Organisations
Centre on Inequality, Poverty, Social Exclusion and the City University of Antwerp
Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cosmopolis is a research centre within the Department of Geography of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is dedicated to research and teaching in geography, spatial planning and urban design. Committed to pursuing both academic and practice relevant research, Cosmopolis actively engages policy makers, governments, citizen networks and other urban partners to transform knowledge into action.
Geography Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The ongoing research is concentrated in the fields of: 1. Human Geography: - Urban and social geography; - Urban and regional planning; - Geography of development; - Geography of Health. 2. Physical Geography: - Ice and climate; - Soil erosion and landscape studies. 3. Cartography and Geographic Information Systems.
Public Law - Government - Electronic Managment Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This research group has his main focus of interest on the public sector in general, and the different possible perspectives of studying this subject: from a managments view, from the ICT-perspective, e-governement, local authorities ... All these views on the public sector are supported by the multi-dsiciplinary composition of this research unit.
Research Group for Urban Development University of Antwerp
Territorial Development, Environmental Planning and Projects Departement of spatial development, environment, energy, climate, green economy, animal welfare
- Area development
- Environmental planning including SIPs
- Environmental projects, - permit and Flemish Investment projects (VIP)
- Quality of life and environment including environmental impact assessment, environmental safety assessment and external safety
- Land and soil protection
- Guidance and support on environmental impact and safety assessment and quality control
- Approval