Henk Wolfert

After the publication of the essay book 'De buik van de stad' last December in Dutch, the English translation 'Feeding the city: Farming and the future of food' is now available. Here you will find a free downloadable version.

After the publication of the essay book 'De buik van de stad' last December in Dutch, the English translation 'Feeding the city: Farming and the future of food' is now available. Here you will find a free downloadable version.

Trees can play a major role in climate adaptation. The i-Tree NL tool collects urban tree data and visualizes the benefits of trees in cities. The follow-up project i-Tree 2.0-NL assesses the contribution to heat reduction and integrates it into practice.

Trees can play a major role in climate adaptation. The i-Tree NL tool collects urban tree data and visualizes the benefits of trees in cities. The follow-up project i-Tree 2.0-NL assesses the contribution to heat reduction and integrates it into practice.

Three areas in Almere were sampled to explore if naturally growing products can feed people. Research answered whether online libraries listing the occurrences of animals and plants were reliable and how citizens may contribute to local food systems.

Three areas in Almere were sampled to explore if naturally growing products can feed people. Research answered whether online libraries listing the occurrences of animals and plants were reliable and how citizens may contribute to local food systems.

Circular Productive Cities is a project that that aims for a more optimal and climate friendly use of resources from organic waste by using compost from vegetable-, garden and fruit (VGF) waste as alternative to animal manure.

Circular Productive Cities is a project that that aims for a more optimal and climate friendly use of resources from organic waste by using compost from vegetable-, garden and fruit (VGF) waste as alternative to animal manure.

Diving inspections are carried out to calculate the criticality of wooden structures of quay walls. This project analyses the suitability of multibeam echosounder and acoustic camera techniques during these inspections.

Diving inspections are carried out to calculate the criticality of wooden structures of quay walls. This project analyses the suitability of multibeam echosounder and acoustic camera techniques during these inspections.

Flevo Campus works on rethinking the urban food system for Almere and how this can lead to a better living environment in growing cities, with more healthy citizens.

Flevo Campus works on rethinking the urban food system for Almere and how this can lead to a better living environment in growing cities, with more healthy citizens.

Now that greenery is increasingly in the picture as an instrument for climate adaptation, the need for scientific knowledge about it is also growing. This is provided in this research project and tailored so that it can be applied in practice.

Now that greenery is increasingly in the picture as an instrument for climate adaptation, the need for scientific knowledge about it is also growing. This is provided in this research project and tailored so that it can be applied in practice.

Many localization initiatives in food supply chains aim at sustainability benefits, which may or may not be realistic. This study aims to explore this problem area, providing a step towards evidence-based decision-making in food supply chains.

Many localization initiatives in food supply chains aim at sustainability benefits, which may or may not be realistic. This study aims to explore this problem area, providing a step towards evidence-based decision-making in food supply chains.