The adaptation of urbanised areas to climate change is currently one of the key challenges in the domain of urban policy. The diversity of environmental determinants requires the formulation of individual plans dedicated to the most significant local issues. This article serves as a methodic proposition …

The research presented in this thesis has highlighted (bio)geochemical, hydrological, and wetland ecological processes that interact and enhance ecosystem development on wetlands built on fine sediment. A combination of greenhouse and laboratory experiments were conducted. Some measured data from these …

Ecosystem engineering research has recently demonstrated the fundamental importance of non-trophic interactions for food-web structure. Particularly, by creating benign conditions in stressful environments, ecosystem engineers create hot beds of elevated levels of recruitment, growth, and survival of …

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 …

Although sustainability is often discussed solely in ecological terms, it cannot be disconnected from the way humans behave in their social environment. This article presents a theoretical approach toward sustainability that takes a human behavior and knowledge view on sustainability as a starting point. …

Het Groote Diep is gelegen in de provincie Drenthe binnen het waterschap Noorderzijlvest. De beek is vanaf de jaren 50 gekanaliseerd, gestuwd, overgedimensioneerd en deels verhoogd in het landschap aangelegd. Er is onderzoek gedaan naar hoe het Groote Diep kan meanderen en welke effecten optreden voor …

Voor het Steinerbos is een methode uitgewerkt voor de combinatie waterrecreatie en natuur. De methodes drijvende plantenbakken, natuurlijke begroeiing, damwand met plasdrasoever, houten palenrij en de drijfbalken blijken goed mogelijke oplossingen te zijn voor dit gebied. Het Steinerbos heeft namelijk …