Currently, there is no method available that can systematically score the available ecosystem services in streets or street segments in suburban districts. In this study, different climate adaptation measures and their ecosystem services were categorized into green, blue, and grey categories and weight …

The real estate market is a turbulent market where multiple trends and developments continuously affect real estate prices. Developments such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing E-Commerce market share caused an uncertainty in the high street real estate market. The average risk premium of Gross …

Het is niet vanzelfsprekend dat iedereen participeert in de samenleving of de ondersteuning krijgt die nodig is. Ondanks dat we inmiddels weten dat ogenschijnlijke individuele problemen -zoals armoede, dakloosheid of verslaving- onze maatschappij structurele problemen oplevert. Het straathoekwerk wordt …

Swales are widely used Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) that can reduce peak flow, collect and retain water and improve groundwater recharge. Most previous research has focused on the unsaturated infiltration rates of swales without considering the variation in infiltration rates under extreme …

Uncertainty is both an important drive to pursue control and mastery, with all the potentially catastrophic global consequences that entails, as well as the drive to communicate our humanity in connection and compassion. Uncertainty reduction is possible and sometimes wanted, fi by rules and regulations. …

The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the vital role urban areas play in supporting citizens’ health and well-being (Ribeiro et al., 2021). In times of (personal) vulnerability, citizens depend on their neighbourhood for performing daily physical activities to restore their mental state, but public spaces …

Purpose Social media have become a key part of placemaking. Placemaking revolves around collaboration between multiple stakeholders, which requires ongoing two-way communication between local government and citizens. Although social media offer promising tools for local governments and public professionals …

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 this report, the impact of COVID-19 on small physical retail stores in Utrecht is analysed, and what this impact means for the current and future outlook of high street real estate in city centre of Utrecht.