Een living lab is een regionale structuur waarin onderwijs samenwerkt met bedrijfsleven, overheid en burgers aan maatschappelijke problematiek. Interview met o.a. Toine Smits, lector Circular Economy and Water Resources Management aan hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein.

In het noorden gaat de poort wijd open voor vissen die migreren tussen de Waddenzee en de binnenwateren. Van zalm, paling en houting tot de ‘iconische’ zeeforel. Binnenlaten alleen is echter niet genoeg. Herstel van de vismigratievraagt om maatregelen tot ver in Drenthe en Overijssel.

Bouwen aan een veilige en duurzame delta kunnen we alleen samen. Hoe kunnen ondernemers, inwoners, maatschappelijke partijen, kennisinstellingen, Rijk en regionale overheden dit succesvol doen? Hoe benutten we de betrokkenheid, energie en ambities in de Zuidwestelijke Delta voor het vormgeven van de …

PowerPointpresentatie gebruikt door Toine Smits, lector Circular Economy & Water Resources aan hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein, tijdens de online inspiratiesessie Zuidwestelijke Delta op 11 mei 2020.

The surge of smart city technology, thinking, publications and consultancy offerings is significant. This implies there is something seriously developing. But to what extent is this a new development? In this paper the case will be made that urban design has always had to include new technologies and …

Since the early work on defining and analyzing resilience in domains such as engineering, ecology and psychology, the concept has gained significant traction in many fields of research and practice. It has also become a very powerful justification for various policy goals in the water sector, evident …

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 …

Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change, and there is an urgent need to make them more resilient. The Climatescan adaptation tool www.climatescan.nl is applied as an interactive tool for knowledge exchange and raising awareness on Nature-Bases Solutions (NBS) targeting young professionals …

Climate change accentuates heat waves in The Netherlands. This, in combination with high nutrient concentrations in Dutch surface waters, is intensifying the proliferation of toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), a threat for the health of the population and ecosystems. Lakes are resources for recreational …