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Prof. Dr. Steffen Nijhuis

Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and The Built Environment
Verified email at tudelft.nl
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Mapping landscape spaces: Methods for understanding spatial-visual characteristics in landscape design

M Liu, S Nijhuis - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Mapping landscape spaces by means of manual and modern technology enables landscape
architects to describe, understand, and interpret spatial-visual properties of landscape. …

Scenario-based flood risk assessment for urbanizing deltas using future land-use simulation (FLUS): Guangzhou Metropolitan Area as a case study

W Lin, Y Sun, S Nijhuis, Z Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Preparing cities for sea-level rise is one of the critical challenges of the twenty-first century.
Extreme weather events, natural hazards, and the failure of climate mitigation and adaptation …

Design-related research in landscape architecture

S Nijhuis, I Bobbink - Journal of Design Research, 2012 - inderscienceonline.com
This article introduces a research strategy for landscape architectonic design. It describes a
systematic approach where design research and research-by-design are combined. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Freshwater blue space design and human health: A comprehensive research mapping based on scientometric analysis

H Zhang, S Nijhuis, C Newton - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2022 - Elsevier
Water is a critical element of human existence and has shaped cities for centuries. In urban
environments, water provides multiple ecosystem services and is an important element in the …

Urban landscape infrastructures: Designing operative landscape structures for the built environment

S Nijhuis, D Jauslin - Research in urbanism series, 2015 - rius.ac
This paper explores infrastructure as a type of landscape and landscape as a type of infrastructure.
The hybridisation of the two concepts, landscape and infrastructure, seeks to redefine …

[BOOK][B] Exploring the visual landscape: advances in physiognomic landscape research in the Netherlands

S Nijhuis, R Van Lammeren, F van der Hoeven - 2011 - books.google.com
Describes the combination of landscape research and planning, visual perception and
Geographic Information Science. This title showcases possible ways of getting a grip on themes …

[BOOK][B] Composing landscapes: analysis, typology and experiments for design

CM Steenbergen, S Meeks, S Nijhuis - 2008 - library.wur.nl
In landscape-architectural design, a study of the site is naturally a crucially important design
step. How can the preexisting layers, traces, and elements be broken down and made …

Scenario-based performance assessment of green-grey-blue infrastructure for flood-resilient spatial solution: A case study of Pazhou, Guangzhou, greater Bay area

P Lu, Y Sun, N Steffen - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Flood resilience has aroused significant interest in coastal areas dealing with a growing
frequency of severe rainstorms caused by climate change and urbanisation. At the core of flood …

Design as research in landscape architecture

S Nijhuis, J de Vries - Landscape Journal, 2020 - lj.uwpress.org
Research through design (RTD) is a frequently used concept in the daily practice of education
and research in the field of landscape architecture. RTD as a concept usually refers to a …

Exploring spatial relationships in the Pearl River Delta

L Xiong, S Nijhuis - Cities as spatial and social networks, 2019 - Springer
Urban deltas belong to the most promising regions considering their population concentrations,
ecosystems service and economy significance. Meanwhile these regions are facing …