Menno Smit, Research Associate

Name: Menno Smit MSc

E-mail: m.r.h.smit@utwente.nl

Phone: +31 53 489 4540

Fax: +31 53 489 4850

Room: Ravelijn 3123

Menno Smit (1980) holds a Bachelor’s degree (2008) as well as a Master’s degree (2009, with distinction) in Public Administration from the University of Twente. During these studies he made optimal use of the opportunities available to increase his knowledge in such diverse fields as history, the European Union and environmental policy. His master thesis, commissioned by the Water Board Regge en Dinkel, explored and evaluated the consequences of the water assessment procedure (watertoets) in the implementation phase of spatial plans as well as the cooperation between municipalities and water boards in the province of Overijssel.

During the last decade, Menno has been socially and politically active in the city of Enschede, besides his research and study activities. Until march 2010, when he stepped down in order to concentrate on his research, he held a seat in the Enschede Municipal Council as an elected representative.

In November 2009, Menno joined CSTM as a PhD researcher in the Building with Nature programme. In his research, he is focusing on agenda-setting and local decision-making processes related to innovative projects in the water sector, most notably in the IJsselmeer region. Menno is supervised by prof. dr. Hans Bressers and dr. Kris Lulofs.

Expertise and research interests

Selected Publications

M.R.H. Smit and K.R.D. Lulofs (2010). Chances and Challenges for Building with Nature in the IJsselmeer Area. Ecoshape - Building with Nature Mij 1.3-a, Dordrecht

M.R.H. Smit (2009). De Watertoets in de Uitvoeringsfase. Analyse van de rol van het waterschap in vijf case studies. Master thesis, University of Twente.