Jasper de Vries

ir. J.R. (Jasper) de Vries
Tel.: +31 317 486958
E-mail: jasper.devries@wur.nl 
Room: 4069, Leeuwenborch building

Jasper de Vries graduated in spatial planning at Wageningen University in June 2008. His thesis was a comparative study on the role of trust in spatial planning in both England and the Netherlands. Before he finished his undergrad in Landscape and garden management at Larenstein College (2005). During his studies he focussed on a wide range of subjects from cultural heritage of landscape and ecology to participatory planning in developing countries. 

Research

PhD project: Trust dynamics in interaction
Trust is widely acknowledged as an important concept in everyday life, in relations of cooperation, and spatial planning. Although the importance of trust in planning it has hardly been studied. During this research project trust dynamics are studied as a mechanism in relations between people and organisations in planning processes. Supervision by Prof. dr. ir. Cees Leeuwis (Communication Science), Prof. dr. Noelle Aarts (Communication Science), dr. ir. Raoul Beunen ( Land use planning group).

Recreation and sustainable tourism
Balancing recreation and nature values is an important issue in the management of forest and nature areas as these areas are not only home to (endangered) species and habitats but (intensively) used as recreation areas as well. The Land use planning group has a long standing reputation on monitoring, and studying recreation in rural areas and nature areas. More information about recreation and sustainable tourism can be found here.

Selected publications

Beunen, R. & De Vries, J.R. (2011) The governance of Natura 2000 sites: the importance of initial choices in the organisation of planning processes. Journal of environmental planning and management (online).
Jaarsma, C.F.; Louwerse, W.J.R.; Dijkstra, A.; Vries, J.R. de; Spaas, J.P. (2011) Making minor rural road networks safer: The effects of 60 km/h-zones. Accident Analysis and Prevention 43 (4). - p. 1508 - 1515.
Vries, J.R. de; Beunen, R. (2009) Planning van Natura 2000-gebieden : vergelijkend onderzoek Nederland-Engeland
Landschap 26 (1). - p. 34 - 43. (in Dutch)
Vries, J.R. de (2009) Trust as a central concept in planning research & practice. In: 23rd Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Liverpool, UK, 15 - 18 July, 2009. - Liverpool : University of Liverpool, Why can't the future be more like the past? 23rd AESOP Congress 2009, 2009-07-15/ 2009-07-18

Boer, T.A. de; Vries, J.R. de (2009) Genieten van nieuwe natuur - Recreatieonderzoek Oeverlanden, Hollands Diep en Tiengemeten, Wageningen: Alterra, (Wageningen Studies in planning, analyse en ontwerp 1829)
Vries, J.R. de; Jaarsma, C.F.; Oudes, D. (2010) Monitoringsonderzoek recreatie duingebied Meijendel- deel XXI - Analyse van het recreatieverkeer en het recreatiebezoek in 2008 Wageningen : WUR; LSG Landgebruiksplanning, (Nota vakgroep Ruimtelijke Planvorming 107)
Vries, J.R. de; Beunen, R. (2011) 0ver de Neder-Rijn : onderzoek naar het gebruik van het Lexkesveer
Wageningen : Wageningen Universiteit, Departement Omgevingswetenschappen, Leerstoelgroep Landgebruiksplanning, (Nota / Vakgroep Ruimtelijke Planvorming 112)

Grift, E.A. van der; Sluis, T. van der; Snep, R.P.H.; Jaarsma, C.F.; Vries, J.R. de; Boers, J.; Kruit, J. (2011) Natuurbrug Oss : advies positionering, ontwerp en landschappelijke inpassing, Wageningen: Alterra, (Alterra-rapport 2138)
Vries, J.R. de (2008) Flying toilets en het recht op schaduw; over planning in de heerlijke chaos van Kenia
Topos : periodiek over landschapsarchitectuur, ruimtelijke planning en sociaal-ruimtelijke analyse 18 (1). - p. 16 - 19.

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Teaching

Jasper de Vries supervises MSc and BSc Theses amongst others in the field of spatial planning, communication, planning in developing countries (Africa), nature conservation and planning. Examples of recent supervised theses:
-Bart Plijner (2011;MSc), Tend to live up to your expectations. The consequences of expectations in planning practice
-Niek Stokkingreef (2011; MSc), A chain of trust and power.
-Lauran de Schutter & Jan Klopstra (2011; MSc), The Olympic Games, between plan and reality.
-Maaike Andela & Rolf Willems (2011; MSc), Landscape is energy. Analysis of sustainable energy transition in renewable energy regions.
-Bram van Oers (2011; MSc), Understanding Trust in Planning. An interpretive perspective on trust as a coordination mechanism in collaborative planning processes.
-Joppe Veul (2010; MSc), Landscape Acupuncture for Kibwezi, Kenya.
-Geert Mulders (2009; BSc), Stedelijke ontwikkeling op Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg.
-Eefke van Weeperen (2010; BSc). Recreatie in Waterbergingsgebied Starkriet.