Maarten Hajer
Maarten Hajer | |
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Hajer in 2018 | |
| Born | Maarten Allard Hajer 8 August 1962 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Political scientist, urban planner |
| Known for | Director of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (2008–2015) |
Maarten Allard Hajer (born 8 August 1962) is a Dutch political scientist and regional planner. Since 1 October 2015, Hajer has been Faculty Professor of Urban Futures at Utrecht University, where he leads the Urban Futures Studio.
He was a Professor of Public Policy at the University of Amsterdam between 1998 and 2015 and Director of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) from 1 October 2008 to 1 October 2015. In September 2014, Hajer was appointed the Chief Curator of IABR–2016–THE NEXT ECONOMY, the 7th edition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam.