Urban areas are increasingly facing climate-related risks that outpace the implementation of adaptation measures, often attributed to a persistent policy-to-implementation gap. Bridging this gap requires a deeper understanding of the underlying governance dynamics. This paper adopts a governance arrangement …

Placemaking Week Europe is an annual festival that brings together 700+ placemakers, urbanists, city officials, and community leaders from across Europe and beyond. Placemaking Week Europe is created in the spirit of collaboration and inspiration and it has proven to be a vital platform to share best …

Background This research study applied the 'Integrated Energy Landscape Approach and the Ecosystem Services Framework' to formulate a pre-proposal for a Positive Energy District in the Hoogkerk Zuid neighborhood in Groningen, the Netherlands. Results The proposed energy saving and energy generation interventions …

This thesis explores how column placement in a semi-sunken parking garage can be optimised to enhance traffic flow, maximise parking capacity, and reliably transfer structural loads from four residential floors above. The project is based on the Sea & City development in Vlissingen, the Netherlands—a …

Aan het Eemskanaal komt de nieuwe wijk Stadshavens. De ontwerpen voor de eerste woongebouwen worden nu gemaakt. De eerste nieuwe bewoners worden verwacht in 2027. De betrokken partijen willen graag dat Stadshavens een fijne gemengde gemeenschap wordt die ook verbinding legt met omliggende buurten als …

The current multiple crisis require architects, designers, citymakers and stakeholders to re-think their approach to the city and territory, under the urge for a sustainable and inclusive future. While uncertainty and technocracy dominate, they also enable a open investigation and understanding of different …

In the Netherlands, almost everyone has an image of 1930s neighborhoods, post-war neighborhoods, and Vinex locations. That is very different for the neighborhoods with social housing apartments from the 1970s and 1980s. They are forgotten, hardly known, even professionally. And that is a problem because …

Limited data is available on the size of urban goods movement and its impact on numerous aspects with respect to livability such as emissions and spatial impact. The latter becomes more important in densifying cities. This makes it challenging to implement effective measures that aim to reduce the negative …

Abstract Driven by the European Green Deal, the road-freight sector is hybridizing its fleet. However, at present, trailing units do not possess any form of powertrain, a missed opportunity. By introducing electrically driven axles, these units may reduce fuel consumption and emissions substantially. …

Abstract The upcoming EURO 7 regulation requires significant CO2 reductions in road freight, targeting towing vehicles and semitrailers. Semitrailers face a 10% reduction goal, with limited gains from aerodynamic tweaks and low rolling resistance tires, making electrification the most promising solution. …