The Social Impacts of Urban Densification in Times of Climate Action: Creating a knowledge base on the social impacts of urban interventions pursuing simultaneous densification, the energy transition and climate change adaptation and comparing the extracted main points with the perceptions of urban policymakers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Densification, the increase of built environment elements in urban areas, has been identified as a tool to mitigate social and environmental consequences of urban sprawl, i.e. the continuous extension of urban boundaries and dispersed construction of built-up areas. <br/>At the same time, unique environmental and social challenges are requiring...

The Spine: Researching spatial interventions to strengthen the vitality of Zoetermeer as a residential city on the long term

This thesis introduces a strategy which enhances the vitality of Zoetermeer as a residential city on the long term. Special focus is on attracting highly educated starters by making the city center more appreciated by them to live. In this way, it is hoped the city will become more appreciated by all its residents on the long term.

Back to the Zaan, regeneration of industrial area of kogerveld

Urban densification assignement within the direct context of the railway station Zaandam Kogerveld