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Exploring (un)healthy outdoor food advertisements on publicly-owned assets Tamika M. Wopereis (1), Sanne Djojosoeparto (1), Frédérique Rongen (1), Maartje P. Poelman (1) (1) Wageningen University, the Netherlands Background and aims: Publicly-owned assets (i.e. bus shelters and municipal signboard...

Recently, minister Hugo de Jonge presented a sketch for the new spatial planning act in the Netherlands. The underlying idea ‘Netherlands as a whole’ implies developments should not primarily take place in the lower clay soils of the Randstad but also in the peripheral regions of the Netherlands...

The post-internet era encapsulates a time where the internet, in its myriad facets including perception, influence, fragmentation, polarization, disruption, accelerationism, and speculation, shapes the milieu of the extreme present. This paper delves into the paradigm of post-internet time and its p...

There is now a clear urgency to achieving the energy transition (IEA, 2022). In Europe, for example, the energy production and use sector account for over 75% of GHG emissions. The European commission set targets to accelerate the development of clean energy and to reach 42.5 % renewable energy by 2...

With an increasing demand for climate resiliency, water sensitivity, nature inclusiveness and energy efficiency in dense urban environments, the call for layered and multifunctional use of rooftops is rising. Vegetated roofs combined with Photo-Voltaic (PV) installations are an example of multifunct...

For a period that lasted decades, cities worldwide had the tendency to plan and build their mobility systems having one and only perspicuous protagonist; the private car. Attempting lately to change direction to deal with all the negative consequences that this past approach has caused, many cities ...

Impactful, growth-oriented entrepreneurship is a major research and policy focus. Building on arguments put forward by Jane Jacobs more than 50 years ago, we propose that local knowledge spillovers in a city are enhanced by human agency in that city (e.g. local psychological openness). This effect i...

Urban sensescapes of areas near airports and flight routes are characterized by the visual and auditory backdrop of airplane flyovers. Sensescapes relate to the interplay between human experience, environmental conditions, and spatiality. Urban form and landscape design influence, and interacts with...

Background Citizen initiatives are increasingly recognized as important players in strengthening the healthy living environment. They reach and involve residents who are often hard to reach by mainstream institutions and municipalities and create a community in which residents actively contribute. W...

Mumbai, a city renowned for its vibrant work-live neighbourhoods introduces a unique housing typology—the cohabitation of humans and cattle within dense tabela neighbourhoods. Tabelas or cattle sheds, traditionally found in rural areas, have adapted to urban landscapes transforming into convention...

By 2050, the European Union aims to be fully circular. The construction industry is one of the most polluting industries. One of the strategies to reduce the amount of primary materials is by reusing materials. In public space this trickles down to reusing by urban mining. The Municipality of Amster...

To achieve net zero emissions, it is necessary to encourage more citizen participation in the energy transition – by energy consumers turning into prosumers who generate, store, consume and sell excess energy to the grid. Initiatives like the 'Clean Energy for All Europeans’ legislative package ...

New technologies can offer countless possibilities and solutions for many issues. However, not everyone can benefit from it. We believe it is necessary to explicitly pay attention to, and foster, the development of tech solutions for marginalized groups in cities and societies. If we fail to pay att...

Public procurement of (smart) city technology is a defining moment in the development of our cities. More often than not, however, it is a closed process to the inhabitants of these cities. As part of the ongoing research project Human Values for Smart Cities, Waag Futurelab and partners investigate...

The increasing volume of urban parcel deliveries has intensified the demand for efficient last-mile logistics solutions. Despite the promise of recent technological advancements, their comprehensive influence on sustainability is not yet clear and, in certain instances, may even be counterproductive...

Noise pollution poses significant challenges to urban communities, impacting health and well-being. While urban greenery has been increasingly recognized for its potential in mitigating noise annoyance for road and rail traffic, its specific effects on aircraft noise perception remain unclear and de...

Large organizations have significant impact on cities’ resource footprints. Information and communications technology (IT) plays an important role given its near-ubiquitous use, rapidly increasing demand, and environmental/social impacts from production, use, and disposal (1). This study examines ...

As the population rises and cities continue to develop, new building construction and urban renewal in Israel is steadily increasing. However, the existing methods cannot address the need for safe housing while reducing emissions from the construction sector. With ambitious goals and a binding commi...

A Living Lab is a concept and approach frequently explored and embedded in the literature on innovation ecosystems (Del Vecchio et al., 2017) when it is used as a means to illuminate the dynamic nature of collaboration among diverse stakeholders within a given context. In this vein, Living Labs offe...

Cities are starting to recognise the many benefits that nature can provide to its infrastructure and people. In particular, nature-based solutions are slowly being adopted to address specific urban challenges (i.e. heatwaves, flooding, etc.) while providing a range of additional services to humans a...

While leveraging urban streetscape data and deep learning is highly effective for identifying general patterns and analyzing large areas in urban public space studies, its utility is somewhat limited when seeking specific design recommendations. This approach tends to overlook smaller yet impactful ...

Mixed neighborhoods with immigrant populations have become increasingly prevalent in the Dutch context over the past decade. This paper investigates the impact of social contact on household neighborhood satisfaction and examines the disparities between native and migrant households within this evol...

Urbanization, modern lifestyles, and technology addiction have disconnected us from nature, resulting in detrimental effects on individual well-being and social relationships. While the relationship between humans and the natural environment has been extensively studied, recent decades have witnesse...

Climate change and urbanization can lead to serious environmental, social and economic problems affecting an increasing number of people in an increasingly expanding urban environments of the 21st century. To mitigate and adapt to the climate change impacts in cities, a number of urban services must...

Introduction: In a context of rapid international urban digitization, local governments increasingly turn to AI and algorithms to tackle urban challenges and facilitate decision making on urban services. With this comes an increasingly complex web of stakeholders, data flows, and legal frameworks sh...

INTRODUCTION The steep reduction of biodiversity has long been neglected as one of the consequences of the climate crisis. Recently, it has acquired more attention and large municipalities in the Netherlands, such as the municipality of Rotterdam, have implemented monitoring plans and measures to st...

The imperative for responsible mobility innovations in European cities, grappling with congestion and air pollution, is motivation for this workshop aiming to discern successful strategies for reducing inner-city car use. Focusing on the effectiveness of push and pull measures, the workshop seeks le...

Purpose The deployment and uptake of cargobikes for last mile deliveries in urban areas is widely studied. This is partly driven by regulations by municipalities to reduce emissions from urban deliveries. In the Netherlands, for instance, zero emission zones for all logistics vehicles will be gradua...

Issue Amidst contemporary city challenges, such as climate change, indoor lifestyles, and social isolation, the critical role of nature is often underestimated. While most efforts focus on technology, growing interest in biophilia reveals that urban livability relies on our inherent connection to na...

The City of Amsterdam is facing specific problems relating to climate change. One of these problems is the increase in Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) in the extensive canal network of the city. HABs are the spontaneous and excessive growth of algae capable of producing toxins harmful to humans as well ...