Rapid changes in the urban environment due to growth puts the urban water cycle out of balance, hence, affecting other surface and subsurface processes, such as subsidence and surface water management. Subsidence of the ground is causing risk and hazard, as well as unexpected costs. This newly, November …

This thesis report has been commissioned by the Water Authority Limburg. The report provides an analysis of the different potential benefits of communal forest gardens implemented in urban environments in the Netherlands, as well as an evaluation on the requirements and conditions necessary to successfully …

Dit handboek is geschreven als supplement bij de scriptie ‘Communal forest gardens in urban environments in the Netherlands : an analysis of the benefits and succes factors’ in opdracht van Waterschap Limburg. In dit handboek zijn enkele resultaten beknopt vertaald in concrete stappen en adviezen voor …

Worldwide, sedentary behaviours and overweight are major health concerns. Most adolescents are insufficiently physically active and have overweight. Moreover, most work is sedentary or requires only light activity. And most people live in cities, a context which discourages participation in physical …

Across European cities local entrepreneurs are joining forces in new ways, forming collectives to stimulate business growth and innovation and to create a more attractive business environment. The value of such collectives is increasingly recognized by local governments and policy measures to stimulate …

Purpose For this research that specific purpose is finding ecological neighbourhoods and real estate agents who valuate residential properties in these specific locations. Determining financing valuation with suitable valuation techniques for new residential houses in ecological neighbourhoods, formulating …

Aanleiding HvA Urban Management werkt langjarig en intensief samen met de gemeente Amsterdam in het planproces voor de Ontwikkelbuurten. Doel De gevoelskaart bundelt signalen, sferen, trends en ontwikkelingen op het snijvlak van de fysieke omgeving en de sociale leefkwaliteit in de Rechte H-Buurt. Daarmee …

Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change and there is a need for (inter)national knowledge exchange on Best Management Practices (BMPs) in climate adaptation. In semi-structured interviews stakeholders demanded international knowledge exchange tools that are interactive, open source …