Sustainable Mobility in Post-Industrial Development

Sustainable Mobility in Post-Industrial Development: A research to sustainable mobility in post-industrial development applied to Merwe-Vierhavens, Rotterdam

Vermeulen, Stefan (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Forgaci, C. (mentor)
Rooij, R.M. (mentor)
Mejia Hernandez, J.A. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Urbanism

2021-06-12

The two urban challenges of the mobility shift and industrial redevelopment come together at the site of the Merwe-Vierhavens (M4H) in Rotterdam. The mobility shift consists of the transition from polluting vehicles towards sustainable alternatives, like electric vehicles, and the use of public transport and slow mobility. The industrial shift consists of sites where the industrial function is moving out, resulting in urban redevelopment. This research dives into the following research question: ‘How can sustainable mobility guide the redevelopment of post-industrial sites towards a sustainable environment’. In the research, the component of sustainable mobility is connected to development and environment. Strategies like TOD and S2N are used to find synergies in research and design. To answer the main question, research is applied to the M4H, resulting in a strategic spatial framework. In this framework, mobility is elaborated in detailed design interventions. The challenge of sustainable mobility is further elaborated and explained in infographics, and the shift to design principles is made in a development pattern box. So sustainable mobility can guide the development by defining the mobility transition, by a translation into development principles, and the implementation of sustainable mobility in the redevelopment process.

Sustainable mobility
Industrial redevelopment
Densification
Urban fabric
Public transport
Slow mobility

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Student theses

master thesis

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