Once in a (technical) lifetime: Assessing the influence of interdependence and climate change uncertainty on the decision-making process for the renewal of hydraulic infrastructure. A case study at Zoutkamp.

In order to keep the hydraulic infrastructure system in the Netherlands from deteriorating, large investments will have to be done in the near future. Decision-support frameworks help in making the right investment decisions for infrastructure that is intended to stand for a hundred years. Such a long lifetime brings forth a high level of...

Developing a decision-making framework to deal with MR&R challenges in a fit-for-purpose manner

Historical developments and innovations in the field of civil engineering contributed to the state-of-the- art structures that shape our transportation infrastructure network nowadays. By way of contrast, solving the mobility issues of the past, created a challenge in terms of conservation today as many assets are reaching the end of their...

Acupunctural Renewal: Urban Housing, Mumbai.

In many of the processes of urban renewal the Social Space produced by the inhabitants of the existing communities is often overlooked. The project makes a claim for the recognition of this "type of space" and further develops strategies so that the built form can be adaptable and open to the constant production and reproduction of Social Space....

All for one or ... one for all?

The housing estate of Nieuw Kattenburg is a Late-Modernist housing area consisting of many system-built slab buildings. This has been offering affordable housing and was built by the municipality of Amsterdam over fifty years ago. It is situated adjacent to the Amsterdam marine terrain which is now in the process of decommissioning and will be...