Lezing op uitnodiging van The Shift in La Monnaie in Brussel, i.h.k.v. symposium.

Sustainability transitions are not hindered by technological barriers but above all by the lack of well-qualified people. Educating the next generation of engineers and product designers is therefore more important than ever. However, a traditional widely used model of instruction and evaluation is not …

De klimaatcrisis is niet alleen een planetaire crisis maar ook ‘een crisis van de verbeelding’, schreef Amitav Ghosh in 2016 in zijn boek The Great Derangement. We kunnen ons maar moeilijk voorstellen dat het klimaat dat we nu kennen op termijn drastisch kan veranderen. Maar het voorstellingsvermogen …

Guest speaker (presentation) Summerschool Energy Challenge in samenwerking met Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (rug.nl)

The relevance of citizen participation in regeneration projects, particularly in shrinking cities, is widely acknowledged, and this topic has received a great deal of policy and academic attention. Although the many advantages of citizen participation in regeneration projects have been identified, its …

Keynote at Climate Existence conference 16-18 August, 2023, Sigtuna, Sweden.

This research was conducted to gain knowledge on the consumers’ value perception of the Nutri-Score in Germany. A particular focus is on the influence of socioeconomic status and demographic factors on consumers’ perception of the Nutri-Score. The study gathered insights on the general understanding …

Live music is of great value in the lives of many. Even in today’s age of unlimited access to digital music, the appetite for live performance is only increasing. In fact, the years preceding the pandemic in 2020 can be regarded as the best for live pop music in terms of the number of gigs, audience …

The following paper refers to the final thesis for the curriculum at HZ University of Applied Science and was carried out at the request of the Italian firm Aig Associati and Partner. The structural team of the architecture and engineering firm requested a study on the most effective and least time-consuming …

In the Iranian province Baluchistan local economies can be improved by upturning local produce and handicrafts in a collective effort. A secure place for different generations of women serves as a cultural incubator and marketplace and offers participation in the village life. The project is sited along …