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Spatial Planning

Future land use mapped to assess upcoming water challenges

Future land use mapped to assess upcoming water challenges

Water and spatial policy need to be better coordinated to prepare for upcoming climatic and societal changes. We are proud to have provided the land-use scenarios for this important policy advice presented by Deltares to the Minister of Infrastructure and

Eric Koomen 24th April 202415th May 2024 Land Use Scanner, Land-Use Modelling, Spatial Planning, Uncategorised 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

Europe’s population density patterns mapped in Nature Communications

Europe’s population density patterns mapped in Nature Communications

Filipe Batista e Silva is a PhD candidate at SPINlab working for the European Union’s Joint Research Centre. Over the past years he worked on uncovering temporal changes in Europe’s population density patterns using a data fusion approach. He combines

Eric Koomen 20th September 202017th July 2024 Crisis Management, Research, Spatial analysis, Spatial Planning Read more

Theory and Application of Dynamic Spatial Time Series Models

Today Bo Andrée defended his PhD dissertation in an online session that had a live stream on YouTube. The somewhat impersonal, digital setting did not inhibit a lively discussion. Bo’s thesis sets out to develop theory and methods to analyze

Eric Koomen 26th May 202029th May 2020 News, PhD research Bo, Spatial analysis Read more

Space for Employment

SPINlab started a new research project on focussed on the transformation and expansion of formal business estates (bedrijventerreinen) with several societal partners. The new ‘ruimte voor werken’ (space for employment) project has been granted by NWO as part of the

Eric Koomen 8th November 201926th June 2023 Research, Spatial Planning Read more

SPINlab participates in large VU-project for Agribusiness Development Project in Kenya

Kenya project CIS-VU

The Centre for International Cooperation of VU Amsterdam (CIS-VU) has been awarded a grant worth €1.8 mln. to implement a project on Spatial Planning for Agribusiness and Public Policy Development in Kenya. The grant is part of the Netherlands Initiative

Maurice de Kleijn 12th October 201612th October 2016 Education, Geodesign, News, Research, Spatial Planning 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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