Today, many cities in Europe have rediscovered urban and peri-urban agriculture (UA) as a contributor to a more healthy and sustainable urban environment. However, UA has not yet unfolded its potential due to gaps in knowledge, expertise, and advocacy. A clear typology is instrumental in identifying, …

Gastles voltijd Toegepaste Psychologie

Gastles voltijd toegepaste psychologie

Gastles voltijd toegepaste psychologie

Communities worldwide are critically re-examining their seasonal cultures and calendars. As cultural frameworks, seasons have long patterned community life and provided repertoires for living by annual rhythms. In a chaotic world, the seasons - winter, the monsoon and so on - can feel like stable cultural …

In de afgelopen jaren is de vraag naar duurzamere gebouwen in Nederland sterk toegenomen, voornamelijk door de stijgende kosten van verwarming en het klimaatakkoord dat beoogt: “alle woningen voor 2050 van het gas te koppelen”. Om aan deze vraag te voldoen is het essentieel om methodes te onderzoeken …

Inspiratiesessie voor opleiding Built Environment

A bottleneck in restoring self-sustaining beds of the European oyster (Ostrea edulis) is the successful development and settlement of larvae to bottom habitats. These processes are largely governed by temperature but a mechanistic understanding of larval performance across ecologically relevant temperatures …

Blue-green roofs have been utilized and studied for their enhanced water storage capacity compared to conventional roofs or extensive green roofs. Nonetheless, research about the thermal effect of blue-green roofs is lacking. The goal of this research is to study the thermal effect of blue-green roofs …