The risk of pluvial flooding, heat stress and drought is increasing due to climate change. To
increase urban resilience to extreme weather events, it is essential to combine green and …

Many researchers have developed drinking water demand models with various temporal
and spatial scales. A limited number of models is available at a temporal scale of 1 s and a …

Water and resource availability in sufficient quantity and quality for anthropogenic needs
represents one of the main challenges in the coming decades. To prepare for upcoming …

This work employs the data envelopment analysis technique to assess the water use
efficiency of companies and the water reduction potential of industrial categories in industrial …

Climate change and depletion of resources challenge to promote sustainability in the design
of buildings. Important indicators for sustainable buildings are water and energy efficiency …

Depopulation of small cities—mainly because of single sector economy and lack of
attractiveness, vibrancy and joy—is an important issue we have to deal with. To deal with …

The wastewater system of Amsterdam offers an opportunity to recover phosphorus, and
contribute to circular economy. However, it remains unclear where to intervene in system to …

The idea behind this thesis was to work on a practical theme that could be useful for
Wageningen University and Research–WUR besides being related to sustainability. My …

Cities around the world need to rethink the way they deal with water and develop into water
smart cities. This chapter will address a shift in urban water management towards water …

To maintain the city as a viable concept for human dwelling on the long term, a circular
metabolism needs to be adopted which relies on recovering, reusing and recycling …