De klimaatverandering was de afgelopen zomer met zijn heftige hittegolven wederom voelbaar. Warmterecords werden verbroken en stedelingen zochten massaal verkoeling buiten de stad. Volgens het Koninklijke Nederlandse Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) zullen hittegolven komende jaren vaker voorkomen en …

The Netherlands is considered one of the frontrunners in the field of electric mobility, both in number of plug-in electric vehicles sold as in the number of publicly available charging stations. This chapter analyses the policy measures that led to the growth in the number of plug-in hybrid electric …

In order to apply smart charging it is key to be able to forecast the connection and charging time of charging sessions at the start of the connection. For, if you know how long a session will last, one can assign an appropriate smart charging strategy for that session. For instance by postponing the …

Large cities in the West respond to an ever-increasing shortage of affordable housing by accelerating the process of urban densification. Amsterdam, for instance, aims to increase its housing stock by 10 percent in the next 15 years as its population is expected to grow by 20 percent. As in other cities, …

The design of a spatial distribution structure is of strategic importance for companies, to meet required customer service levels and to keep logistics costs as low as possible. Spatial distribution structure decisions concern distribution channel layout – i.e. the spatial layout of the transport and …

We meten de gevoelstemperatuur in winkelcentrum Nieuw-West in Amsterdam. De winkels zijn open maar de terrassen leeg en het Osdorpplein ligt er verlaten bij. Het was 24 juli 2019 en we hadden te maken met een hittegolf zonder grenzen. Met een luchttemperatuur van ruim 35 graden op het zonovergoten plein, …

Hoe schept de fysieke ruimte de juiste condities voor haar gebruikers? Dit is een terugkerende uitdaging bij iedere gebiedsontwikkeling en herontwikkeling. In de huidige tijd is het temeer urgent vanwege de vergaande verdichting van onze steden, de stedelijke vernieuwing en de introductie van nieuwe …

As a consequence of climate change and urbanization, many cities will have to deal with more flooding and extreme heat stress. This paper presents a framework to maximize the effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk reduction and thermal comfort enhancement. The framework involves …

The city of Amsterdam set the ambitious target of having local zero emission transport in 2025. To achieve this challenging goal, the network of public charging stations needs to be developed. This expansion will increase the load on the local electrical network. To avoid overload and instability in …