The profile area focuses on how to plan, build and manage urban and rural areas and their infrastructure face critical challenges in achieving inclusion, safety, resilience and sustainability.
Urbanisation and the green transition are intertwined with conflicts of interest and with short and long-term goals of living conditions that promote health and well-being. Climate adaptation of living areas as well as resilient infrastructure for water, energy and transport is essential. This must be achieved alongside providing affordable housing, accessible green areas, culturally inspiring living conditions and environmentally friendly transport solutions solving mobility demands..
The profile supports the development of knowledge and tools that encompass the multifunctional perspectives of infrastructure and urban planning. With such knowledge and tools, informed societal decisions can be made during the green transition and urbanisation processes, addressing both current and future challenges.
Linked to United Nations Goals of Sustainable Development
This profile is linked to several of the goals of sustainable development, set by the United Nations:
- SDG 9: Sustainable Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: sustainable construction of resilient infrastructure;
- SDG: 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities: sustainable construction and planning of housing, infrastructure and transport, and recycling of soil materials.
Contact
- Senior Lecturer, Urban Design and Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Professor, Applied Acoustics, Architecture and Civil Engineering