This Plan of Approach outlines how Work Package 1 (WP1) of the Interreg NSR Cool Cities project will support eight partner cities in the governance and planning of urban heat adaptation. It is written for urban professionals, project partners, and urban planners involved in the co-creation of adaptation …

Presentatie bij de Boekman Conferentie 2025, samen met dr. Veerle Spronck (HKU).

WP1 focuses on the governance and planning side of urban heat adaptation. However, to create useful and realistic strategies, cities need to look at the full process, from governance and planning to design, implementation, monitoring, and improving over time. Each step builds on the previous one: •Governance …

Europe faces significant challenges in maintaining its aging infrastructure due to extreme weather events, fluctuating groundwater levels, and rising sustainability demands. Ensuring the safety and longevity of infrastructure is a critical priority, especially for public organizations responsible for …

Workshop Samen voor werkzekerheid

What does collaboration in Dutch inclusive theatres look like, and what key themes can be identified? Data were collected through interviews and co-creative sessions with seven independent theatre makers and members of three participating theatre groups (n=48). Thematic analysis resulted in the proposal …

How can (new) forms of communication help us to emphasise the urgency and opportunities of climate adaptation regionally and (inter)nationally?👉 We are organizing parallel sessions on different communication tools that can impact climate adaptation: 1. VR: Marije Tempel showing us learned lessons in …

The construction and demolition is a resource intensive sector, with Construction and Demolition Wastes (CDWs) considered as the largest waste streams accounting for 374 million tonnes in Europe. Although the 70% target for material recovery of CDWs set in the European Union Waste Directive Framework …

Since the early 2000s, global population ageing has significantly reshaped how urban design and planning address the human experience of city life. In this evolving context, age-friendly urban design has emerged as a transdisciplinary field aimed at configuring spatial systems that sustain autonomy, …

In the past decade, the Netherlands has witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of homeless individuals, with figures doubling according to recent statistics (CBS, 2021). This alarming trend underscores the growing urgency to support this vulnerable population. While the main approach to homelessness …