Large sections of the central residential areas in the two biggest cities of Greece, Athens and Thessaloniki, have a number of attributes that define them as problematic areas, as a result of the history of their development. ...

The term smart city becomes more and more popular in scientific literature and policies. However, due to diversity in context, institutions, resources and size of cities, one single definition for every single city is not ...

The master thesis researches which / how public legislation, urban governance practices and voluntary developer efforts enable sustainable area development in Germany and the Netherlands. Knowledge is gathered through ...

This study focused on the impact of Business Improvement Districts on commercial property values in Liverpool’s Business Improvement Districts: the City Central BID and the Commercial District. The major objective of this ...

The Dutch housing policy had focused on the development of social housing and owner-occupied dwellings, which has resulted in a shortage of mid-rent dwellings. Although there is a high demand for mid-rent dwellings, there ...

New smart mobility developments may aid to influence the resilience of the mobility network in the Randstad. The main research question: To what extend do smart mobility measures at an urban level influence the regional ...

This thesis explores the shortage of affordable rental housing for low income households in the inner-city of Johannesburg and how increased involvement from the private sector can be encouraged to deliver more housing. ...

A role-out of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) will be needed to implement a transition towards a low-carbon transport-sector. While EVCI is currently mainly provided by market and governmental parties, the ...

The master thesis research “transforming vacation parks” is conducted for the policy program Vital Vacation Parks. It focusses on policy instruments for vacation parks to initiate land transformation. The Veluwe is facing ...