De grootstedelijke uitdagingen binnen AMS Institute zijn:
- Urban Energy
- Smart Urban Mobility
- Circularity in Urban Regions
- Climate Resilient Cities
- Responsible Urban Digitization
- Metropolitan Food Systems
New digital tools and technologies, such as the use of big data, distributed sensor networks, artificial intelligence and robotics, can help solving the city’s most pressing urban challenges. And what about the public and democratic values involved?
Research in the field of Responsible Urban Digitization in this collection was exectuted by students of the Master's programme Msc MADE (Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering). This is an interdisciplinary master’s programme of both Wageningen University & Research and Delft University of Technology that focusses on sustainable development. This two-year master’s in sustainable development is entrepreneurial in approach and takes place in the urban context of Amsterdam.
Climate change impacts urban life all over the world and we need to prepare our cities for it.
Heavier rainfall and storms, higher temperatures, rising sea levels, drought and other climate change consequences all present challenges to the quality of city life. Moreover, due to increasing urbanisation the number of people having to deal with these consequences is also growing. As a result, cities across the globe need to prepare for the impact of climate change on urban life. Amsterdam is aware of this, and is committed to becoming as climate-proof as possible by 2050.
Research in the field of Climate Resilient Cities in this collection was exectuted by students of the Master's programme Msc MADE (Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering).
Amsterdam strives to reduce CO2 emissions and use more renewable energy. While most supplied energy is still fossil-based and stems from city surroundings, the goal is to transition to more sustainable and local solutions.
The transition from fossil-based resources to more sustainable forms of energy like electricity, heating and cooling, is overdue to best preserve our environment. Therefore, Amsterdam has the ambition to reduce CO2 emission by 55% in 2030 and 95% in 2050. This requires a major transformation of our current energy systems. How can ensure the energy use in urban areas will remain reliable, sustainable and affordable?
Research in the field of Circularity in Urban Regions in this collection was exectuted by students of the Master's programme Msc MADE (Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering).
As the number of people living and working in Amsterdam’s metropolitan area continues to rise, so do issues of congestion, crowded streets, misalignment of public transport’s supply and demand, and air pollution. Given the competing demands for the use of public space and their impact on livability and accessibility, the City of Amsterdam, like large metropolitan areas all over the world, is urgently seeking new mobility solutions. The goal is to shift people out of cars towards public transport, walking and cycling to keep cities livable and citizens healthy and mobile.
Research in the field of Circularity in Urban Regions in this collection was exectuted by students of the Master's programme Msc MADE (Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering).
The food we consume in today’s globalized society is produced all over the world and often transported over long distances. Such an economically efficient food production and distribution system offers a variety of food products year around. However, the complexity of the current system, which uncouples production, consumption and the long-distance transport of food, has raised concerns about its impact on society and on the environment.
Research in the field of Circularity in Urban Regions in this collection was exectuted by students of the Master's programme Msc MADE (Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering).
There is a strong need to switch from a linear - make, waste, dispose - model, to a fully circular model for the city of Amsterdam. Amsterdam has committed to becoming fully circular by the year 2050.
AMS Institute addresses the urban challenge of transitioning from a linear to a circular model of resource management in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (AMA). Circularity means to rethink and redesign the flow of resources such as building materials, water, food and energy that drive urban activities. The goal is to reuse resources rather than dispose them as in the linear model.
Research in the field of Circularity in Urban Regions in this collection was exectuted by students of the Master's programme Msc MADE (Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering).
Dit is een collectie van scripties door de studenten van Msc MADE (Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering) die meerdere onderwerpen omvatten binnen de grootstedelijke uitdagingen die behandeld worden binnen AMS Institute, of anders relevant zijn voor het verbeteren van de stad.
De grootstedelijke uitdagingen binnen AMS Institute zijn: