The practices of urban agriculture that are conducted by women urban farmer groups have positive impact on social and environmental aspects. The social impacts from the activity of urban agriculture can be identified from the groups’ structure and rule, legality, type of activity & motive, and network. …

This study offers a new perspective on clothing consumption by uncovering the systemic nature of the wardrobe. The research builds on systems theory and aims at drawing a map of the wardrobe as a system with particular structure and behaviour. By co-designing fictional 'smart wardrobe' services with …

This chapter introduces the concept of sustainable development and the environmental sustainability of the freight transportation sector. The focus then turns to freight transportation terminals. Freight transportation terminals are crucial links in the supply chain. Given the growing awareness of environmental …

Tijdens deze presentatie vertelde André over hoe duurzame materialen een aantrekkelijk alternatief zijn voor de synthese van “high volume” chemicaliën, inclusief aromaten. Hiernaast ging hij in op hoe BioBTX en de RUG vernieuwende en meer rendabele werkwijzen hebben bedacht om aromaten uit biomassa te …

Lech Bialek van Hanzehogeschool Groningen presenteerde begin september aan Netbeheer Nederland. Het doel hiervan was om te informeren over het Flexigrow Project en de voorlopige resultaten hiervan en aanbevelingen die hij op basis hiervan kon doen aan het Netbeheer.

Climate change has caused dilapidation of the environment, droughts and floods leading to reduced yields, productivity and ultimately food insecurity for human consumption. Unfortunately, it is our contact with the environment that has led to all this, but most people are not aware. The three gases contributing …

The increasing rate of urbanization along with its socio-environmental impact are major global challenges. Therefore, there is a need to assess the boundaries to growth for the future development of cities by the inclusion of the assessment of the environmental carrying capacity (ECC) into spatial management. …

This chapter will introduce the circular economy (CE) and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) models of sustainable production. It will reflect on the key blockages to a meaningful sustainable production and how these could be overcome, particularly in the context of business education. The case study of the course …

The disruptive rise of the sharing economy has revolutionized the field of consumption of things and influenced many associated areas. Participation in these social innovations is an important phenomenon and people are exploring and expanding the further possibilities of the sharing economy with emerging technologies …

The reduction of water and energy consumption are two of the main focuses of action of the cheese companies with the aim of minimising their environmental impact. The research team of the Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences dairy research team is working on new possibilities for the cheese …