In today’s city environments, extreme weather conditions are a fact of life. Amsterdam, Mumbai, Nairobi or Sydney… climate change issues need to be tackled all around the world. In the last couple of decades, Amsterdam has dealt with larger amounts of rainwater, severe heat stress and a decreased biodiversity. …

Met de verdichtingsopgave waar Amsterdam voor staat van minimaal 50.000 woningen in 2025 is de toename in bouwactiviteiten groot. De ambitie van verdichting staat op gespannen voet met de overlast die bouwprojecten veroorzaken. In stedelijke gebieden heeft drie tot vijf van de tien vrachtwagens een bouwplaats …

Urban construction logistics has a big impact on cities. The topic of this paper is governance strategies for realising more sustainable urban construction logistics. Although not much research has been done in the field of governance of construction logistics, several authors have stressed the fragmented …

The growth in urban population and economic upturn is leading to higher demand for construction, repair and renovation works in cities. Houses, public utilities, retail spaces, offices and infrastructure need to adapt to cope with the increasing number of residents and visitors, urban functions and changing …

In 2016 startte de Hogeschool van Amsterdam met het project Dashboardmethode. Een dashboard is een visuele weergave van de meest belangrijke informatie die nodig is in het bereiken van één of meerdere doelstellingen: geordend op een enkel scherm zodat de informatie in één oogopslag te lezen is. Meerdere …

Amsterdam as a lab. That is what Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences' three fieldlabs and its many partners have in mind. Functional illiteracy, debts, learning deficiencies or problems caused by extreme precipitation: the city contains plenty of tough issues, demanding novel approaches in which …