Title Promoter Affiliations Abstract "IOF mandate Wim Ectors" "Geert WETS" "Transportation Behaviour" "The new IOF-policy AUHL, approved in 2014, also implemented a new project type 'IOF-mandate project'. To execute this type of project, an IOF-manager will be hired to work at a research institute or a faculty of Hasselt University. In addition to a number of fixed targets valid for all managers (single point of contact for TTO regarding valorisation, maintain overview of the available expertise, detect valorisation opportunities, developing a network, participate in TTO-learning network) these managers will also have a number of specific objectives aligned with the strategic plan of the research institute/faculty. This IOF mandate was assigned to Wim Ectors from the research institute IMOB." "Triggering sustainable development and indigenous social inclusion through community-based REDD+ in the Peruvian Amazon Forest" "Constanza Parra Novoa" "Division of Geography and Tourism, Architecture and Society" "This project will support universities, indigenous communities, policy-makers and other actors in building institutional capacity to trigger sustainable development and indigenous social inclusion in the Peruvian Amazon. The overall aim is to co-produce a tailored, community-based REDD+ plan adapted to the needs of two tropical forest regions, Loreto and San Martin. Outcomes of the project include: (i) a critical assessment of forest climate mitigation strategies in indigenous territories; (ii) implementation of action research methodologies for mapping of ecosystem and cultural services that include indigenous knowledge; (iii) the multi-actor co-production of two territorial and community-based REDD+ plans; (iv) scaling-up of context-sensitive policy recommendations.  As a result, this project will support Peru’s commitments to the Paris Agreement and SDGs with in-depth knowledge and policy recommendations on forest conservation strategies that are efficient, in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation, but also respectful of equity and sustainability claims raised by indigenous peoples" "Hosting Mobitool" "Tom BELLEMANS" "Transportation Behaviour" "The hosting activities provided by IMOB are: - Hosting the Mobitool software on a linode server (Debian 6). - Backup of data: weekly image of machine on linode. Daily back-up of last week's database. - The code is hosted as it is. - 2 man days of support per year are provided for minor maintenance (bugs, adjust questionnaires ...) in consultation with the client." "EMR Connect (ECON)" "Transportation Behaviour, Traffic Safety" "The overall goal of the EMR Connect project is to improve the cross-border mobility and create a stronger network within the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion (EMR). The project aims to avoid creating new barriers and to systematically remove current obstacles. The project will emphasize on public transport and more specifically on the ticketing, pricing, infrastructure and the respective transport services. In this way, the cross-border public transport in the tri-border region will be sustainable and comprehensively strengthened, thereby increasing its attractiveness to EMR citizens, visitors and companies." "iSCAPE : Improving the Smart Control of Air Pollution in Europe." "Transportation Behaviour" "The iSCAPE project aims to integrate and advance the control of air quality and carbon emissions in European cities in the context of climate change through the development of sustainable and passive air pollution remediation strategies, policy interventions and behavioural change initiatives. It will tackle the problem of reducing air pollution at target receptors with an innovative SME-led approach, focusing on the use of ""Passive Control Systems"" in urban spaces. Improvements in air quality, microclimate and behavioural aspects of urban dwellers will be achieved by applying real-world physical interventions on the urban tissue to alter ventilation rates and dispersion patterns in the selected cities assessed for future climate change scenarios and representative of different cultural&life styles in Europe. Through the approach of Living Labs the team will deploy a network of air quality and meteorological sensors (both stationary and mobile) and evaluate through analysis and a suite of up-to-date numerical modelling the benefits expected from the interventions on a neighbourhood and city-wide scale for several aspects ranging from quantification of pollutant concentration to exposure. iSCAPE encapsulates the concept of ""smart cities"" by promoting the use of low-cost sensors, engaging citizens in the use of alternative solution processes to environmental problems. iSCAPE will support sustainable urban development by promoting the sharing of results with policy-makers and planners using local test-cases, and providing scientific evidence ready-to-use solutions potentially leading to real-time operational interventions. This integrated approach will include the development and assessment of a framework aimed at changing the mobility behaviour of people by studying processes and dynamics that lead to more resilient, healthy, and sustainable cities, by bringing together theory from urban planning, public policy, urban and environmental sociology and urban geography." "Upgrade form a digital tool to map travel behaviour and the accessibility of schools and companies (Mobitool)" "Tom BELLEMANS" "Transportation Behaviour" "The IMOB is responsible for adjusting and upgrading a digital tool (mobitool) to map out travel behaviour and the accessibility of schools and companies." "Implementation of an Activity-based Transportation Model. Phase 1 : Feasibility Study, Phase 2 : Full Implementation." "Tom BELLEMANS" "Transportation Behaviour" "Phase 1: Activity-based transportation models have proven to lead to more realistic and policy-sound predictions. One of the advantages of these models is a more realistic description of people's travel behavior. Another advantage is a better understanding of people's travel behavior. Because of these advantages, researchers and policymakers are switching from conventional models to activity-based models. In this feasibility study of 2.5 months duration, our prime focus will be to evaluate the potential of implementing a tailor-made state-of-the-art activity-based transportation model. This activity-based transportation model that we will focus on is known as ""FEATHERS"". FEATHERS is a highly advanced transport demand model that is able to predict trips for groups of individuals living in a certain area. However, in parallel to regular trips, FEATHERS is also able to predict individuals activities during the day in-between their regular trips. This means that FEATHERS knows what activity individuals are involved in, at a particular place, at a particular moment in time and for how long. The final outcome / deliverable of this study will be a detailed feasibility report with the concrete steps required to introduce FEATHERS for the East Hampshire District Council UK. This report will be presented to the concerned authorities for discussion and further action. Furthermore, we will also provide a financial and work plan for the said implementation." "Critical Evaluation of the Role of Historical Landscape Conservation in Sustainable Regional Development: Case of the Royal Gardens of Rajnagar in Bundelkhand" "Koen Van Balen" "Building Materials and Building Technology Section" "India presently faces the onset of rapid development and change in every part of the country. Although the current GDP of 7.9% (Trading Economics 2016) shows positive trends, these indicators are often based on standards and indicators which focus very heavily on only the economic output of the country as per the Neo- Classical model of Economics (Czech 2010). The indicators tend to ignore the significance of the cultural, social and natural capital in the development of the country. This research focuses on the role of the cultural capital in/for sustainable development following the standard definition by UNESCO where culture should be regarded as the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or a social group, and that it encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs (UNESCO 2001). Historically as well at present with 68.84% of the total population of the country being rural (Census of India 2011), the idea of culture draws heavily from rural agriculture. The agricultural related activities are major factors in the transformation of Indian landscapes, blurring the boundaries between agriculture, culture and sustainable development.  Since the early settlements, India had innumerable and regionally very diverse agricultural and farming traditions, many of them being already lost to time (Shiva 2000). All these styles and techniques very organically deal with the region-specific needs in terms of climate and environment. But in the current rapid urbanization and population pressure, government and industry policies alike tend to overlook and even endanger this traditional wisdom, sorting to extreme and technology based agriculture which comes with a heavy price on environment (Shiva & Holla Bhar 2001). A possible strategy to counter this scenario is to exploit this inherent community wisdom and resilience to pave way for a long term sustainable development. The research critically investigates into this possibility through the case study of historical royal produce gardens found all across the region of Bundelkhand. The historical region of Bundelkhand lies in the centre of India. Present Bundelkhand region comprises 13 districts from two of the states of India (seven districts of southern Uttar Pradesh and six districts of northern Madhya Pradesh). The Bundelkhand region within these boundaries has an area of around 70,000 sq km with a population of 15.5 million (Census Organization of India 2015). Within the Chhatarpur District of Bundelkhand lies the town of Rajnagar, the administrative center of that part of the District, and a twin town to Khajuraho, famous for its UNESCO World Heritage listed medieval stone temples (UNESCO 2016). In 1998 a report was commissioned by the government of Madhya Pradesh as a Conservation and sustainable development strategy for Khajuraho region. This report outlined a geographical region, that also include the town of Rajagar which houses these remarkable produce gardens (The Khajuraho Planning Team 1998).These gardens in Khajuraho/Rajnagar all share the same features: they are walled, with a small Shiva temple, an outhouse (kothi), cremation platforms (Samadhi), several wells (some are stepwells), irrigation channels and their areas ranging within 3 to 6 acres. The history of these gardens is largely unknown, as is the reason for such an incredible concentration of 15 gardens just within Rajnagar itself. These gardens have been created by the royal family of Chhatarpur in the second half of the 18th century / beginning of the 19th century as produce gardens for vegetables, flowers and fruit. The hypothesis for Rajnagar is that every garden is connected with an heir prince, who would – after having reigned as a king – have been cremated in his garden, as might have been the case with his close relatives (Babbar & Robberechts 2007). Allegedly, after the Indian Independence (1947) the larger number of gardens came into private hands, as gifts from the royal family.These gardens along with their irrigation and agricultural methods formed a unique micro self-sustainable ecosystem in the region which now faces rapid urbanization as a threat to their existence. It was not till the release of 1998 report about the Khajuraho region that the gardens were acknowledged as historical landscapes, and not just another farmer’s field.Though with an obvious history of droughts in the region, new water intensive farming techniques has led to huge drought issues and incapacity of community resilience leading to several suicides by loan indebted farmers during the past few years (Shiva & Holla Bhar 2001). Via the case studies undertake, the inherent community wisdom and resilience (Upadhyay 2015) against the drought scenarios can be tapped into for dealing with the climate change (Young 2012). Thus in order to understand the significance of these gardens, they cannot be studied as isolated cultural heritage islands within the settlements and farm fields. To establish their role in the current environment, whole of the Khajuraho Heritage Region (The Khajuraho Planning Team 1998) including the various farmlands as agricultural landscape, water sheds, settlement of Rajnagar and tourist attractions nearby will be taken into consideration.Thus the main aim of the research is to analyse how/if conservation of historical landscape can contribute to the sustainable development of the region. The objectives leading to the aforementioned aim will be firstly, to investigate key problems and concerns with the conservation of historical landscapes. Secondly, to investigate roles of key stakeholders and community participation in the conservation process of historical landscapes at global level. Thirdly, to investigate the bridge between the (economic) development policies and present protection systems for historical landscapes in India. Then to understand the planning and context of royal produce Bundeli gardens from 18th century in Rajnagar, Bundelkhand, India and establish all categories of values of these gardens, within the broader context of changing agricultural landscape of Rajnagar. And finally, to establish how the Gardens of Rajnagar can contribute to the sustainable development of the region.  Given the nature of the research subject, a mix of both qualitative and quantitative research methods is to be employed. Post literature review, the author uses grounded theory analysis to identify the range of meanings and values of the landscape within the broader context of changing agricultural landscape in Rajnagar across all respondents through semi structured interviews. The sampling for the survey will be based on snowball sampling technique which bases itself on the social network of the samples.The results thus obtained will be brought together in a model that will be then validated on another site nearby with similar geographical and historical context with similar gardens. Given that the results obtained are positive, the developed model could - with certain modifications - provide a basis for culture-led rural development in various other scenarios and contexts.  " "Finalize Design Mobility Plan Flanders based on released advices" "Geert WETS" "Transportation Behaviour" "The Design Mobility Plan Flanders, as for the time being adopted by the Flemish Government, should be adapted for final approval (see coalition agreement). With this adjustment, advices should be taken into account, including the MORA advice and the results of the public inquiry, but without conflicting previously released advices including the results of the public participation. Also the financial implications have yet to be updated according to recent developments and to be brought in line with the customized texts. To know the impact on the Flemish budget, not only the expenditure side but also the revenue side should be mapped taking into account the possibilities of European co-financing, additional income from pay-as-you-drive measures, increased rates, etc." "Support in practical preparation workshops" "Geert WETS" "Transportation Behaviour" "This assignments includes two tasks: TASK 1 relates to consultations on the composition of the various expert workshops. This implies the delivery of support when contacting possible experts as well as researching the availability of the experts to be able to plan the various workshops. TASK 2 covers the administrative execution of the reimbursement of the experts."