The world is changing, and the impact of climate change is becoming increasingly apparent. in our daily lives. The need for people to change their unsustainable behaviours is clear, particularly in vulnerable neighbourhoods where the effects of climate change are most pronounced. Not only are environmental vulnerabilities being exposed within this context, but social vulnerabilities as well. That’s where this project comes in. The aim is to take an eco-social approach to urban design, creating purposeful and sustainable interactions within these neighbourhoods to help achieve a more inclusive and sustainable future. The influential role that the physical environment plays in shaping our behaviours needs to be recognised. It can either facilitate or dismiss specific actions, particularly in relation to sustainable behaviours. Encouraging sustainable behaviours in public spaces requires a comprehensive approach that encompasses community awareness, everyday decisions, and recovery and protection behaviours. To effectively promote environmental actions, it’s crucial to tailor interventions to the needs and capabilities of the local population, considering factors such as affordability, feelings of safety, and cultural backgrounds. With this in mind, the project proposes design interventions that gathered in a pattern language. By considering local capabilities and sustainability behaviours, design propositions are made for four places within Bloemhof and Tarwewijk - each representing a different approach in terms of scale and functionality. The final designs represent a future in which a strong community practices sharing and repairing within a balanced and natural streetscape. ... Read more

By 2050, South-Holland will transform into a transition based urbanity with value change at its core. Currently, consumers are disconnected from where their food is produced, leading to a high environmental impact, unhealthy choices and social injustice to the farmers’ work. The proposed strategy of change for the region would see South Holland shift away from being an export based business of livestock farming, lowering and limiting production to local needs, while changing the attitude of farming, and reshaping it as a spatial part of everyday life, freely accessible to the region’s citizens. In order to do that a strategy of transitions is chosen, recognizing three core spatial movements based on the three pillars of sustainability; diet transition, attitude transition and technical transition. Diet Transition - changes in food consumption would also affect the spatial landscape upon which food is produced. Attitude Transition - raising awareness toward how meat and dairy is produced would affect the cities where consumption takes place and how the different actors are treated. Technical Transition - would help change the Dutch industrial sites from an exporter of goods to an exporter of knowledge while supplying it with clean energy, creating a better South Holland while benefiting other countries. In the vision, it is recognized that these movements have spatial manifestations in the form of rings, with their points of overlap being ideal to the beginning of change, as they are where new sustainable relations would be most meaningful. These zones are where the transition of attitude, diet and technology will happen for the circular agriculture in South-Holland. A toolkit of 21 typologies is created with a focus on these transitions while keeping a pleasant environment. The new vision will lead to a circular economy in the livestock sector of South-Holland with sustainable relations between producers and consumers. ... Read more