Storm sewers are known to significantly contribute to annual pollutant loads to receiving water bodies. The storm sewers of the city of Almere discharge the stormwater of 1384 ha of impervious area via 700 storm sewer outfalls (SSOs) to the local receiving water system. This water system suffers from …

Stormwater flooding and thermal stresses of citizens are two important phenomena for most of the dense urban area. Due to the climate change, these two phenomena will occur more frequently and cause serious problems. Therefore, the sectors for public health and disaster management should be able to assess …

Deze publicatie is de eerste in een reeks van het project 'Collectief aan de slag met participatie' van het fieldlab Nieuw-West, een onderdeel van het speerpunt Urban Management van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam.

This paper analyses how managed coworking spaces affect the innovation process of their members. Managed coworking spaces are working environments for independent professionals, with an active role of the manager of the space to foster collaboration and interaction. These locations emerged in the late …

In many cities, pilot projects are set up to test or develop new technologies that improve sustainability, urban quality of life or urban services (often labelled as “smart city” projects). Typically, these projects are supported by the municipality, funded by subsidies, and run in partnerships. Many …

Stormwater flooding and thermal stresses of citizens are two important phenomena for most of the dense urban area. Due to the climate change, these two phenomena will occur more frequently and cause serious problems. Therefore, the sectors for public health and disaster management should be able to assess …

Experimenten in de ruimtelijke sector hebben de wind mee. In beleidsdocumenten tref je de beeldspraak van de stad als laboratorium aan, kennisinstellingen zijn bezig met het opzetten van allerhande eld- of living labs en voor sommige Europese onderzoeksfondsen is het opzetten van een living lab een voorwaarde …

This chaptes proposes a methodology for the section monitoring locations for wastewater quality monitoring, based on (pre-) screening, a quick scan monitoring campaign, and final selection of location and design of the monitoring setup.

Abstract: Last few years the hindrance, accidents, pollution and other negative side effects of construction projects and namely construction transport have become an issue particularly in urban areas across Europe such as in London, and in the Netherlands as well, including the cities of Utrecht, …

The objective of urban sustainability requires sustainable urban transformation (SUT), which is closely related to urban sustainability transitions. This paper contributes to the knowledge and discussion on these fields in two ways. First, it defines SUT as a subset of urban sustainability transitions, …