Volkskrant – national newspaper interview Sven Stremke

Volkskrant – national newspaper interview Sven Stremke

On the 12th of February 2020, the national newspaper Volkskrant published an interview with Sven Stremke on high-density energy landscapes and energy transition in Amsterdam. Access the full interview (in Dutch) here.   Figure: Urban energy landscape with multiple functions (Van Heeswijk and Stremke,...

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Peer-reviewed paper published: Urban metabolism and green infrastructure

Peer-reviewed paper published: Urban metabolism and green infrastructure

In early September, a new peer-reviewed paper of the NRGlab has been published (online first). The paper by Daniela Perrotti and Sven Stremke is entitled Can urban metabolism models advance green infrastructure planning? Insights from ecosystem services research. The paper, published by the journal of Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, is an output of Daniela’s stay at Wageningen University that was supported by...

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Book publication: National Perspective Energy & Space

Book publication: National Perspective Energy & Space

The results of the ‘National Perspective Energy and Space’ project have been published. The book entitled Energie & Ruimte – een nationaal perspectief can be downloaded for free in high- and low-resolution (in Dutch only). Vereniging Deltametropool. ISBN:978-90-76630-21-2 About the project: Four design companies, Deltametropool and the NRGlab/Wageningen University collaborated in a project that aims to inform the Dutch...

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New peer-reviewed paper published: Analysis tool for resource-conscious design

New peer-reviewed paper published: Analysis tool for resource-conscious design

Recently, a second article with results from the Urban Pulse project has been published Open Access in the Journal of Resources Conservation and Recycling: Space-time Information Analysis for Resource-Conscious Urban Planning and Design: A stakeholder based identification of urban metabolism data gaps. Currently, urban metabolism analyses are hampered by lack of data and they are performed on a scale level that does not match urban planning and...

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New peer-reviewed paper published: Urban Metabolism MFA Eurostat

New peer-reviewed paper published: Urban Metabolism MFA Eurostat

Recently, the Journal of Industrial Ecology published the first article that presents results from the Urban Pulse project. In the article, titled Enhanced Performance of the Eurostat Method for Comprehensive Assessment of Urban Metabolism – A Material Flow Analysis of Amsterdam we propose modifications to the Eurostat method to enhance its performance for comprehensive analysis of urban metabolism. The majority of European urban MFA...

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