Changing public space
Changing public space
Changing public space
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Curriculum vitae<br />
Rianne van Melik was born in Horst (Limburg) on the 7th of July 1980. She completed her<br />
secondary education at the Dendron College in Horst in 1998. She moved to Utrecht to study<br />
at University College Utrecht (UCU), the international Honours College of Utrecht University<br />
that opened that year. Her bachelor study was partly fulfilled in Sweden, where Rianne followed<br />
several courses at Lund University in the fall of 2000. She graduated in 2001 and continued<br />
to study at the Faculty of Geosciences of Utrecht University to do her masters in Economic<br />
Geography. She started her PhD research on the redevelopment of urban <strong>public</strong> <strong>space</strong> in<br />
September 2003. During this project, Rianne was also active as editor of Nederlandse Geografische<br />
Studies (NGS – Netherlands Geographical Studies) and member of the educational committee<br />
of the Netherlands Graduate School of Urban and Regional Research (NETHUR). She was involved<br />
in several teaching activities, including the bachelor course ‘The American City’ and the master<br />
fieldtrip to New York City. This has resulted in a number of <strong>public</strong>ations on New York in Dutch<br />
journals (see below). Rianne currently works at the Faculty of Geosciences as junior lecturer.<br />
Scientific <strong>public</strong>ations<br />
Van Melik, R., I. Van Aalst & J. Van Weesep (2007), Fear and fantasy in the <strong>public</strong> domain: The<br />
development of secured and themed urban <strong>space</strong>. Journal of Urban Design, 12(1), pp. 25-42<br />
Conference papers<br />
Van Melik, R. & I. Van Aalst (2005), The development of Dutch town squares: Public <strong>space</strong>s as<br />
reflections of society. 43rd International Making Cities Livable Conference (IMCL), Venice<br />
20-24 June 2005.<br />
Van Melik, R. & J. Van Weesep (2006), Private sector involvement in the redevelopment of<br />
urban <strong>public</strong> <strong>space</strong>. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG),<br />
Chicago 7-11 March 2006.<br />
Van Melik, R. & J. Van Weesep (2007), Redevelopment of the urban outdoors: The influence of<br />
private-sector involvement on the budget, design and management of <strong>public</strong> <strong>space</strong> in the<br />
Netherlands. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), San<br />
Francisco 17-21 April 2007.<br />
Other <strong>public</strong>ations<br />
Mutsaerts, J. & R. Van Melik (2005), Het Olifantenplein, Ede: Hangen zonder blaasontsteking,<br />
in: Sprekende pleinen: Ontmoetingen tussen mensen, wanden en een vloer. Leusden: BMC.<br />
Van Melik, R. & V. Schutjens (2004), Stimulering van universitaire spin-offs. Rooilijn, 37(6), pp.<br />
277-282.<br />
Van Melik, R., J. Van Weesep & I. Van Aalst (2005), Spiegels van de samenleving: Pleinen door<br />
de eeuwen heen. In: Sprekende pleinen: Ontmoetingen tussen mensen, wanden en een vloer.<br />
Leusden: BMC.<br />
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