Dr. Hebe Verrest is Assocuate Professor International Development Studies at the Department of Geography, Planning and international Development Studies (GPIO), Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA). She has a background in a human geography, she has a key interest in spatial dimensions of development issues, in particular those related to urbanization and cities. These themes come back in more specific topics that she work on such as urban governance and spatial planning; digital urbanism and Smart Cities; climate change adaption; urban floods and disaster; livelihoods and entrepreneurship.