research
Research
Combining complementary research strengths

Research

Building on the existing expertise and academic research, the Centre for Sustainability has defined four strongly related areas of research.

Research areas  

1. Industrial Ecology & Economics → focuses on the analysis of the combined physical-economic national, European and global systems related to materials and their environmental impacts.

2. Circular Business Models & Product Design  investigates how more sustainable product designs can also become sound business concepts.

3. Clean Technology for Resource Efficiency  incorporates the strengths of different materials technology groups at TU-Delft and combines them with the strategic information from the research areas Industrial Ecology & Economics and Circular Business Models & Product Design.

4. Governance, Regulation & Transitions  focuses on governance aspects with regard to sustainable materials management and what is needed in order to adapt (legal and economic) incentives.


 Fields of application 

  • Raw materials
  • Urban Systems
  • Production/Consumption Chains