Regenerative Ruins: Reevaluating and implementing decentralized freshwater harvesting techniques as a tool to transform decaying monuments in the urban context of Willemstad, Curaçao

As freshwater scarcity has become one of the most important environmental and social issues of the 21st century, the way the built environment interacts with water must be reconsidered. Today’s urban water cycle in Curaçao is characterized by linear, centralized, polluting, costly, time and energy consuming and does not contribute to cultural...

Places For Us: Exploring urban design principles for the locals of Willemstad

This project takes a critical look at the relationship between Willemstad’s quality<br/>of place and the socio-economic, socio-cultural and environmental well-being of its<br/>local population. As a reaction, a set of Urban Design Principles for US (the locals)<br/>are proposed.

Compound flood hazard assessment of atoll islands based on representative scenarios for typhoons and non-typhoon conditions: A Majuro case study

Small Island Developing States, including many low-lying atoll islands, are among the most vulnerable countries to natural hazards and climate change disproportionately amplifies this vulnerability. Hence, there is a strong need for disaster risk reduction and risk management. Further development and implementation of methodologies for flood...

Investigating Uncertainty in Coastal Flood Risk Assessment in Small Island Developing States: A Case Study in São Tomé and Príncipe

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are increasingly under threat of coastal flooding, which challenges the safety of their societies and vulnerable economies. The emergency of this issue, exacerbated by climate change, has alarmed international organisations and national governments that have been demanding for robust risk assessments to...

Transition to Renewable Energy in the Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean.

Society faces the compelling need to change the current ways of producing energy due to the environmental burden of fossil-based energy technologies along with the scarcity of fossil resources. Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) appear as an option for sustainable energy generation. Small Island Developing States, SIDS, are a particular group...

Wind integration in island isolation: A mixed method research approach on facilitating the integration of additional wind energy on the Aruban electricity system through demand-side management

The exploitation of the abundant renewable energy potential in most Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be crucial in the near future for safeguarding their access to affordable energy, and the preservation of their eco-system. Some SIDS have already introduced renewable energy technology (RET) for exploiting primarily the available wind...