Projects
The governance of sustainable tourism development on small islands in Indonesia: A socio-ecological approach KU Leuven
Many alternative approaches can be used to achieve sustainable development in tourism planning. Viewed from an environmental perspective, tourism development can lead to a degradation of ecosystems. However, tourism development can also provide financial support for the protection of the marine environment and endangered species as well as for the livelihoods of local communities. As such, in using the sustainable tourism concept, many ...
Sustainable development and human rights law (SUSTLAW). University of Antwerp
Sustainable development and human rights law (SUSTLAW). University of Antwerp
Conception, Development and Characterization of a Ca-Fe-rich Binder / Mortar for Sustainable Construction Applications KU Leuven
In the world today, both developed and developing countries are faced with the challenge of reaching and/or maintaining their economic goals and expected lifestyle standards for a continuously growing population, avoiding during this process placing more pressure on the environment while keeping a balance in terms of resources availability, energy usage andthe related emission release. Moreover, the construction sector has been identified as ...
Preventive Conservation Strategy for Built Heritage Aimed at Sustainable Management and Local Development KU Leuven
Different European and international actions increasingly indicate the importance of sustainable approaches to manage the existing building stock and the role of built heritage in this process. Ongoing research in context of the UNESCO Chair on preventive conservation, maintenance and monitoring of monuments and sites (PRECOM³OS) demonstrates that built heritage preservation approaches still mainly focus on curative conservation and ...
Approaching patterns of social and sustainable regional development. An interdisciplinary dialogue between past and present on the region of Sagalassos. KU Leuven
Blue BALANCE: Sustainable Economic Development of Flemish Coastal Areas For All Ghent University
General goal
The BLUE BALANCE project aims to create support among citizens and tourists for sustainable economic activities along the coast (including coastal protection, blue food, renewable energy, ports and tourism).
As the coastal region has already gone through numerous communication and citizen participation processes regarding the sustainable transition we are facing, the project aims to gain a good insight into the ...
Twinning for research excellence in sustainable development (TWIN2SUSTAIN). University of Antwerp
Higher education for sustainable development in the humanities and social sciences: Opening the black box. KU Leuven
The starting point of this project is the observation that lecturers in the humanities and social sciences adopt knowledge and approaches from other disciplines in teaching Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) courses. More specifically, HESD in the humanities and social sciences makes use of interdisciplinary scientific research as well as interdisciplinary perspectives on root causes of sustainability problems. They do so in ...