Emiel is a senior advisor on urban affairs for the City of Rotterdam. He worked on numerous high-rise projects in the city and. He is the author of the 2 most recent high-rise policies of the city and chairman of the high-rise team. Next tot his work in Rotterdam is also part of the supervision team of the Zuid-As in Amsterdam focussing on making good high-density buildings and an attractive city on eye level. He also is lecturer at the Rotterdam University for the department of water management.