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Nijgh, M.P. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Steel-concrete composite beams are widely used in practice because of their economic cross-section design. As sustainability becomes more and more important in the construction industry, the design of composite beams must be adapted to meet the requirements of the circular economy. This calls for demountability and reusability of the structural...journal article 2019
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Wang, Z. (author), Pashaei Kamali, F. (author), Osseweijer, P. (author), Posada Duque, J.A. (author)Derived from renewable feedstocks, aviation biofuel is generally perceived as inherently sustainable. However, its production involves a wide range of sectors and interacts with different actors in society. It is therefore important to understand and evaluate not only the environmental impacts of that process, but also its socioeconomic...journal article 2019
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de Vries, G. (author), Rietkerk, M. (author), Kooger, R. (author)In order to reach climate goals, policymakers stimulate homeowners to invest in sustainable measures in and around their house. Unfortunately, however, the number of green home measures lacks behind. This article introduces perceived hassle as an important reason for this shortfall. It is claimed that homeowners perceive hassle during different...journal article 2019
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Inland waterway terminal yard configuration contributing to sustainability: Modeling yard operationsWiercx, Max (author), van Kalmthout, Martijn (author), Wiegmans, B. (author)In order to encourage a substantial shift from highly polluting freight transport by road to more sustainable Inland WaterWay (IWW) transport, one of the possible options is to optimize handling activities at Inland Waterway Terminals (IWTs). Therefore, this research focused on efficiencies of IWTs and possible improvements by analyzing the...journal article 2019
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Xie, Yifei (author), Danaf, Mazen (author), Azevedo, Carlos Lima (author), Akkinepally, Arun Prakash (author), Atasoy, B. (author), Jeong, Kyungsoo (author), Seshadri, Ravi (author), Ben-Akiva, Moshe E. (author)This paper presents a systematic way of understanding and modeling traveler behavior in response to on-demand mobility services. We explicitly consider the sequential and yet inter-connected decision-making stages specific to on-demand service usage. The framework includes a hybrid choice model for service subscription, and three logit mixture...journal article 2019
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Türkeli, Serdar (author), Schophuizen, M.J.F. (author)In this article, we highlight the pressing need for integrating the windows of opportunities that digital transformation of education opens up with circular economy education to accelerate the achievements of sustainability outcomes. Circular economy transition, as a multi-scalar process, relates to several contexts, e.g., product, firm,...journal article 2019
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Kar, Arpan Kumar (author), Ilavarasan, Vigneswara (author), Gupta, M. P. (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author), Kothari, Ravi (author)The next step after smart cities is the creation of digital or smart nations. A digital nation requires a national transformation across diverse institutions including the urban and rural areas of a society. Besides diverse social innovation initiatives, sustainability is a key aspect, so that rather than greenfield projects, long-term...contribution to periodical 2019
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Qasemipour, Ehsan (author), Abbasi, A. (author)Water challenges-especially in developing countries-are set to be strained by population explosion, growing technology, climate change and a shift in consumption pattern toward more water-intensive products. In these situations, water transfer in virtual form can play an important role in alleviating the pressure exerted on the limited water...journal article 2019
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Clarke, Nicholas (author), Kuipers, M.C. (author), Roos, J. (author)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the conceptualisation of the Smart Sustainable City (SSC) with new concepts of resilience thinking in relation to urgent societal challenges facing the built environment. The paper aims to identify novel methodologies for smart reuse of heritage sites with a pluralist past as integral to...journal article 2019
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van Breugel, K. (author)The world’s infrastructure is vital for providing accommodation and mobility for people. Although it is obvious that the construction industry has been crucial for realizing building and civil infrastructures, it is also clear that building activities have a big impact on the environment. Still growing and developing societies and economies...journal article 2019
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Baldassarre, B.R. (author), Calabretta, G. (author), Bocken, N.M.P. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Duygu, Keskin (author)Design for Sustainable Development refers to the application of a design process to solve a problem related to sustainability, such as creating a pair of shoes that can be recycled or managing waste collection in a large city. Since the origins of this concept in the 1960s, Design for Sustainable Development has been evolving, gradually...conference paper 2019
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van der Hoek, J.P. (author), Duijff, R. (author), Reinstra, Otto (author)Due to an increased food production the demand for nitrogen and phosphorus as fertilizers grows. Nitrogen based fertilizers are produced with the Haber-Bosch process through industrial fixation of N2 into ammonia. Through wastewater treatment the nitrogen is finally released back to the atmosphere as N2 gas. This nitrogen cycle is characterized...book chapter 2019
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Verschuure, G.A (author)This paper advocates a new approach to group green heritage objects, like country houses and suburban villas, based on landscape features [1].<br/>Since the seventeenth century country houses and suburban villas were designed in relationship to important landscape elements, creating groups of country estates in so called country estates...abstract 2019
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de Koning, J.I.J.C. (author)This paper aims to understand the value of synergy between the field of design and that of transition management for sustainability. Six potential values of synergy are identified: (1) enriched methods of retrieving knowledge of current objects and current systems; (2) providing boundary objects in transition arenas beyond language games; (3)...conference paper 2019
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Liu, X. (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author), de Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), de Jong, Martin (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)Sustainable development and Circular Economy (CE) have drawn massive attention worldwide. Construction practices consume large amounts of materials, resources and energy. Sustainability and CE could play a big role in reduction efforts. However, the potential influence of both concepts on the planning and construction of large infrastructures...journal article 2019
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Kapetanović, M. (author), van Oort, N. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)This paper presents a review of research and models regarding sustainability of railway passenger services. In order to take into account all relevant aspects in terms of environmental impacts of a railway passenger service, a holistic system perspective is required, that includes a whole life cycle assessment. A life cycle approach is important...conference paper 2019
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Hopff, Birgit (author), Nijhuis, S. (author), Verhoef, Leendert (author)To what extent can transformation and development processes on a university or other campus fit in with the principles of circularity? This paper builds a bridge between the more theoretical approach of the circular economy and daily practice in campus development, using semi-structured in-depth interviews with a broad range of stakeholders in...journal article 2019
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Sustainability indicators: Monitoring cross-county water cooperation in the Nzoia river basin, KenyaOnencan, A.M. (author), Enserink, B. (author), van de Walle, B.A. (author)Kenya Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) Impact Report indicates a stagnation in water coverage at 55 percent, for the last three years, contrary to the 2015 target of 80 percent. One main reason for the stagnation is weak cross-county cooperation between hydrologically interdependent governments. WASREB has little guidance on what...journal article 2019
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Ersoy, A. (author)The concept of smart city has been discussed widely in the academia and policy terms, mainly referring to the ways in which cities can be managed more efficiently. Nevertheless, the real implications of smart technologies in urban practice often remain unexplored. Today, especially, not much is known about the challenges of smart city...journal article 2019
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van Geenhuizen, M.S. (author)Urban living labs is a practical methodology in improving sustainability in cities by facilitating collaborative learning and innovation in a real-life environment, thereby mainly responding to the needs of users (citizens). The paper aims to filter a list of key learnings on urban living labs through the lens of Responsible Research and...journal article 2019