Projects
Understanding urban protest in a context of war: an ethnographic analysis of ‘urban political terrains’ in Eastern DRC Ghent University
Resilient Collective Spaces: Rethinking urban spaces defined by commercial programs: disentangling the formal and informal mechanisms of urban projects. KU Leuven
Today, the impact of a growing secularization, the substantial increase of leisure time and the economic transformation based on consumption in a western context redefine the main actors in the contemporary city and affect on how we experience and use collective spaces as part of our daily environment.
The morphological understanding of these collective spaces (Solà-Morales, 2008) as shared areas - that are no longer exclusively ...
The effect of urban green and blue on mitigating urban heat islands and improving thermal comfort: a case-study in Leuven, Belgium KU Leuven
High air temperatures form a significant problem for human health, leading to an excess mortality of 6% or more than 2 000 extra deaths during the summers of 2003, 2006 and 2010 in Belgium alone. Projections show that climate change will induce increasing average air temperatures and will lead to an increased frequency and severity of heat waves. The consequences of these projections are even greater in urban areas where the urban heat island ...
Towards an explanation for urban vitality in times of crisis. A study on the impact of economic integration and intra-regional migration on the urban character in Late Roman Africa. Ghent University
The Late Roman 'success story' of urbanization in Africa Proconsularis, Byzacena, Numidia and Tripolitania has largely been established through generalizations of individual case studies. Wide studies of urban development that actually explain this development hardly carried out and that have been, did not venture beyond a certain time frame (the Principate, i.e. the first three centuries after Christ, or the late Roman period). This research ...
CLEARING HOUSE:Collaborative Learning in Research, Information-sharing and Governance on How Urban tree-based solutions support Sino-European urban futures Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Trees and forests are a prTrees and forests are a proven nature-based solution that contribute to sustainable urban development. Their potential for delivering ecosystem services, enhancing biodiversity and contributing to the wellbeing of urban societies is often underestimated and underused. CLEARING HOUSE provides evidence and tools that facilitate mobilising the full potential of urban forest-based solutions (UFBS) for ...
The eastern urban periphery of Sagalassos. A chronological, functional and socio-economic study of an under-studied ancient urban phenomenon. KU Leuven
Mapping urban composition and green infrastructure using remote sensing in support of urban ecosystem service assessment KU Leuven
Urbanization presents one of the major challenges to humankind in the current century. Our cities are true drivers of global environmental change, but at the same time also represent the most susceptible areas to be suffering from the local impacts of these ongoing changes (e.g. through heat waves, flooding and air pollution). Sustainable urban management and development therefore focuses on safeguarding the local quality of life by reducing ...
Urban ReLeaf : Citizen-powered data ecosystems for inclusive and green urban transitions Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Water sensitive urban design in our cities: urban green as a tool for water management. KU Leuven
The rapid growth of cities around the world poses a lot of challenges to the environment. An important issue that comes with this growing trend of urbanization is the alteration of the hydrological cycle. Because of the high level of impervious surfaces in urban areas, processes such as infiltration, runoff, evaporation and interception of rainwater undergo drastic changes. An increase in runoff is observed, while evaporation, infiltration ...