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UT scientists involved in three Gravitation projects
Gravitation grant for multidisciplinary team to investigate adaptability of societies in crises
The open society is increasingly threatened by crises such as pandemics, terrorism, floods, and earthquakes. The future of the open society depends on its adaptability to prepare for these crises. Under the name Adapt!, a team of researchers from five universities including the University of Twente will spend the next few years researching the cultural, social and policy capacities needed to deal with such crises.
Finding superhot rocks: A new global model for geothermal exploration
Associate Professor, Juan Carlos Afonso, collaborated with the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) to build a new tecno-economic global model for superhot geothermal energy, which was presented this week at the world's main energy conference: CERAWeek
Resilience Reflection #31: Climate resilience or climate problem?
In this issue of Resilience Reflections, Sebastian Husein demonstrates that the added value of some forms of Carbon Capture and Sequestration to reduce overall CO2 levels are not all that they appear to be.
Equitable and accessible 15-minute neighbourhoods in urban outskirts
How can shared mobility services, such as shared bikes and cars, help to create neighbourhoods where people do not need to own a car to access all their basic essentials? Can neighbourhoods be transformed in such a way that citizens to access all of their basic needs within 15 minutes by foot or by bicycle? What business models and policies are needed to create shared mobility services in urban outskirts. In the urban outskirts, basic essentials such as jobs and shops may quite far way, and residents have lower income compared to people living in than city centers.