Ellen van Bueren is full professor at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of Delft University of Technology. The governance and management of urban development in support of a sustainable built environment is at the core of her work. She is involved in research on policy, planning and decision-making for climate adaptation, urban resilience, and circular built environments, calling for collaborative action from public and private stakeholders, including individual people.

Her research and teaching is mostly of an inter- and transdisciplinary nature, crossing boundaries between theoretical knowledge and societal needs. Focusing on impact for society, she is engaged in action-oriented research, publishes in public, professional and academic media outlets, and speaks regularly at national and international events.

Ellen participates in the Islanders at the Helm programme (2021-2026), aimed at co-creating research on sustainable and inclusive solutions for social adaptation to climate challenges in the (Dutch) Caribbean. In 2023, in collaboration with the University of Sint Maarten, she taught a course on urban and planning development in uncertain times, as part of the Trans-Atlantic academic Platform established by the Islanders programme to foster research-based education on climate challenges for the six Dutch Caribbean islands. 

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