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Müller, Larissa (author)
Rapid urbanization, governmental neglect, socio-spatial segregation, and a widening societal gap has led to São Paulo’s nickname as the ‘City of Walls’ (Caldiera, 2000). These processes continue to shape the sprawling city today, contributing to the formation of a society characterized by multi-dimensional inequality and deeply isolated...
master thesis 2023
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Korpacka, Julia (author)
This work examines the critical theory of public participation through a case study of the post-shipyard area redevelopment in Gdańsk, Poland, interrogating the relevance of such processes in a context where cultural heritage is crucial, but there is also an urgent need for new development. This centrally located, (post)industrial waterfront has...
student report 2023
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Watchorn, Dan (author)
The story of modern Botswana is that of dualities. At the time of independence in 1966, it was the second poorest country in the world in terms of GDP. Since then, it has seen explosive economic growth and accompanying improvements in human development. It is now ranks third in sub-saharan Africa in both GDP per capita and HDI. This impressive...
master thesis 2023
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van Daalhuizen, Thomas (author)
There is a need to broaden discussions on sustainable mobility beyond electric cars and address the challenges faced by border regions and marginalised groups dependent on public and soft transport. This thesis explores how a transition strategy can support the creation a just and sustainable multi-modal network in a cross-border context. The...
master thesis 2023
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van der Padt, Arjanne (author), Rybak, Małgorzata (author), Spaaij, Jing (author), Hashas, Hasan (author)
The energy industry is responsible for almost 89% of GHG emissions (IEA, 2022), and projected CO2 emissions would exceed the 1.5°C goal (IPCC,2023). There is no question that we need to transition towards renewable energy sources, it has become an urgency and we need to transition now. <br/><br/>However, there are several challenges within this...
student report 2023
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Terwogt, Bram (author), Norman, Hannah (author), Khoroshev, Oleg (author), Von Zeska De Toledo, Paula (author), Lin, Xinyu (author)
A transition is needed within the current agricultural sector. The intensive food production emits a significant amount of greenhouse gases, but also generates a nitrogen surplus. Consequently, biodiversity and soil quality have been decreasing dramatically in recent decades. One way of achieving a more sustainable food system is through...
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Douma, Douwe (author)
Drastic oil palm plantation expansion has left Kalimantan low on lowland rainforest. Deforestation is accompanied by environmental consequences of establishing and operating a monoculture, as well as effects on biodiversity. Sacrificing spatial complexity comes at the costs of (microclimate) cooling potential, soil erosion, nutrient seepage,...
master thesis 2022
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Ritt, Madelief (author)
Europe has witnessed the re-emergence of different self-organized forms of housing initiatives. One type of this self-organized form of housing, that is currently re-emerging in European cities, is the housing cooperative, e.g. housing co-op. Members of a housing co-op jointly own the building and are together responsible for the design,...
master thesis 2022
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Roberts, Matthew (author)
The evolution of global maritime trade in the twentieth century dramatically reshaped the functional reality of port cities and pushed operational port areas away from historic urban centres. The docklands vacated by port operations have been identified as strategic zones for redevelopment, and their redevelopment has given rise to a global...
master thesis 2022
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NAMWANJE, PRISCILLA (author)
Uganda’s capital Kampala, is grappling with the effects of rapid urbanisation fueled by the population explosion that has transpired over the recent years. Due to the continued futility of urban planning efforts, the city’s growth has proceeded with minimal planning intervention, resulting in multiple urban development challenges.<br/>Kampala’s...
master thesis 2022
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van Beek, Hidde (author)
Arid regions throughout the world experience long periods of drought. Combined with a high temperature, this can lead to water shortage. Due to climate change, this is expected to worsen, as areas become drier and temperatures increase. One of the regions where this problem occurs is the region of North-East Africa. In this region, water stress...
master thesis 2022
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van den Berg, Anna (author), Chang, Nicole (author), Ramonas, Algirdas (author), Zhao, Mia (author)
The Province of South Holland, not unlike the other provinces in the Netherlands, has a big housing demand. To meet it more building materials are needed in a short time frame. The current building sector is not environmentally friendly. Hence, a transition to a more sustainable building sector is necessary. Bio-based building materials are the...
student report 2022
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Huang, Chloe (author), Koch, Matthijs (author), YU, Zhuo (author), van Hal, Sophie (author)
Different government bodies, from the European Union down to the Port of Rotterdam Authority have implemented the policy goal to become circular by 2050 to minimize demand and dependence on finite resources. However, a circular economy - an economic model in which materials circulate in closed loops and waste is viewed as a resource - is vastly...
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Bohun, Simon (author)
The urban periphery of Vienna is becoming increasingly dense and its population increasingly diverse. These rapid changes contribute to new conflicts and political polarization. Inclusive spaces can help democratic and diverse societies to deal with these challenge. However, no comprehensive model of centrality has emerged in the periphery until...
master thesis 2021
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DU, YIZHAO (author)
Secondary post-industrial cities in China are facing two problems. In order to promote the sustainable transformation of cities, the Chinese central government promoted “new industrialization” in 2002. This concept aims to eliminate heavy industry enterprises to create a better urban environment. Due to the imbalance in the industrial structure...
master thesis 2021
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Inglezaki, Katerina (author), Bakker, Boris (author), Petter, Lilly (author), Elango, oviya (author), Erami, Yoran (author)
The future poses a major problem of feeding 9 billion people by 2050, while the current system of agriculture in itself is unsustainable and demands resources which exceed the planetary boundaries. Further continuing this trend of exploitation and destruction of ecology will only worsen the planetary stresses the Anthropocene has established....
student report 2021
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van Ommen, Isabel (author), do Nascimento, Luiz (author), Roberts, Matthew (author), NAMWANJE, PRISCILLA (author), van Overveld, Robert (author)
Currently the Construction &amp; Demolition (C&amp;D) sector in South Holland produces 2.581.840 tons of waste every year, it is also responsible for 50% of raw material usage and 35% of CO2 emissions. This issue is aggravated when considering the 200.000 houses that still need to be built in the region in the upcoming decade, increasing the...
student report 2021
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de Jong, Jannine (author), Jansen op de Haar, Carmen (author), Shapiro, Ohad (author), Wang, Jiaqi (author), Corbeek, Max (author)
By 2050, South-Holland will transform into a transition based urbanity with value change at its core. Currently, consumers are disconnected from where their food is produced, leading to a high environmental impact, unhealthy choices and social injustice to the farmers’ work. The proposed strategy of change for the region would see South Holland...
student report 2021
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van den Berg, Anne (author), Gerlich, Donne (author), van Oevelen, Lotte (author), Pries, Eelkje (author), Yan, Kefei (author)
The province of South Holland has many important stakeholders and drivers that impact the economy of the whole of The Netherlands. This, together with the increasing global need for circularity, is why the province has an important task in the near future to take steps towards a circular economy. To address this task, this report has chosen to...
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Višić, Marina (author)
Since the fall of socialism, the production of space in Serbia has been uncoordinated and chaotic, without a clear national policy. Post-socialist countries went through the period of transitioning to free-market and democracy, and this process resulted in hybrid institutional, social, and urban forms. As the global pressures intensify,...
master thesis 2020
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