development, transport en environmental affairs. The thesis was published in 1992 and followed by a second edition in 1995 and a third edition in 1998.

Between 1997 and 2000 he was appointed as professor in Spatial Planning at the University of Nijmegen. Since 2000 he is professor in Complex Decision Making and Process Management at the Erasmus University.

Furthermore he practices several functions op the edge of scientific research and practical applications. He is member of the Board of Habiforum, a joint venture between science, private sector and public authorities, and exploring possibilities of multiple land-uses. He is scientific director of the foundation Living with Water, governing a variety of projects in which water system improvement is one of the important aims. He is member of the executive board of Netlipse, a European knowledge exchange network in the field of infrastructure project management.

On a regular basis he gives advice to governments and private organisations on the topics like complex decision making, strategic planning, public-private partnerships, process management, intergovernmental co-operation in metropolitan areas and policy evaluation.
 

 

Overview

Office:

Woudestein, M8-09

Department:

Department of Public Administration

Phone:

(+31) (0) 10 4082145

Fax:

(+31) (0) 10 4089099

E-mail

teisman@remove-this.fsw.eur.nl  

 

 

Position/Status:

 

  • Professor in Public Management
  • Scientific Director Foundation Living with water
  • Board member Habiforum
  • Member Dutch Research Council spatial planning, nature and environment
  • Member Advisory Council Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

 

Areas of Interest:

 

  • Complex decision making
  • Complexity theory
  • Network theory
  • Water governance
  • Spatial governance
  • Infrastructure project management
  • Complex physical system analysis
  • System integration and synchronisation
  • Process and network management
  • Program and project management
  • Shared service organisations
  • Public private partnership

 

Research Projects:

 

  • Vitality of the organisation and management of large infrastructure projects (www.netlipse.eu)
  • Coproduction and partnership in complex spatial development (www.habiforum.nl)
  • Water governance and alliances between water boards, municipalities and provinces (www.levenmetwater.nl)
  • Watergoverance and interfaces between regional and national government (www.rmno.nl)
  • Application of complexity theory into public administration (special issue public management review vol. 10, number 3, may 2008

 

Teaching:

 

  • Master Decision-making and Management of Complex Systems
  • Introduction in Public Administration
  • Thesis supervisor