Scaling Down: Introducing an Inner-Boezem Landscape in the Polder-Boezem System of the Dutch Lowlands

The Faculty of Architecture at TU Delft lies in the low-lying part of the Netherlands; we research and teach water management and its spatial and social impact.<br/><br/>For decades, the land was successfully drained and reclaimed, resulting in a comfortable life below sea level. However, due to various causes, this way of managing the delta is...

Nature in the metropolis: Mapping biodiversity using metropolitan landscape characterization tools

Cities can be planned and designed to reduce their effect on biodiversity loss and may even be able to sustain biodiversity levels in some instances, due to ‘beta-diversity’. The heterogeneity of metropolitan regions can be expected to have a strong impact on beta-diversity. Tools such as landscape characterization can assist in the...