Efficiency of city logistics activities suffers due to conflicting personal preferences and distributed decision making by multiple city logistics stakeholders. This is exacerbated by interdependency of city logistics activities, decision making with limited information and stakeholders’ preference for …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) can play an important role in achieving renewable goals set within the Netherlands which strives for 40 PJ bio-energy in the year 2020. This research focusses on reaching this goal with locally available biomass waste flows (e.g. manures, grasses, harvest remains, municipal organic …

This study investigates the social relations within the traditional African family compound, its relation to life in public space/the public domain and compares the impact on these relationships as a result of changes in current developments. First, a detailed description is given of the main location, …

Exponential population growth has forced many rural inhabitants in the developing countries to move to the cities. According to UN Habitat, in most cases the search for better opportunities is the main motivation to urbanize (2012, p.35). Thousands of new “informal” houses are built every day around …

The energy efficiency and sustainability of an anaerobic green gas production pathway was evaluated, taking into account five biomass feedstocks, optimization of the green gas production pathway, replacement of current waste management pathways by mitigation, and transport of the feedstocks. Sustainability …

Because local weather conditions in moderate climates are changing constantly, heat transfer specifications of substrate and vegetation in vegetated green roofs also change accordingly. Nevertheless, it is assumed that vegetated green roofs can have a positive effect on the thermal performance of construction …

Stadshubs, elektrische voertuigen, milieuzones: de afgelopen jaren zijn tal van oplossingen ontwikkeld om stadsdistributie duurzamer te maken. Maar hoe zorgen we dat organisaties deze mogelijkheden benutten? Hiervoor is kennis van veranderingsprocessen nodig.

De kabinetsreactie op het WRR-advies naar een voedselbeleid heeft een jaar op zich laten wachten. Opvallend aan de reactie van de rijksoverheid is dat deze een soortgelijk karakter heeft als het WRR-advies: het gaat om een mooie uiteenzetting van actuele issues in het voedseldomein die op zichzelf weinig …

Procuring green construction innovations: PhD project in New Zealand.Presentation USE Conference 2015. How SMEs organize competitive advantage.How innovative New Zealand firms procure environmental technical innovations for the construction industry, a literature review.

During the opening of the Hanze Energy Transition Centre or EnTranCe posters were on display for the King and for the public. These posters where accompanied by the researchers to explain their research in more detail if questions did arise.