Retention of Rhine water in the Rijnstrangen to mitigate drought

Over the last years the Netherlands has often had to deal with droughts and water shortages during summer. This problem is caused by long periods without rain but with high evaporation rates and is enhanced by groundwater extraction for drinking water. Due to climate change, these droughts are expected to occur more often and become more severe....

Bridging the gap between different perspectives on climate change adaptation: Exploring the effects of a stakeholder dialogue on the acceptance between public and private stakeholders to take measures that reduce waterlogging in The Hague

Climate change is affecting the urban environment in the Netherlands, which increases the risks of droughts, floods, waterlogging, and heatwaves. Consequently, the cities we build many years ago are not resilient to climate change in the long run. In response the national government created the Delta Plan on Spatial Adaptation (DPRA) to adapt to...

Climability 2100: Towards a livable urban microclimate

With a growing world population and changing climate conditions, cities have many problems to face in the future. The changing climate can affect the way we appropriate urban outdoor spaces which will affect the social sustainability in the city, so adaptation strategies in cities are necessary. Urban designers should create conditions to...

Adaptive Resilience: The added value to a changing world: Flood risk adaptation strategy for overcoming socio-spatial vulnerabilities in Bandung region

Presently, the urban and natural systems in the world are trying to balance between coping with the extreme climate conditions and the expanding development. The urgency of accommodating these changes calls for flexible and adaptive response, which can sustain the risks and enhance the performance of the systems. This graduation thesis studies...

Return, Keep and Interweave: An adaptive landscape infrastructure system for the low-lying flooding zone in Miami-Dade County

Facing a lot of challenges brought by climate change, this thesis aims to explore long-term landscape-based solutions for the vulnerable low-lying area in Miami-Dade County to increase the adaptation towards Climate Change through the integration of flood impact mitigation and environment enhancement on spatial-social-ecological aspects. Public...

Climate adaptive solutions for the neighbourhood

A toolbox of small-scale interventions to facilitate adaptation to impact of climate change in the existing urban tissue.