The setting is the intensive course Art and Sustainability Education that I teach annually as Professor in Art Education at the Estonian Academy of Arts. This time, in the autumn of 2018, I am with ten students and we have gathered for four days in Arbavere, a resort on the periphery of Lahemaa National …

Stormwater runoff can contain high amounts of Potential Toxic Elements (PTE) as heavy metals. PTE can have negative and direct impact on the quality of surface waters and groundwater. The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) demands enhanced protection of the aquatic environment. As a consequence, …

Some of the most striking accounts of the inventive power of imagination come from former prisoners who have spent time in solitary confinement. In these testimonies, they relate how their imaginative capacity enabled them to keep their sanity, even in the most arduous circumstances. Somehow they managed …

Background and aim ʹ Many countries signed the Paris Agreement to mitigate global average temperature rise. In this context, Dutch government decided to realize a reduction of 50% using resources and raw materials in 2030. This paper explores how practice-based research into facility operations can …

Voor u ligt de eindrapportage van het project Transforming Regions dat binnen het zogenaamde ESTRAC-project is uitgevoerd. ESTRAC staat voor Energy Transition Centre, een langlopend (2017-2021) publiek-private samenwerking tussen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, TNO, New Energy …

Global climate agreements call for action and an integrated perspective on mobility, energy and overall consumption. Municipalities in dense, urban areas are challenged with facilitating this transition with limited space and energy resources, and with future uncertainties. One important aspect of the …

At the invitation of the Estonian Academy of Arts, I taught this three day intensive course in Lahemaa National Park in Estonia.

Presentation of Research program of the research group Art & Sustainability to IRAP master students of Minerva

Flooding has become more common in many developing nations as a result of increasing urbanization and climate change. As a result, community people are constantly confronted with the harmful impacts of floods. Flooding is a recurring issue in Nigeria, causing huge economic losses as a result of damage …

Presentatie van openings-keynote op deze vijfde ClimateExistence conferentie in Zweden