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Research profile
Professional Career
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Master of Science in Surveying, Planning and Land Use Management – 1994
- PhD-fellow, Aalborg University - 1995-1999
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Trainee at Ministry of the Environment; connected with the Retail Planning Committee – 1995-1996
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PhD (thesis: Land Use Management and the Development of the Retail Structure) - 1999
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Assistant Professor, Aalborg University - 1998-2001
- Awarded the Nordic Chartered Surveyor’s Congress Prize – 2000
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Associate Professor, Aalborg University - 2001-2010
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Member of The L-Study Board, School of Surveying and Planning – 2003-2010
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Head of the The L-Study Board, School of Surveying and Planning – 2005-2010
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Head of School of Surveying and Planning - since 2005-2010
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The Danish Chartered Surveyors Association’s delegate in FIG (International Federation of Surveyors), Commission 2 – since 2006
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Visiting researcher, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Dept. of Social Engineering) – April and May 2007
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Head of the local host committee – 3rd International Conference on Planning, Law and Property Rights, Aalborg - 11-13 February 2009
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Member of ExCo, International Academic Association on Planning, Law and Property Rights – 2009-2010
- Head of School (full time), School of Architecture, Design and Planning, Aalborg University - 2010-2018
- Master of Business Administration - 2014
- Associated professor - (again) since 2018
- Member of The PL-Study Board (and program manager, Surveying and Planning) - since 2018
- Member of European Commission's Regiostars Jury 2021 (Green Europe category)
Publications
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PhD-thesis; sundry consultancy reports; and several articles on Land Use Management, Spatial Planning and Land Law. Several invited papers and presentations at national and international conferences and seminars
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See further in publication list
Professional Interests
General interests:
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Local development, land use planning and management, land law
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Problem based learning (PBL), efficient teaching, national and international recruitment of the "right" students to small education programs within technical science
Specific research interests:
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Local development and urban planning including urban regeneration and transformation, public participation in planning decisions, planning policy making and implementation processes (potentials and barriers in policy making and implementation)
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Urban and land policy implementation tools (in public law as well as in civil law, including agreements, easements and public-private partnerships)
- Legal rights of individual land owners and other addressees when they are met with planning and other public regulations
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Planning methods and theory, the role of planning
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Retail development and planning, driving forces in the development of the retail structure, potentials and obstacles to steer and regulate the retail structure
Teaching Experiences
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Courses in land law, local planning, planning administration/consideration of cases, planning implementation and implementation tools, planning and regulation theory, planning methods
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Supervision of bachelor-, master- and PhD-students; all based on the PBL-concept
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Business Administration, MBA
Award Date: 15 Jan 2014
PhD
Award Date: 2 Dec 1999
Chartered Surveyor, MSc
Award Date: 3 Oct 1994
Keywords
- Law
- Architecture and Spatial Planning
- Environment
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Collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 6 Finished
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Sommerhuse og verdensmål - benyttelse, beskyttelse og planlægning
Hjalager, A., Steffansen, R. N., Sørensen, M. T. & Staunstrup, J. K.
01/10/2020 → 01/05/2022
Project: Research
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<strong>Lokalplaners virkeliggørelse, konsekvenser og samspil med anden regulering</strong>
Mørup, S. H., Jensen, O. F., Ramhøj, L., Sørensen, M. T., Aunsborg, C., Hvingel, L. T. & Christensen, F. K.
04/01/2010 → 31/12/2011
Project: Research
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International Academic Association on Planning, Law and Property Rights - Third Conference 11-13 February 2009
Sørensen, M. T., Christensen, F. K., Mørup, S. H. & Aunsborg, C.
01/05/2008 → 28/02/2009
Project: Research
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Naboretlig erstatning selvom lokalplanen var lovlig
Christensen, F. K. & Sørensen, M. T., 2024, In: Landinspektoeren. 2024, 1, p. 8-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
Open Access -
Nabohensyn og naboret i lokalplanlægningen
Christensen, F. K. & Sørensen, M. T., 8 Dec 2023, In: Kart og Plan. 116, 83, p. 263-274 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sales prices, social rigidity and the second home property market
Hjalager, A-M., Sørensen, M. T., Steffansen, R. N. & Staunstrup, J. K., 14 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 38, 4, p. 2325-2344 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sinking into the ocean? Climate change risks and second home planning
Steffansen, R. N., Staunstrup, J. K., Sørensen, M. T. & Hjalager, A-M., 2023, In: Tourism Geographies. 25, 6, p. 1638-1656 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sommerhusturisme på digitale stereoider
Hjalager, A. M., Steffansen, R. N., Staunstrup, J. K. & Sørensen, M. T., 2023, Digtalisering – Rejsen er kun lige begyndt. Freytag, P., Evald, M. & Haug, A. (eds.). Syddansk Universitetsforlag, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Verdensmålsdag på Paderup Gymnasium
Frederik Victor Kobbelgaard (Organizer), Pernille Scholdan Bertelsen (Organizer), Maria Hald Friis (Organizer), Annette Lind (Organizer), Rie Hasic Hegelund (Organizer), Tina Vestergaard Lange (Organizer), Mette Eggert Dahl Olander (Organizer), Maj-Britt Quitzau (Participant), Lone Kørnøv (Participant), Michael Tophøj Sørensen (Participant), Jan Kloster Staunstrup (Participant) & Cleo Nicolas (Participant)
7 Mar 2024Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar
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Nordic Waste sagen fra et landinspektørvidenskabeligt perspektiv
Michael Tophøj Sørensen (Lecturer), Jan Kloster Staunstrup (Lecturer) & Frederik Victor Kobbelgaard (Other)
7 Mar 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › External teaching and course activities at other universities
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The Danish Planning Act's participation system – is it fit for purpose?
Troels Lang Nielsen (Lecturer), Janni Sørensen (Lecturer), Michael Tophøj Sørensen (Lecturer) & Kasper Bach Thunberg (Lecturer)
8 Sept 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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LCA Introduction Course
Massimo Pizzol (Participant), Lene Tolstrup Sørensen (Participant), Anca-Simona Horvath (Participant), Aysegül Özcelik (Participant), Christopher Wolfgang Wild (Participant), Michael Tophøj Sørensen (Participant) & Nikoline Sander Jensen (Participant)
25 Aug 2023Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar
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Expert survey
Lone Kørnøv (Other) & Michael Tophøj Sørensen (Other)
Apr 2020 → May 2020Activity: Other
Press/Media
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Lektor med kritik af Varde Kommune: Borgerne skal have indflydelse på udviklingen i den grønne omstilling
22/01/2024 → 23/01/2024
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Omstridt byggeri i Hobro kan få grønt lys på trods af borgerprotester
04/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Planlæggere er uenige om klimatiltag i planloven, men forskere er ikke i tvivl: »Det er langt hen ad vejen symbolpolitik«
18/08/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Forskning i Land Management & Governance har mange facetter
janni sorensen, Michael Tophøj Sørensen, Finn Kjær Christensen, Bent Hulegaard Jensen, Åse Christensen, Jesper Mayntz Paasch & Morten Dalum Madsen
13/06/2023
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Der er en hel del fare på færde i Kalundborgs sommerland i fremtiden
Rasmus Nedergård Steffansen, Michael Tophøj Sørensen & Jan Kloster Staunstrup
27/05/2023 → 30/05/2023
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Impacts
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Sustainable city planning with holiday homes
Rasmus Nedergård Steffansen (Participant), Michael Tophøj Sørensen (Participant) & Jan Kloster Staunstrup (Participant)
Impact: Social impact, Cultural impact