By 2050, the world population will have increased to 9 billion (Bongaarts, 2009). This increase will lead to significant growth in waste. Construction is one of the largest raw material users (Bribian et al., 2011), and this sector consumes about 40% of the energy-related CO2 emissions (Dean et al., …

De afgelopen jaren heeft het aardbevingsgebied te maken gehad met veel ontwikkelingen. Momenteel staat deze regio voor grote opgaven rondom zowel het versterken en verduurzamen van woningen. Er liggen mogelijkheden om beide opgaven tegelijk aan te pakken, ook wel ‘koppelkansen’ genoemd. Dit onderzoek …

Strengthening sustainability in global supply chains requires producers, buyers, and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in transformative cross-sector partnerships (CSPs). However, the role played by nature in such partnerships has been left largely unattended in literature on CSPs. This article …

This study aimed to investigate to what extent are international primary teachers qualified to teach about sustainability among students. Based on a review of the literature data has been gathered from primary and secondary sources that included interviews, an online survey, and a document analysis. …

Escalating climate crisis activism highlights the potential of self-organised approaches in sustainability to address the disconnect between corporate sustainability activities and globally declining ecological systems. This paper argues that corporate sustainability is a co-evolutionary process of emergence …

How to encourage students to choose for a future in agrifood? Not like we always did. The labor market shows an increasing shortage. The agrifood sector plays a significant role in achieving global food security and environmental sustainability. Scholars hardly realize what they can contribute to these …

This open access book states that the endemic societal faultlines of our times are deeply intertwined and that they confront us with challenges affecting the security and sustainability of our societies. It states that new ways of inhabiting and cultivating our planet are needed to keep it healthy for …

De afgelopen jaren heeft het aardbevingsgebied te maken gehad met veel ontwikkelingen. Momenteel staat het gebied voor grote opgaven rondom zowel het versterken en verduurzamen van woningen. Daar liggen mogelijkheden om beide opgaven tegelijk aan te pakken. Dit worden ‘koppelkansen’ genoemd. Dit onderzoek …

More and more people worldwide live in urban areas, and these areas face many problems, of which a sustainable food provision is one. In this paper we aim to show that a transition towards more sustainable, regionally organized food systems strongly contributes to green, livable cities. The article describes …