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- Cavallo, R. (author), de Waaijer, D.A. (author) book chapter 2016
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Heurkens, E.W.T.M. (author)Strategies and partnerships for delivering sustainable private sector-led urban development projects are yet to be effectuated. Despite the fact that actors in real estate development increasingly incorporate sustainability features into decision-making, it seems that developing sustainable urban areas – taking into account more complex social,...conference paper 2017
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Tummers-Mueller, L.C. (author)Following the UN world summits on Climate Change (Paris 2015) and Habitat (Quito 2016), most European cities assume an active role to implement internationally agreed goals related to climate change, translated in the so-called New Urban Agenda. At the same time, the urban housing market is increasingly inaccessible for low- and middle-income...doctoral thesis 2017
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Heurkens, E.W.T.M. (author)Consensus on effective strategies and partnerships for delivering sustainable urban redevelopment projects in the Netherlands has yet to be reached. Although there is growing expectance of developing real estate in compliance with BREEAM certifications, it seems that scaling up such projects to an urban area level, taking into account far more...book chapter 2018
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Prendeville, S.M. (author), Cherim, Emma (author), Bocken, N.M.P. (author)Urbanisation and climate change are urging cities to chart novel paths towards sustainable futures. Many cities are turning to the alluring 'circular economy' (CE) concept to guide this redirection. The CE concept re-imagines how flows of resources moving through economies might be 'closed'. Here, we explore this new 'circular city' agenda by...journal article 2018
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van den Dobbelsteen, A.A.J.F. (author), Martin, C.L. (author), Keeffe, Greg (author), Pulselli, Riccardo (author), Vandevyvere, Han (author)IIn the challenge for a sustainable society, carbon-neutrality is a critical objective for all cities in the coming decades. In the EU City-zen project, academic partners collaborate to develop an urban energy transition methodology, which supports cities in making the energy transition to sustainable lifestyles and carbon neutrality. As part of...journal article 2018
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Dai, T. (author), Zhuang, T. (author), Yan, J. (author), Zhang, Tong (author)The cultural attributes of architecture in touristic cities are vital to city image building, city branding, and rebranding, as well as generating more economic profits for sustainable urban development, and protecting cultural sustainability. However, many studies on this theme focus on the singularity of architecture referring to its...journal article 2018
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Amenta, L. (author), van Timmeren, A. (author)Wastescapes are the result of unsustainable linear growth processes and their spatial consequences within the context of urban metabolic flows and related infrastructure. They represent the operational infrastructure for waste management and include Drosscapes, generating complex relations with the servicing and surrounding territory. In...journal article 2018
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Clarke, Nicholas (author), Kuipers, M.C. (author), Roos, J. (author)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the conceptualisation of the Smart Sustainable City (SSC) with new concepts of resilience thinking in relation to urgent societal challenges facing the built environment. The paper aims to identify novel methodologies for smart reuse of heritage sites with a pluralist past as integral to...journal article 2019
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van Geenhuizen, M.S. (author)Urban living labs is a practical methodology in improving sustainability in cities by facilitating collaborative learning and innovation in a real-life environment, thereby mainly responding to the needs of users (citizens). The paper aims to filter a list of key learnings on urban living labs through the lens of Responsible Research and...journal article 2019
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Hofman-Caris, Roberta (author), Bertelkamp, C. (author), de Waal, Luuk (author), van den Brand, Tessa (author), Hofman, Jan (author), van der Aa, René (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author)An increasing number of people want to reduce their environmental footprint by using harvested rainwater as a source for drinking water. Moreover, implementing rainwater harvesting (RWH) enables protection against damage caused by increasing precipitation frequency and intensity, which is predicted for Western Europe. In this study,...journal article 2019
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Habitat became a hotly debated topic in architecture in the 1950s, when this ecological term was introduced in the avant-garde circles of CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne) and Team 10. Next to rethinking the housing question the notion of habitat brought a profoundly new way to conceive architecture and urban planning. No...book 2020
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Muller, Mark (author), Park, Seri (author), Lee, Ross (author), Fusco, Brett (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author)Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is an emerging concept that is being advanced as an effective approach to improve the sustainability of mobility, especially in densely populated urban areas. MaaS can be defined as the integration of various transport modes into a single service, accessible on demand, via a seamless digital planning and payment...journal article 2021
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Heurkens, E.W.T.M. (author), Dabrowski, M.M. (author)Circular economy (CE), the new ‘buzzword’ in urban and regional studies and policy debates, is about shifting from a linear production process towards a circular one in which the generation of waste is minimised, materials circulate in ‘closed loops’, and waste is not considered a burden but rather a resource that brings new economic...journal article 2021
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Pourmohammadzia, N. (author), van Koningsveld, M. (author)This paper tackles the growing challenges in urban logistics by presenting an optimal distribution network that integrates urban waterways and last-mile delivery, tailored for cities boasting extensive waterway networks. We examine Amsterdam's city center as a case study, prompted by the strain on quay walls, congestion, and emissions, urging...journal article 2024