The Ideal Crossing: Urban microclimate impacts of a renovated traffic intersection: The Case of Hugo de Vrieslaan in Amsterdam-Oost

Urban environments must be prepared to address the impacts of climate change and mitigate its repercussions. The rapidly surging rate of urbanization is expected to instigate significant land use and land cover changes, through expansion and densification of the built environment, on top of urban population growth. The Netherlands, a highly...

Measuring the circularity of modular units in modular construction projects

With the acceleration of global urbanization, most of us will live in cities in the future. As the urban population grows, the shortage of residential buildings has become a more and more severe problem. In response to the rising demand for housing, more and more builders in Europe, East Asia, Australia and other places have begun to adopt a...

City-regions for cultural nomads: Leveraging transitory rural-urban networks in Nairobi's peripheries through regional agroecological systems; A guide to city-region planning in Kenya

Projected rapid urbanization in African cities is posed to put immense pressure on existing neoliberal urban planning strategies as practised in primary cities and metropolitan regions across Sub-Saharan Africa. This is despite the visible shortcomings of these neoliberal urban development models in delivering the required human development...

Insights in the market of recycled plastic, with practical value chain research

The European Union (EU) landfilled and incinerated 600 million tons of waste in 2013, which could have been recycled and returned as raw material to the economy. Resource efficiency can regain this value and bring economic, environmental and social benefits. The EU has therefore adapted the Circular Economy Package with targets to stimulate the...

Circular Demolition and Component Reuse in Construction: The Current Building Stock as a Source of Components for New Buildings

Circular building has been increasing in popularity over several years. The idea being that we should not use resources only once and then discard them, but continue using them in new products. The construction industry has responded to this by designing 'circular' buildings that can be disassembled at the end of their functional life. This...