Projects
Mapping new governance arrangements in urban sustainability transitions: towards a detailed understanding of institutional voids in Flemish cities Ghent University
This project aims to develop a suited theoretical and analytical framework for a better understanding of new ambiguous governance arrangements - emerging in institutional voids – that focus on sustainable urban transitions. Tying together the fields of governance and sustainability transitions, this objective is addressed through interpretive case study research on four ‘new political spaces’ in two Flemish cities.
Urban Academy: a collaboratorium for sustainability issues in Ghent Ghent University
The Urban Academy focuses on socio-ecological problems in the city of Ghent and at Ghent University. Academic staff, students, policy makers, civil society actors, etc. work in inter- and transdisciplinary research processes on problem definitions and possible solutions, (living lab) experiments and upscaling initiatives, (policy) reports and scientific articles. Our theoretical and analytical framework integrates socio-spatial, ...
DeUriNate – Decentral urine conversions for sewer application to maximise resource efficiency and environmental sustainability across the urban wastewater system. University of Antwerp
CROWD_USG. Crowdsourcing Urban Sustainability Governance Ghent University
The project explores the potential of crowdsourcing to advance innovative urban sustainability governance models. Research hypothesis are tested against evidences collected through investigation on the city of Ghent. Actor-Network Theory framework and Scenario Building analysis are adopted for investigating social, political and economic development determined by the introduction of crowdsourcing processes.
Building policy tools for water- and waste-based urban soil remediation Future Earth Spark Funding Initiative: Integrating science for sustainability Ghent University
VLIR UOS TEAM 2017 : Quality Control and Therapeutic Valorization of Moroccan Argan oils: the impact of the sustainability of the human development. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Properties, dynamics and sustainability indicators of semi-urban areas KU Leuven
In Flanders problems arise when trying to delineate rural and urban
zones using geographical and ecological standards. These problemsoccurs because large parts of the flemisch landscape consist of a
'hybrid' form of landuse, with rural as well as urban properties. This
area can be called the semi-urban area and in Flanders it does not only
show up at the urban fringes (but also along major transportation ...