A picture is worth a thousand words: visualising the SDG challenges
Over the last few decades, people have become increasingly aware of the global and systemic nature of many of our environmental problems today. This is recognized in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…
Per-capita estimations of long-term historical land use and the consequences for global change research
Changes in land use and land cover are important in global climate change, but the many uncertainties in historical estimates seriously hamper climate modelling. We collected new data on estimated per…
Micronutrients for agricultural intensification – Is Sub-Saharan Africa at risk?
There are no substitutes for micronutrients which are indispensable for plant growth and the human diet; nevertheless low concentrations of these elements in African soils are looming and a cause for…
Upscaling is critically important to enable a wide-scale integration of renewable energy sources. This paper mobilises literature on the strategic management of experimental niches to explore the…
New EU-scale environmental scenarios until 2050 – Scenario process and initial scenario applications
As part of the Openness project, new EU scenarios focusing on natural capital and ecosystem services were developed. These were applied at different regional socio-environmental conditions…
De omvang van de vastgoedbeleggingsmarkt in Nederland
Dit onderzoek brengt de omvang van de professioneel beheerde beleggingen in Nederlands commercieel vastgoed in kaart, voornamelijk vanuit het perspectief van de Nederlandse financiële sector. Hiervoor…
Waar wonen de Nederlanders in 2050? Waar gaan ze werken? Zet de trek naar de stad en de Randstad door? Belangrijke vragen voor beleidsmakers – bij zowel het Rijk, als provincies en gemeenten – om…
Increasing economic inequality in cities, and the spatial translation of that into more segregated neighbourhoods, is top of the political agenda in developed countries. While the overall living…
Blog Energiepodium - Honderd procent hernieuwbare energie is een misleidend doel
De organisatie Urgenda bood op 27 juli een mooie publicatie ‘Nederland 100% duurzame energie in 2030' aan Tweede Kamerleden aan. Op inspirerende wijze worden burgers en bedrijven aangesproken nu echt…
Demographic change in the Netherlands: Strategies for resilient labour markets
In 2013 PBL contributed to a study on demographic changes, commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PBL's contribution has now been published as a book…
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