Field of work
Dr. ir. Wendy Tan is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Business, Department of Civil Engineering, at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway. Additionally, she is a senior researcher and lecturer at the Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning chair of the Environmental Sciences Group at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands. She also serves as the research coordinator for the Foundation of Managing Public Space.
Dr. Tan's research expertise and interests focus on the implementation of land use and transport integration, mobility issues, and the institutional perspective in planning processes in Europe, America, and Southeast Asia. From 2010-2014, she served as a board member of the Megacities Foundation. She received the Georges Allaert Prize in 2014 for her research contributions to mobility and spatial planning in society. Dr. Tan is also a member of the AESOP transportation thematic group and part of the international advisory board of the journal Urban Policy and Research.
Current research topics:
- Co-creation and co-design for community-led development (see special issue in Sustainability)
- Mobility inequality (see special issue in Cities)
Courses taught
- MOA 270 Urban design and infrastructure
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MOA256 Scientific theory and methods
- MOA 300 MSc Thesis
Research areas
- Sustainable Mobility
- Transport Planning
- Urban Planning
- Governance
- Institutional learning and innovation
Research groups
- FIN8101, Road planning, Spring 2025
- MOA256, Scientific theory and methods, Fall 2024
- MOA270, Urban Design for Sustainable Mobility, Fall 2024
- MOA300, Master's thesis, Spring 2025
- MOA300, Master's thesis, Fall 2024
Publications
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Climate adaptation in informal areas in hot arid climates
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Demystifying urban digital twins: Evaluating the case of Herrenberg through the lens of the Gemini and FAIR data principles
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Conceptualizing Mobility Inequality: Mobility and Accessibility for the Marginalized
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Challenges of Governance: Development and Regional Integration in Southeast Asia and ASEAN
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Maladaptive Planning and the Pro-Innovation Bias: Considering the Case of Automated Vehicles