The COMBURA symposium is the major annual event for exchange of information on combustion research and its practical applications, in the Netherlands. It is an initiative of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Vlamonderzoek NVV (Netherlands Association for Flame Research) and is sponsored by the Dutch section …

Urban planning will benefit from tools that can assess the vulnerability to thermal stress in urban dense cities. Detailed quick-scan heat stress maps, as made in this study for Johannesburg, have proven valuable in the decision-making process on this topic. It raised awareness on the urgent need to …

Climate change and urbanization will increase the frequency and magnitude of urban flooding and water quality problems in many regions of the world. In coastal and delta areas like The Netherlands and the Philippines, where urbanization is often high, there has been an increase in the adoption of sustainable …

De regering wil dat Nederland in 2020 een van de schoonste en energiezuinigste landen van Europa is. Hierbij is het van belang dat er energie wordt bespaard en er zowel regionaal als lokaal duurzame energie wordt opgewekt. Onderzoeksprogramma Building Brains is aan het onderzoeken wat er mogelijk is …