New Town: Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Organisation: Municipality Zoetermeer

Govert Buijs works as a senior advisor on public affairs for the municipality of Zoetermeer. In this role, he has worked to set up a national collaboration in the Netherlands between 8 Dutch New Towns, the ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and several research organisations. The aim of this collaboration is to get a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms behind several (positive and negative) trends in Dutch New Towns and to lobby for active involvement of the Dutch government in creating a sustainable future for the Dutch New Towns.