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Maartje Maria Josephine van Eerd

1967 –
human geography, housing and social development, resettlement, housing rights

Curriculum vitae

1967born in Tilburg
1992-1995MA human geography, University of Amsterdam
1996-1997staff member at WASTE, Gouda
2003-2004lecturer methods and techniques, International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam
2003PhD under the supervision of I.S.A. Baud and D.H.A. Kolff, Leiden University
2005-presentacademic staff member of the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam

Sources

Selected publications

Eerd’s publications on countries other than India (such as Nigeria and Kenya) are not included.
1996  The occupational health aspects of waste collection and recycling: a survey of literature, Gouda: WASTE (UWEP Working Document 4,I).
1997 The occupational health aspects of waste collection and recycling: a survey of literature, Gouda: WASTE (UWEP Working Document 4,II).
2003  Local initiatives in relocation: the state and NGOs as partners?: a study in Chennai, India, [Amsterdam: AGIDS]. – PhD thesis Leiden University.
2007 & M.A. Hordijk and K.A.J. Hofman (eds), The role of the United Nations in peace and security, global development, and world governance: an assessment of the evidence, Lewiston, NY [etc.]: Mellen Press.
“Relocation interventions and grassroots initiatives: mismatches in a relocation project in Chennai, India.” Paper presented at the N-AERUS conference on ‘grassroots lead development’ in London.
2008  Local initiatives in relocation: the state and NGOs as partners: from research to action, New Delhi: Manohar. – Also published as PhD thesis 2003 with different subtitle.
Policy interventions and grassroots initiatives, mismatches in a relocation project in Chennai, India. IHS Working Papers nr 8.
Ed. of: Alternatives to forced evictions: sustainable settlement strategies, training manual for World Urban Forum IV, Nanjing, China, Nov 2008.
2011  & L. van den Dool and S. Ruijsink, Supporting local urban knowledge arenas: how can knowledge networks contribute to urban development?, Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing.
Et al., “Local urban knowledge arenas, the importance of being networked.” The Broker, pp. 18-22.
2012  “Development-induced displacement and resettlement and the misuse of public interest: comparing international guidelines with national legislation and policies in India.” International Journal of Development and Social Research 3,1: 9-20.