Urban Energyscapes

Projects granted seed funding in the Urban Food-Energy-Water nexus call

Urban Energyscapes , Urban Foodscapes

The urban Food-Water-Energy nexus refers to the complex ways food, energy and water systems are intricately connected through urban places and/or processes of urbanization. How food-energy-water systems are used, managed, governed and transformed are integrally connected to whether…


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Innovative electrical and autonomous vegetation management in utility scale solar parks

Urban Energyscapes

The solar industry is growing rapidly and parks are covering ever growing areas.Thus, maintenance aspects are becoming increasingly important.The essence of the project lies in developing a competitive solution to manage the vegetation in a large solar park…


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New Energy Landscapes

Urban Design , Urban Energyscapes

This project identified the challenge to tackle a lacking consideration of linking spatial planning with social, cultural and ecological values when planning for land-based renewable energy projects.


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What will the green energy landscape of the future look like?

Global Urban Sustainability , Urban Design , Urban Energyscapes

A Master's level course for future landscape architects deals with major global societal issues, such as sustainable energy production, economic growth and the consequences our choices have in our future landscapes. A green energy transition is necessary for…


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Designing for Energy Transition – Dirk Sijmons (NL)

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Global Urban Sustainability , Urban Design , Urban Energyscapes

Dirk Sijmons, founder of the H+N+S office and former State Landscape Architect of the Netherlands examines the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy from a spatial design perspective.

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