Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
Dienst Stedelijke Ontwikkeling en Beheer (DSOB)
English translation:
Department of Urban Development and Management
Dutch term
Dienst Stedelijke Ontwikkeling en Beheer (DSOB)
Weet iemand hoe je dit naar het Engels vertaalt? Alvast bedankt!
| 4 +3 | Department of Urban Development and Management |
sindy cremer
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Sep 14, 2008 12:06: Letterzz Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): sindy cremer, writeaway
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Proposed translations
You have my word on it
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch, Flemish to Dutch
Department of Urban Development and Management
Stedelijke - Urban
Ontwikkeling - Development
Beheer - Management
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Ken Cox
: me Tarzan, you Jane ;-)
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lol... (did the howl, by the way; can't find my cats now...)
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Sabine Piens
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Thanks, Sabine
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writeaway
: http://www.foyles.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781840642193&aub=R w/...
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Aye, good link! Thanks.
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Highest WWA rating in Europe for NL-EN
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Hebrew to English
Department of City Planning and Control
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:
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writeaway
: afaik, your ref is for a planning and control job in the city of London, not for it
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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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United Kingdom
Highest WWA rating in Europe for NL-EN
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Hebrew to English
Department of Urban Planning and Management
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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.
Reference comments
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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