ABSTRACT
For several years, Eindhoven, located in the south Netherlands, has been facing severe climate-related issues, including flooding, heat stress, air pollution, and a decrease in biodiversity. Such critical issues for the city have been exacerbated by climate change and rapid population growth. The rapid population growth in recent years has also led to the disruption of balanced natural resource consumption, which has had detrimental consequences for the urban environment and quality of life. Since 2010, Eindhoven has furthered the cause of socio-ecological integrity through a political restructuring direction that organises respective actors to work cooperatively. Brainport Smart District, an adaptive urban ambition, has been designed to realise Eindhoven's desired development policy. The ambition is to realise a sustainable, circular, and socially cohesive neighbourhood that benefits from joint food production, water management, energy generation, joint digital data management, and revolutionary transport systems.
