‘Ontwerpen met biobased plastics’ is de eindpublicatie van het project “Design Challenges with Biobased Plastics”. In dit onderzoeksproject deed de HvA, samen met diverse mkb-bedrijven onderzoek naar de kennis een tools die ontwerpers nodig hebben om biobased plastics, kunststoffen van hernieuwbare materialen, …

Treintjes van vier vrachtwagens hebben de toekomst in de transportwereld. Amsterdam moet daar snel op inspelen, schrijven Dick van Damme en Walther Ploos van Amstel.

Distribution structures and distribution centre (DC) locations are essential for logistics companies to optimise logistics costs and service levels. This paper reviews Supply Chain Management (SCM), Geography and Economic Geographic literature on distribution structure and DC locations decision-making. …

Deze publicatie bevat een onderzoeksopzet voor promotieonderzoek naar de locatie van distributiecentra (DC’s).

Analysis of charging behavior of different type of users within the Amsterdam area. A definition of different type of users is deemed neccesary to forecast charging behaviour. --- Analyse van laadgedrag van verschillende type gebruikers van de laadinfrastructuur in Amsterdam. Definitie van type gebruikers …

Dealing with the issue of urban storm water flooding is becoming increasingly urgent. In the Netherlands there are no clear guidelines on the level of acceptance of urban flooding. Based on an accurate DEM, a detailed quick scan tool has been used to assess an extreme storm event in Amsterdam. The resulting …

Urban farming projects often involve the (temporarily) redevelopment of urban space by local co-productions of citizens and/or entrepreneurs. To realize their ambitions these coalitions often need support of public (government) resources such as time, money, space and regulation (Green Deal Stadslandbouw, …

Combining electric cars with utility services seems to be a natural fit and holds the promise to tackle various mobility as well as electricity challenges at the same time. So far no viable business model for vehicle-to-grid technology has emerged, raising the question which characteristics a vehicle-to-grid …