Envisioning and practicing sustainability transitions: A cross-case comparison of five Dutch ecovillages

The Master's programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology. - With their holistic approach to creating a sustainable society, ecovillages can demonstrate the multidimensional challenges that mainstream society will face when aspiring to accomplish similar decrease in environmental...

The Circular Economy and redevelopment of utility buildings: uncovering the functional diversity in a circular building process

The Master's programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology.

Circular Buildings the Urban Living Lab Way: A Practical Facilitation Tool as Guidance for a Circular Building Process as Collaborative Ecosystem

The Master’s programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology. The coming decades, the building sector is facing challenges to reduce its impact as one of the major contributors on global problems, like resource depletion, pollution and climate change. The concept of Circular Economy,...

Applying a life cycle perspective to research on metal recovery from electronic waste using bioleaching

The Master’s programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology. Waste electronics and electrical equipment (WEEE) constitute a growing waste stream which is becoming more problematic in its management. Unsafe disposal contributes to environmental pollution and threatens human health as well...

Designing a Sustainability Support System for Product Designers: An explorative study to identify Design Criteria

The Master’s programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology. In this research design criteria were formulated that can be used to develop support systems for product designers in the field of sustainable design. An extra focus lay on the product designer as a human being, which soft...