The neighborhood of Houtlaan in Assen, the Netherlands, has ambitious targets for reducing the neighborhood’s carbon emissions and increasing their production of their own, sustainable energy. Specifically, they wish to increase the percentage of houses with a heat pump, electric vehicle (EV) and solar …

Guest talk for the Art & Sustainability month at the RUG

Scholars in sustainable consumption increasingly highlight the limitations of “weak sustainable consumption” approaches to overcome the challenges of the current environmental crisis. While efforts to enable cleaner production and circular flows of materials are necessary and important, progress in environmental …

After its invention in 1907, the production of plastic quickly surpassed all other manmade materials till a point where a society without plastic is now unthinkable. Now, over 100 years later, problems with plastic have been growing progressively. This thesis identified sustainable packaging solutions …

Lezing en workshop over wildpainting bij kunstcentrum MK24 in Amsterdam: Met wildpainting laat je het landschap ontstaan door wat je weet even aan de kant te zetten. Ons brein vertelt ons vaak hoe de natuur hoort te zijn, bijvoorbeeld dat de bladeren van een boom groen zijn en de stam bruin. Maar er …

Deelname Meet & Greet LST

Lake Kivu is experiencing unprecedented decline in production of Tanganyika Sardine (Limnothrissa miodon). This study sought to characterise the value chain of this fish species so as to chart its sustainable utilisation. The study performed in 2015 found two chains; an informal chain that takes 30% …