Caribbean coral reefs are in decline and the deployment of artificial reefs, structures on the sea bottom that mimic one or more characteristics of a natural reef, is increasingly often considered to sustain ecosystem services. Independent of their specific purposes, it is essential that artificial reefs …

The European Migrant Crisis of 2015 has brought drastic challenges on national and European levels in regard to the reception of asylum seekers and in sharing responsibility among member states. Many eastern and southern member states, however, felt the necessity to cope with the consequences of the …

The ageing of the population in developed countries asks for smart solutions to promote seniors' inclusion in society. Therefore, how to shape a place that is both smart and encourages healthy ageing is a key question in the field of shaping smart and inclusive living environments. Smart placemaking, …

A growing group of cities feels responsible to feed urban populations sustainably. This has stimulated cities to embrace urban agriculture as an alternative in their food system orientation. However, while urban agriculture in all its diversity has arrived in the urban fabric and at planners’ desks, …

Like most ocean regions today, the European and contiguous seas experience cumulative impacts from local human activities and global pressures. They are largely in poor environmental condition with deteriorating trends. Despite several success stories, European policies for marine conservation fall short …

Voor mijn afstudeerproject heb ik een toren op de Zuidas ontworpen waarin het opgroeiende kind centraal staat. In deze toren bevinden zich woningen, de nieuwe bibliotheek van de Zuidas en een buitenschoolse opvang. Een mixed-use gebouw voor de wijk maar ook voor de bewoners zelf. Door het gebouw meandert …

In de wereld zijn vijf gebieden waar men aantoonbaar langer gezond blijft en langer leeft, Ikaria, een Grieks eiland, Loma Linda, een gebied te westen van Los Angeles, Nicoya, een streek in Costa Rica, Okinawa, een eiland ten Zuidwesten van Japan en tenslotte de hoger gelegen gebieden in Sardinië. In …

The natural value of Dutch sandy beaches has been declining for decades. These relatively unstable, low nutritious, wave-washed environments lack the primary producers that represent the base of the food web. Thus, the sandy beach food web relies almost entirely on nutrient influx of other systems. Beside …

Marine debris is a growing global problem. Due to the wide ocean dynamics worldwide, predicting the transport of floating marine debris, such as plastic, is difficult. Although large-scale distribution patterns and accumulation zones are recognised and reproduced by numerical models, small-scale prediction …