Publicaties

Although several health benefits are associated with cycling, this mode of active transport remains underrepresented. Studies have shown that individuals' preferred mode of transport is influenced by the environment in which they travel. While macro-environmental factors shape active transport, micro-environmental aspects offer adaptable solutions. In this paper, we used novel and promising Virtual Reality (VR) technology to investigate which ...

Both in the academic literature and in planning practice, the lack of integration of the disciplines of spatial planning and transport planning is a regularly recurring topic. Although attempts for more close collaboration have been made in research and in practice, the walls between the two fields seem to be quite solid, and real integration is still far away. For outsiders, this is difficult to understand, because the construction of transport ...

Public space design processes are complex. Numerous preconditions and the involvement of stakeholders impede rapid decision making. Two-dimensional drawings remain the norm, although these are difficult for citizen stakeholders to understand. Public space designers rarely use 3D city models, infrastructure building information modeling, digital twins, or extended reality. Usually, 3D images (without animation) are only rendered after decision ...

De Vlaamse overheid publiceerde in april 2021 haar plannen voor de verbouwing van de R0, de grote ring rond Brussel. De voor- en nadelen van diverse planalternatieven werden tegen elkaar afgewogen in een maatschappelijke kosten-batenanalyse (MKBA) en in een planmilieueffectenrapport (MER). Ondanks het uitgesproken politieke karakter van het planningsproces zijn zowel de MKBA als het MER technische studies die de indruk geven dat dit ...

Continuously changing conditions of sociotechnical systems are the basis of structural changes in communities. Relationships between transition contexts and regime transformation processes and their driving factors in sociotechnical regimes are poorly understood. Moreover, not all changes in multilevel governance regimes are geared towards sustainability, as demonstrated by the case of the water management regime in Sanandaj county in the west ...