Urban Mining analyses study the potential of recovering materials and resources found in buildings and constructions of a city during dismantling, demolition, or renovation processes. The city becomes, thus, a territory where mining can be used to look for and generate new resources from reusing, recycling, and up-cycling processes. In the context of the CENTRINNO […]
This academic paper was written together with Dr. Bardia Mashhoodi (Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands) in the context of the EVA project (Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area). Abstract: This study develops a multiscale model for allocation of EV infrastructure to accommodate residents’ demand during nights and that of residents and […]
This conference paper was written together with Carolina Ferro, Ida Jusic, Mitalee Parikh and Tomas Diez Ladera (Fab City Foundation), and Carlotta Fontana and Francesco Cingolani (Volumes Paris) for the Fab17 Research Papers Stream (Fab17), Bali, Indonesia, on the 19th October 2022. The article, presented by Carolina Ferro at the conference, provides a conceptual discussion […]
Mobility; Parking capacity; Electricity demand; GIS; Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Data article, developed with Bardia Mashhoodi for Data in Brief journal in the context of the EVA research project. Abstract: The dataset combines and aggregate five data types of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area in a polygon GIS shapefile with 79 three-digit postcode areas, and a csv […]
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Amsterdam Metropolitan Region (EVA) project is a research project developed by Wageningen University & Research, commissioned by the VerDuS program Smart Urban Regions of the Future. The objective of the project is to develop approaches to determine how and where to locate electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The study is multi-scalar, […]
Circular economy; cities and territories; socio-ecological transition; resource flows Chapter co-authored with Cecilia Furlan, Alexander Wandl and Chiara Cavalieri, published in Amenta L., Russo M., van Timmeren A. (eds) Regenerative Territories. GeoJournal Library, vol 128. Springer, Cham Abstract: Nowadays, the circularity concept dominates the debate on resource management in cities and territories. The idea is often used as […]
The Barcelona Metropolitan Housing Observatory (OHB) has several research laboratories that analyse housing trends in the metropolitan region of the city. The Renovation Lab develops research on the potential for housing renovation, including how the housing stock could be increased through renovation and retrofitting initiatives. This lab analyses cadaster and licenses data to visualise and […]
CENTRINNO is a research project focused on industrial historical sites under transformation. It will showcase the potential of these cultural landscapes to become new and inclusive hubs of entrepreneurship, manufacturing and innovation for city residents and small producers while fostering sustainability and social inclusion. The project is funded by the EU H2020 program and is […]
Informality; Global South; segregation; spatial justice; urban morphology Journal Paper co-authored with Birgit Hausleitner and Marcin Dąbrowski, published in Urban Planning Vol 5, No 3 (2020): Cities of Inclusion—Spaces of Justice Abstract: Planning practice in the Global South often defines a border between formal and informal developments ignoring the complex and nuanced reality of urban […]
Stakeholder; Waste collection; LCA; Local impacts; Multi-criteria decision analysis; Circular Economy Journal paper co-authored with Davide Tonini, Alexander Wandl, KozmoMeister, Sue Ellen Taelman, David Sanjuan-Delmás, Jo Dewulf and DriesHuygens, published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 160. Abstract: Food waste represents the largest fraction of the municipal solid waste generated in Europe and its management […]