Cities are confronted with more frequent heatwaves of increasing intensity discouraging people from using urban open spaces that are part of their daily lives. Climate proofing cities is an incremental process that should begin where it is needed using the most cost-efficient solutions to mitigate heat …

De meeste risicodialogen worden gevoerd met professionals en op basis van kaarten en modellen. Burgers hebben tot nu toe in Nederland nog maar amper een rol in de risicodialogen die gehouden worden binnen het Deltaplan Ruimtelijke adaptatie . Dat is wonderlijk, want zij ervaren aan den lijve waar het …

With the construction of a hydroelectric dam, especially in a fragile region like the Amazon rainforest, many aspects of the environment are affected. (Santos, Barbosa, & Hernandez, 2009) People living in the Amazon, in the vicinity of these construction site, are often very dependent on natural resources, …