Dertig jaar geleden presenteerde Spijkenisse zich als een groene groeistad. Dat Spijkenisse groen is kan men vooral goed zien vanuit de hoge woontorens langs de Oude Maas. De afgelopen jaren heeft de gemeente overigens fors moeten bezuinigen en ook het onderhoudbudget voor het groen werd hierin niet …

The role of expert knowledge of the environment in decision-making about urban development has been intensively debated, largely in terms of a so-called ‘science-policy gap’. Most contributions to this debate have studied the use of knowledge in the decision-making process from the knowledge providers’ …

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (HU) initiated a sustainability program in 2010. A compelling vision, collaboration with external partners, interdisciplinary research and interweavement of research and education are important elements in this program. The scope of this paper is sustainability …

A fundamental new approach to urban development is needed for the challenges of the 21st century. Floating houses and cities can accommodate future urbanization without sacrificing land and provide a sustainable living.

After decades of being deemed the idealistic hobby of a niche group of fanatics, Green has finally entered the mainstream of the architectural service industry. However, most architects and urban planners are not yet adequately equipped to translate the challenges of climate change and resource and energy …

Adaptive urban development is the design, construction and continuing evolution of urban areas to anticipate and react to changes in the environment and society. These changes include both processes within the city itself and external developments. It is expected that until 2100 a total of 5 billion …

This research has been done on behalf of Eosta, a leading international distributor of fresh organic fruits and vegetables. Eosta is concerned with the situation of the earth's soils and wants to start an awareness campaign about soil. The central question of the research is: how can Eosta communicate …

Vroeger werd er weinig rekening gehouden met de natuur bij het inrichten van de buitenruimte, tegenwoordig wordt dit een steeds belangrijker thema gevonden. Door het toepassen van natuurlijke materialen krijgt het ontwerp een natuurlijke uitstraling. Deze studie geeft een overzicht van gehanteerde methoden …

Throughout Europe cities face the same kind of problems. Therefore, a common idea occurred that there should be some sort of cooperation between these cities to solve these problems together. This common idea eventually led to the URBACT programme, which is a programme that consists of several networks …