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Vernay, A.B.H. (author)Today, most cities function linearly. One way to improve their environmental performance is to make a transition from linear to Circular Urban Systems (CUS) so that part of the waste streams becomes valorised locally. This does not only require technical but also organisational and institutional changes. Moreover it implies that links have to be...doctoral thesis 2013
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Vernay, A.L. (author), Pandis, S. (author), Saldeco Rahola, T.B. (author), Mulder, K. (author), Brandt, N. (author)Today, many new urban areas, such as cities, towns, villages, or districts, are being built worldwide and their completion requires the development of a number of infrastructures. Traditionally, these infrastructures are planned in parallel. However, increased environmental awareness is pushing cities to improve their environmental performance....conference paper 2011
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Vernay, A. (author), Pandis, S. (author), Mulder, K.F. (author), Brandt, N. (author)Today, many new urban areas, such as cities, towns, villages, or districts, are being built worldwide and their completion requires the development of a number of infrastructures. Traditionally, these infrastructures are planned in parallel. However, increased environmental awareness is pushing cities to improve their environmental performance....conference paper 2011
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Vernay, A.L. (author), Pandis, S. (author), Salcedo Rahola, T.B. (author), Ravesteijn, W. (author)More than half of the world population lives in urban areas concentrating and increasing the magnitude of social and environmental impacts. The potential role of cities in a transition to a sustainable society started to be widely recognized after the 1992 Rio conference where the Agenda 21 program was signed. Since then, a number of urban...conference paper 2010
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Vernay, A.L. (author), Salcedo Rahola, T.B. (author), Ravesteijn, W. (author)Sustainable urban development projects are initiated almost every day. They are the results of very dynamic processes during which a number of decisions have to be taken according to the local conditions. Eventually each project follows its own path. The aim of this paper is to gain insight in the mechanics of sustainable urban development in...conference paper 2010
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Vernay, A.L. (author), Salcedo Rahola, T.B. (author), Ravesteijn, W. (author)Sustainable urban development projects are initiated almost every day. They are the results of very dynamic processes during which a number of decisions have to be taken according to the local conditions. Eventually each project follows its own path. The aim of this paper is to gain insight in the mechanics of sustainable urban development in...conference paper 2010