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Cyclists as Intelligent Carriers of Space-time Environmental Information: Crowd-sourced Sensor Data for Local Air Quality Measurement and Mobility Analysis in the Netherlands
Date: 21 APR 2023 (Friday)
Time: 11:00-12:00 (HKT)
Language: English
Venue: Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Prof. Peter Nijkamp
(Main Speaker)
Peter Nijkamp is emeritus Professor in regional and urban economics and in economic geography at the VU University, and associated with The Open University of the Netherlands (OU), Heerlen (The Netherlands), and the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi (Romania). He has published more than 2000 articles and books in the field of regional development, urban growth, transport and the environment. He is a fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW). He has served as president of the governing board of the Netherlands Research Council (NWO). In 1996, he was awarded the most prestigious scientific prize in the Netherlands, the Spinoza award. He is vice-president of The Regional Science Academy (TRSA) and involved in many international research activities. He was one of the PhD supervisors of Harry Geerlings.
Dr. Karima Kourtit
Karima Kourtit is assistant-professor at the Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands. Her main scientific research is in the field of creative industries, urban development, cultural heritage, digital technology, and strategic performance management. Her academic profile is characterized by a profound involvement in evidence-based urban and spatial research on smart city policy and data metrics, by a strong commitment to educational support to young researchers and by an active role in many international scientific and managerial activities. Furthermore, she has been an editor of several books and a guest editor for many international journals, and has published a wide array of scientific articles, papers, special issues of journals and edited volumes in the field of geography and the spatial sciences. She is also managing director of The Regional Science Academy (TRSA).
