Tijdens Diversity Week 2023 had het lectoraat Creative Media for Social Change gezorgd voor een kunstinstallatie in het Benno Premselahuis en het Wibauthuis op onze Amstelcampus! De hoofdvraag: ''Waar voel je je wel/niet welkom? En waarom?'' Van 3-6 oktober had het lectoraat Creative Media for Social …

This report presents a comparison of biodiversity benefits of tree plantation with areas managed traditionally outside the plantation in farmlands. The aim of the research was to provide data that can be used for evaluating and certifying biodiversity benefits of the plantations. The question used to …

Pollinator biodiversity has decreased in the past decades, but urban areas have increasingly been found to serve as a refuge when compared to the surrounding intensively managed farmland. This offers an opportunity for urban pollinator conservation to play a role in the conservation of pollinators. But …

The Silestra Museum Forum is part of an intended strategy to reboot cultural and social life in the city by enhancing neglected historical sites and public spaces with new cultural and social functions. This new connective network makes clever use of the old city fabric, including the park bordering …

The increasing share of renewable production like wind and PV poses new challenges to our energy system. The intermittent behavior and lack of controllability on these sources requires flexibility measures like storage and conversion. Production, consumption, transportation, storage and conversion systems …

In Den Haag verblijven zo’n 3.000 Oekraïense ontheemden in de gemeentelijke en particuliere opvang. In dit onderzoek is onderzocht op welke wijze(n) Oekraïense vluchtelingen erin slagen hun weg te vinden in de Haagse samenleving, wat daarbij de rol is van (in-)formele netwerken en wat hun toekomstplannen …

Presenteren en organiseren van eindsymposium RAAK klimaatbestendige bedrijventerreinen

Wood is an increasingly demanded renewable resource and an important raw material for construction and interiors and other applications. Yet, 25% of the annually used wood turns into waste, which is mostly incinerated or - in much smaller proportions - turned into particle board. Attention for wood recycling …

Cultural heritage buildings and sites are threatened by the effects of climate change, especially in coastal zones. Risks not only include floods and submersion, but also less visible risks such as effects of moisture levels or, alternatively, drought. At the same time, it is important to involve people …