prof.dr.ir. ES (Eveline) van Leeuwen

Eveline van Leeuwen (1978) graduated in Land Use Planning (MSc) at the Wageningen University in 2002 and obtained a PhD in Economics at VU Amsterdam on the thesis entitled "Towns today : Contemporary Functions of Small and Medium-sized Towns in the Rural Economy" in 2008. She is now affiliated to Wageningen University as professor and chairholder of the Urban Economics group.

Eveline has a broad interest in economic and social interactions between places at the regioal and urban level and how these interactions impact wellbeing/happiness; economic activities and participation. In her research, she focusses on the integration of micro- and macro approaches in the field of regional science. Linking agent-based modelling and microsimulation, with macro models is an important common thread. This novel approach was rewarded with two best paper awards and resulted in several invited presentations.

Currently, Eveline and her group are working on how social and physical neighbourhood characteristics contribute to individual level decisions. They focus on sustainable energy consumption and the uptake of renewable energy, local participation and social networks, and healthy lifestyles.

In addition, at the regional level, a project on the opportunities for regional food systems and the preferences of urban consumers will start early 2018.

• Regional Science Association Nederland (1-6-2011/3-6-2026)
  Board member of the Regional Science Association Nederland (RSAN)
• Ministerie van LNV (1-12-2020/1-12-2025)
  Commissie lid met kennis van stad-land relaties en ruimtelijk economie
• Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Developme (1-10-2021/1-10-2027)
  he Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) is a non-university research centre and a member of the Leibniz Association. They contribute to a spatial development that enables humanity to thrive within ecological boundaries while ensuring planetary justice. Given the severity of the present global social-ecological crisis, their research aims to accelerate and achieve deep and encompassing transformations that shape sustainable and resilient regions, cities and neighbourhoods.
• Overheid (1-9-2025/1-9-2026)
  n december 2022 is het projectteam Lelylijn opgericht die het onderzoek naar de Lelylijn coördineert. In het projectteam werken het Rijk en regionale overheden zoals gemeente de Fryske Marren, gemeente Heerenveen, gemeente Leeuwarden, gemeente Lelystad, gemeente Noordoospolder, gemeente Opsterland, gemeente Smallingerland, gemeente Weststellingwerf, gemeente Urk, gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân en gemeente Westerkwartier samen. ProRail, Rijkswaterstaat en de Waterschappen zoals Zuiderzeeland, Noorderzijlvest en Wetterskip Fryslân zijn ook nauw betrokken. Het wetenschappelijk advies team geeft in korte tijd advoes over onder meer effecten op brede welvaart