This article discusses the question: where to with sustainable urbanism? It includes a historic review of the concept of sustainable urbanism and reviews of recent literature in the field of eco-cities. Through these reviews, it deliberately interrogates new pathways for sustainable urbanism. The result …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Lower birth weight is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease. These associations may, at least in part, be explained by alterations in dietary intake in later life. The aim of this study is to examine whether lower birth weight is associated with …

This article addresses European energy policy through conventional and transformative sustainability approaches. The reader is guided towards an understanding of different renewable energy options that are available on the policy making table and how the policy choices have been shaped. In arguing that …

The customers of Inspectorate ship gasoline to Asia. Due to the limitations of the ships and costs of the journey it is preferred to concentrate the gasoline. The concentrated gasoline can be blended with other “cheaper” forms of gasoline to make the required gasoline. Because of the concentrated form …

Gepresenteerd op conferentie R&D Management 2016 door Inge Oskam

Bij eco-efficiency wordt ernaar gestreefd het zorgproces milieuvriendelijker te maken. Uit onderzoek blijkt namelijk dat organisaties jaarlijks tussen de 12% en 25% kunnen besparen op de energierekening, Drie onderzoekers leggen uit waarom dat zo lucratief is.

This article describes a method for promoting sustainable business practices in the hospitality sector and focusses on energy usage in hotels. It raises questions about the actual impact of eco-labels on actual environmental performance.

Implementing the Cradle to Cradle principles in the design of an industrial park is a challenging and complex task and requires a great amount of dedication of all parties involved. Due to the fact that Cradle to Cradle is a relatively new concept, only few experiences have been made with the design …

Deze publicatie beschrijft ervaringen met innnovatie in trajecten in de zorg en de bouw. Daarbij wordt gebruik gemaakt van de theorie van Peter Senge die complexe veranderingen in systeemdenken beschrijft. Deze Duurzame SysteemInnovatie/aanpak (DSI-aanpak) wordt beschreven met theoretische aanknopingspunten: …

Biogas plays an important role in many future renewable energy scenarios as a source of storable and easily extracted form of renewable energy. However, there remains uncertainty as to which sources of biomass can provide a net energy gain while being harvested in a sustainable, ecologically friendly …