View No. 24 (2018): Synergetic Urban Landscape Planning in Rotterdam

Nico Tillie

284 pages

ISBN 978-94-6366-079-2

Published: 2018-09-24

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  • In this PhD research, the major environmental challenges of our time, such as climate change, sustainable energy transition and scarcity of resources, are approached from a spatial, landscape-architectural perspective. The goal is to accelerate the transition to liveable, low carbon cities. The focus of the research is at the local scale and attempts to turn challenges into opportunities for a better quality of life and living environment. Since 1857, when Frederick Law Olmsted combined...