Research

SPADES (2024-2028) Spatial planning and design with soil, Horizon Europe Grant  

The European Soil Health strategy is executed in grants to bridge the world of planning and soil science. Central in this project are 17 pilots in which the goal of soil health is central. TU Delft and Deltares (who is LP) took the initiative for this proposal based on a decade of collaboration on this topic which finally came into the academic realm. Other founding partners are Chalmers (SE), ILVO (BE), INRAE (FR), BGRM (FR), Polimi (IT) Isocarp (NL) and ICLEI (DU) plus UFZ (DU), UIRS (SL) and EAA (AUS). 

WEF Post Longue Durée (2021-2026) NWO/NRF Meridian Grant  

Longue Durée of WEF NEXUS in post-extraction (mining) landscapes, Learning from Gauteng and Limpopo Regions to develop an interdisciplinary approach. Together with geo resources at CEG, Mike Buxton and Feven Desta. University of the Witwatersrand, University of Venda, Wits Mining Institute, Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO), Yer, IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, Studio Hartzema, URBANIAHOEVE. 

Integral coupling opportunities of uGBI systems (2023-2027) PBL funded

Regional and urban morphologies, spatial densities, land uses and vegetation types determine the performance capacity of uGBI (urban Green Blue Infrastructure). The positioning of the uGBI in the urban size and structure, its integration into urban typology and density, its relationship to topography is important for the possible performance of uGBI as a system. Two PhD researcher link the systemic (model) perspective (PhD at VU) with urbanisation practices ‘on the ground’. Collaboration with PBL and VU Amsterdam.

Guideline Research by Design (2023-2024) Delta Programme funded

To develop an unambiguous method that is shared by both the users and the professional practice (design and engineering firms) in the field of the Delta Programme for design analyses with design principles that connect spatial and temporal scales and disciplines. Together with RDDCollective  (see above). 

Floating Futures (2024-2028) NWA-ORC grant  

Scaling up floating structures as climate-proof space-creating so solution enabling societal, industrial and ecological win-wins. Partners: MARIN, University of Groningen, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Open Universiteit of the Netherlands, Cameri, Utrecht University, Deltares, Stichting Blue Revolution Foundation, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Hanze University of Applied Sciences and practice partners. 

Unspeakable US (2023-2025) 4TUgrant

Research into epistemological knowledge systems within the TU Delft. Collaboration with Barry Zandbergen, Joost Groot Kormelink, Saskia Postema, Sake Zijlstra, Caroline Werhmann, Dr. Eva Kalmar.