Veel gemeenten en waterschappen willen weten of hun klimaatadaptieve maatregelen op lange termijn nog voldoende regenwater bergen en infiltreren. Onderzoek in Tilburg leert dat de infiltratiecapaciteiten van groenblauwe maatregelen sterk verschillen in ruimte en tijd, maar voldoende zijn om het water …

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, …

Large floating projects have the potential to overcome the challenge of land scarcity in urban areas and offer opportunities for energy and food production, or even for creating sustainable living environments. However, they influence the physical, chemical, biological and ecological characteristics …

In the Netherlands municipalities are searching for guidelines for a heat resilient design of the urban space. One of the guidelines which has recently been picked up is that each house should be within a 300 meter of an attractive cool spot outside. The reason is that houses might get too hot during …

This is a report of the research done during the Summer School 2022 at the Digital Methods Initiative (UvA). The work and the report were developed in collaboration with the participants in the datasprint: Gabrielle Aguilar // Federica Bardelli // Laura Bruschi // Miranda García // Giulia Giorgi // Matthew …

The purpose of this paper is to propose a research by design strategy, focusing on the generation of innovative climate adaptation solutions by utilizing the Design Thinking Process. The proposed strategy has been developed and tested in a research and design studio, which took place in 2020 at a Master …

Groenblauwe oplossingen...we zien ze meer en meer verschijnen. Gelukkig maar, want ze zijn hard nodig met het veranderende klimaat in het achterhoofd. Binnen het project "Groenblauwe oplossingen, kansen en risico's" kijken we naar het hydraulisch en milieutechnisch functioneren van deze oplossingen op …

Many delta cities worldwide are dealing with the same kind of problems: rising of the sea level, land subsidence, scarcity of land and illegal housing. Multiple land use is one of these solutions that will help to reduce flooding and scarcity of land. An example of multiple land use is a floating community. …