Projects
The Thermal Geography of Cities: Using Remote Sensing to Analyze Urban Morphology and Heat Islands Ghent University
Increasing global urbanisation and anthropogenic warming contribute to the development of Urban Heat Islands (UHIs). UHIs pose significant challenges to the well-being and health of city residents, amplifying heat stress and exacerbating energy demands.
This research aims to employ remote sensing data for multi-scale mapping of urban morphology and to investigate its interrelationship with UHI. By utilizing multi-source remote sensing ...
Urban logistics and economic geography. University of Antwerp
Reconstructing the changing financial geography of the European Union (1985-2007) through narratives, numbers, and networks of European financial elites. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A multiscale spatio-temporal analysis of the economic geography of advanced service clusters in Brussels. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The changing geography of the world city network in the context of the financial crisis Ghent University
This research project examines how the geography of the world city network is impacted by the global financial crisis. The analytical framework is based the longitudinal datasets of the GaWC research group, which present a networked description of the urbanized world economy through the location streatgies of globalized services firms.
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 ...
Mapping of urban green in the Brussels Capital Region and monitoring of changes in urban green over the last decennia (ActuaEvol09) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1. Detailed mapping of urban green in the Brussels Capital Region (2009) based on high-resolution remotely sensed data and spatial analysis of urban green by means of landscape ecological indicators.
2. Monitoring of the evolution of urban green over the last decennia based on medium-resolution remote sensing data.
3. Analysis of 10 typical cases of urbanisation, ...
Three contributions to an evolving urban studies research agenda: world city networks, polycentric urban regions, and collaborations at the intersection of data and social sciences KU Leuven
In the context of ongoing ontological/epistemological/methodological debates on the nature of urban studies, this research program submitted as an integral part of the BOFZAP position in 'city science' consists of three main pillars: extensions to world city network research; research into polycentric urban regions; and research collaborations at the intersection of social science and data sciences.