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Dienst Stedelijke Ontwikkeling en Beheer (DSOB)

English translation: Department of Urban Development and Management

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Dutch term or phrase:Dienst Stedelijke Ontwikkeling en Beheer (DSOB)
English translation:Department of Urban Development and Management
Entered by: Letterzz

16:10 Sep 13, 2008
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Dutch term or phrase: Dienst Stedelijke Ontwikkeling en Beheer (DSOB)
DSOB (Dienst Stedelijke Ontwikkeling en Beheer) is een dienst van de gemeente.

Weet iemand hoe je dit naar het Engels vertaalt? Alvast bedankt!
Letterzz
Department of Urban Development and Management
Explanation:
Dienst - Department
Stedelijke - Urban
Ontwikkeling - Development
Beheer - Management

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sindy cremer
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Thanks again Sindy!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Department of Urban Development and Management
sindy cremer
5Department of City Planning and Control
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5Department of Urban Planning and Management
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Department of Urban Development and Management


Explanation:
Dienst - Department
Stedelijke - Urban
Ontwikkeling - Development
Beheer - Management



sindy cremer
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Thanks again Sindy!

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agree  Ken Cox: me Tarzan, you Jane ;-)
1 hr
  -> lol... (did the howl, by the way; can't find my cats now...)
agree  Sabine Piens
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Sabine
agree  writeaway: http://www.foyles.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781840642193&aub=R w/...
7 hrs
  -> Aye, good link! Thanks.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Department of City Planning and Control


Explanation:
Sorry, I gave this answer to the previous quesiton. Didn't realise this was a separate question.
In London, I am quite sure that the term used is City Planning and Control. There was a recent vacancy for a manager of City Planning and Control for the City of London. As this has now been filled, they have taken the job specification offline. However the link is still there and I give it below:


    Reference: http://www.dovajobs.co.uk/job-details.html?t=planning+and+co...
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Local time: 09:29
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Asker: I know. It was a bit confusing. Sorry! Thanks for aswering so quickly, but I am afraid I am going to choose the other suggestion...


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neutral  writeaway: afaik, your ref is for a planning and control job in the city of London, not for it
3 hrs
  -> Your book title is Urban Planning and Management. This means the same as City Planning and Control but not the same as Urban Development and Management.
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Department of Urban Planning and Management


Explanation:
In response to writeaway's comment

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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-09-14 00:49:49 GMT)
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Urban Development and Management is closer to the Dutch original and that term is also used. However, in the UK certainly, people tend to refer to Urban Planning rather than Urban Development because very often the function of planning departments is to restrain and control rather than to permit development.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-09-14 00:57:32 GMT)
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However Urban Development and Management is also used, especially in the United States, and as it is so close to your Dutch original you may as well go with that.

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Reference information:
The primary aims of the journal are to analyse and assess past and present urban development and management as a reflection of effective, ineffective and non-existent planning policies; and the promotion of the implementation of appropriate urban policies in both the developed and the developing world.
http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/SUstainableCities/Links.html

According to the UN, 1 billion people live in slum areas, and this number will rise to 2 billion by 2025. "If we wish to combat poverty in the world, then greater attention to urban development is imperative," explains Molenaar. "In the Netherlands, there is a great deal of knowledge available in the field of urban development. No less than 280 organisations are working in this domain, but knowledge exchange and harmonisation between the parties concerned leaves much to be desired. In this respect, change is essential. The Netherlands must raise its profile as an expert in the field of urban development and management ? as it is already doing with regard to our water and agricultural expertise." ITC has taken an important step by signing an agreement with UN-Habitat.
http://www.gismonitor.com/news/newsletter/archive/archives.p...

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