Climate change and changing land use challenge the livability and flood safety of Dutch cities. One option cities have to become more climate-proof is to increase infiltration of stormwater into soil through permeable pavement and thus reduce discharge of stormwater into sewer systems. To analyze the …

Climate change and changing land use challenge the livability and flood safety of Dutch cities. One option cities have to become more climate-proof is to increase infiltration of stormwater into soil through permeable pavement and thus reduce discharge of stormwater into sewer systems. To analyze the …

Over the past decades, various types of permeable pavements have been implemented in different municipalities in the Netherlands in order to improve infiltration capacity in urban areas and therewith being able to better treat stormwater runoff. With initial promising results, this adaptation measure …

In face of climate change and urbanization, the need for thermally comfortable outdoor urban spaces is increasing. In the design of the thermally comfortable urban spaces and decision making about interventions that enhance thermal comfort, scientists and professionals that work for cities use meteorological …

Het rapport vat de resultaten samen van het onderzoek Hitteproef in woningen dat tot doel heeft meer inzicht te krijgen in de koelbehoefte van woningen en de factoren die van invloed zijn op oververhitting van woningen. Om dit te doen hebben de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en Tauw in samenwerking met het …

Gemeenten hebben aangegeven voor hitte behoefte te hebben aan concrete richtlijnen voor een hittebestendige stad. In het RAAK-project ‘De hittebestendige stad’ zijn naar aanleiding van deze behoefte drie ontwerprichtlijnen voor een hittebestendige inrichting van de buitenruimte opgesteld (zie kader). …

Communication of climate-responsive urban design guidelines is becoming increasingly relevant in the light of climate adaptation challenges in cities. Widespread uptake in practice of such guidelines can be promoted by visualizations of the principles on which they are based. The “Really cooling water …

Article only: CC-BY licence. As a consequence of climate change and urbanization, many cities will have to deal with more flooding and extreme heat stress. This paper presents a framework to maximize the effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk reduction and thermal comfort enhancement. …