https://news.nwu.ac.za/ en https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/ernst-drewes <span>Ernst Drewes</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/32504" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">BELINDA BANTHAM</span></span> <span>Thu, 03/27/2025 - 14:53</span> <div class="field field--name-field-field-of-expertise field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2292" hreflang="en">Property development</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2290" hreflang="en">Strategic spatial planning</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2291" hreflang="en">Urban development</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-person-s-title field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof</div> <div class="field field--name-field-name-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Ernst </div> <div class="field field--name-field-surname field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Drewes</div> <div class="field field--name-field-other-experts-from field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Other experts from</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Ernst Drewes is an experienced professional and registered Urban and Regional Planner with 30 years of experience in the industry. He specialises in strategic spatial frameworks, property development, and project management. He holds a Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD in Urban and Regional Planning. Ernst is a member of the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN), the South African Planning Institute (SAPI), and the International Society for Urban and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). Additionally, he is an accredited commercial mediator specialising in property development mediation. Ernst is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at North-West University and an external examiner for various tertiary institutions. He also supervises numerous Masters' and PhD-theses. As a rated researcher with the National Research Foundation (NRF), he focuses on strategic spatial planning, regional resilience, and planning legislation. He is the Town and Regional Planning Journal's Deputy-Editor and an external reviewer for numerous international journals.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-visit-fsd field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Visit</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1493" hreflang="en">School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-linkedin field--type-link field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernst-drewes-52164442/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernst-drewes-52164442/</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-physical-address field--type-text-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Physical Address</div> <div class="field--item"><p>Potchefstroom Campus, E4-G25</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-telephone-number field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Telephone Number</div> <div class="field--item">018 2992543</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-e-mail-main field--type-email field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">E-mail</div> <div class="field--item">ernst.drewes@nwu.ac.za</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/news.nwu.ac.za/files/files/experts/Profiel.jpg" width="820" height="820" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-photo-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Prof Ernst Drewes </div> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:53:41 +0000 BELINDA BANTHAM 30696 at https://news.nwu.ac.za