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Sustainable Urban Development

Vulnerable areas prone to urban development

Vulnerable areas prone to urban development

Around 40% of future urban development in the Netherlands is likely to take place within vulnerable areas. The development of new houses, industrial estates and holiday homes until 2050 may affect large areas with natural, landscape or cultural values. The

Eric Koomen 1st July 20241st August 2024 Land-Use Modelling, News, PhD research Jip, Research, Spatial Planning, Sustainable Urban Development Read more

Understanding the barriers for 15-minute cities

Understanding the barriers for 15-minute cities

The new ENHANCE project aims to improve urban travel sustainability and equity by understanding current barriers for the application of 15-minute city (15mC) principles in outer metropolitan areas and small cities. Based on this understanding the project will propose strategies

Eric Koomen 18th October 202318th October 2023 Accessibility, Land-Use Modelling, Spatial analysis and modelling, Sustainable Urban Development, Uncategorised Read more

Twinning for climate-resilient urban solutions

Twinning for climate-resilient urban solutions

University of Twente and Vrije Universiteit cooperated in a project to explore the potential of digital twins for developing sustainable, climate-resilient urban development strategies. Digital twins offer a realistic representation of the built environment based on a variety of spatial

Eric Koomen 12th June 202318th October 2023 Climate change, Education, Geodesign, Sustainable Urban Development Read more

Voor een appartement wordt meer betaald

Dat kopte de NRC op 27 april over een onderzoek dat mede is uitgevoerd door SPINlab onderzoekers Jip Claassens en Bart Rijken. In dit onderzoek werd een vergelijking gemaakt tussen de bereidheid om te betalen voor binnenstedelijke appartementen en suburbane

Eric Koomen 27th April 20206th May 2020 Research, Spatial Planning, Sustainable Urban Development Read more

Eric Koomen lecturing about Sustainable Urban Planning in Sweden for the AESUS-project

For the NWO-funded project on Sustainable Urban Development (AESUS), SPINlab-researcher Eric Koomen visited Sweden to participate in a research seminar and the transfer knowledge in the form of a guest lecture and computer practical on urban planning. See his project

Maurice de Kleijn 27th March 20148th November 2018 Research, Spatial Planning, Sustainable Urban Development No Comments Read more

Latest updates

  • Vulnerable areas prone to urban development 1st July 2024
  • Future land use mapped to assess upcoming water challenges 24th April 2024
  • Understanding the barriers for 15-minute cities 18th October 2023
  • Twinning for climate-resilient urban solutions 12th June 2023
  • Where to build our houses? 18th April 2023
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