Sustainable Mobility in Post-Industrial Development

A research to sustainable mobility in post-industrial development applied to Merwe-Vierhavens, Rotterdam

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

S. Vermeulen Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

C. Forgaci Urban Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
R.M. Rooij Spatial Planning and Strategy - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
J.A. Mejia Hernandez Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2021 Stefan Vermeulen
Public transport Sustainable mobility Densification Urban fabric Industrial redevelopment Slow mobility
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Published Date

12-06-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The two urban challenges of the mobility shift and industrial redevelopment come together at the site of the Merwe-Vierhavens (M4H) in Rotterdam. The mobility shift consists of the transition from polluting vehicles towards sustainable alternatives, like electric vehicles, and the use of public transport and slow mobility. The industrial shift consists of sites where the industrial function is moving out, resulting in urban redevelopment. This research dives into the following research question: ‘How can sustainable mobility guide the redevelopment of post-industrial sites towards a sustainable environment’. In the research, the component of sustainable mobility is connected to development and environment. Strategies like TOD and S2N are used to find synergies in research and design. To answer the main question, research is applied to the M4H, resulting in a strategic spatial framework. In this framework, mobility is elaborated in detailed design interventions. The challenge of sustainable mobility is further elaborated and explained in infographics, and the shift to design principles is made in a development pattern box. So sustainable mobility can guide the development by defining the mobility transition, by a translation into development principles, and the implementation of sustainable mobility in the redevelopment process.