Climate sensitivity to land use changes over the city of Brussels by Cugnon Gwenn, Caluwaerts Steven, Duchêne François, Hamdi Rafiq, Termonia Piet, Top Sara, Vergauwen Thomas, van Schaeybroeck Bert

“…The impact of these land-use scenarios is explored by use of the land surface model SURFEX on the summer climate in terms of heat waves and the urban heat island for the city of Brussels. This is done for different periods in the future using the greenhouse gas scenario RCP8.5.…”
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The Tivoli sustainable neighbourhood: a new way of building the city in Brussels? by Arnaud Bilande, Cynthia Dal, Ludivine Damay, Florence Delmotte, Julie Neuwels, Christine Schaut, Anne-Laure Wibrin

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Commuting to Brussels: how attractive is “free” public transport? by Astrid De Witte, Cathy Macharis

“…With one vehicle for less than two inhabitants, the city of Brussels has one of the highest motorization rates in Europe. …”
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Brussels youth: between diversity and adversity by Dirk Jacobs, Andrea Rea

“…In this article we present the results of a survey undertaken among the last year students of the francophone schools of the city of Brussels. The survey, which focusses on life styles, racism and insecurity, confirms the multifaceted character of the Brussels youth. …”
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Pendelen naar Brussel: hoe aantrekkelijk is “gratis” openbaar vervoer? by Astrid De Witte, Cathy Macharis

“…With one vehicle for less than two inhabitants, the city of Brussels has one of the highest motorization rates in Europe. …”
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Les jeunes Bruxellois, entre diversité et adversité by Dirk Jacobs, Andrea Rea

“…In this article we present the results of a survey undertaken among the last year students of the francophone schools of the city of Brussels. The survey, which focusses on life styles, racism and insecurity, confirms the multifaceted character of the Brussels youth. …”
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Why Brussels? Neruda’s ‘título absolutamente enigmático’ by Moran, D

“…<p>The primary purpose of this article is to propose a solution to longstanding literary mystery, namely, why Neruda&rsquo;s disconcertingly enigmatic poem &lsquo;Bruselas&rsquo; (from&nbsp;<em>Tercera residencia</em>&nbsp;[1947]) has a title which seems to bear little if any relation either to the city of Brussels itself or to its sometimes bewilderingly obscure content and imagery. …”

Des façades neuves aux formes anciennes : Bruxelles et le plan urbanistique « Îlot Sacré » de 1960 by Dominik Scholz

“…Following a decision by the municipal council, the City of Brussels’ appearance became resolutely historic once again as of 1960. …”
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New facades in the old style: Brussels and the “Îlot Sacré” urban plan of 1960 by Dominik Scholz

“…Following a decision by the municipal council, the City of Brussels’ appearance became resolutely historic once again as of 1960. …”
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Nieuwe voorgevels met vormen uit vervlogen tijden: Brussel en het stedenbouwkundig “Îlot Sacré”-plan uit 1960 by Dominik Scholz

“…Following a decision by the municipal council, the City of Brussels’ appearance became resolutely historic once again as of 1960. …”
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The provision of urban green space and its accessibility: Spatial data effects in Brussels. by Marion Le Texier, Kerry Schiel, Geoffrey Caruso

“…Here we identify four spatial dimensions of UGS and critically examine how different data sources affect these dimensions and our understanding of their variation within a city region (Brussels). We compare UGS indicators measured from an imagery source (NDVI from Landsat), an official cadastre-based map, and the voluntary geographical information provided by OpenStreetMap (OSM). …”
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Dans l’intérêt de la famille by Shannon Damery

“…More specifically, it explores how young migrants from first and 1.5 generations enact their agency to create kin and spaces of belonging in the city of Brussels, using data from ethnographic interviews. …”
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Estimation of Public Charging Demand Using Cellphone Data and Points of Interest-Based Segmentation by Victor Radermecker, Lieselot Vanhaverbeke

“…A case study for the city of Brussels is proposed. Our demand estimation results heavily correlate with the government’s predictions under similar assumptions. …”
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The European Parliament seat in Strasbourg called into question. May it be the last assault in its struggle with Brussels? by Ana María San Miguel Osaba

“…The necessity of moving every month between both cities, not only the members of the Europarliament but also the translators, secretaries and the rest of the necessary staff, together with the corresponding documentation, has caused a clearly unsatisfactory situation which has raised many voices for establishing a single seat for parliamentary works, favoring clearly the city of Brussels, which has given rise on the other side to the logical French reaction advocating for the the maintenance of the Alsatian capital as one seat. …”
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Beyond the Anglo-Saxon Experience: City-Suburban Political Polarization in Brussels, Belgium by Filip De Maesschalck

“…However, the observed processes cannot be simply reduced to the Anglo-Saxon experience, where decreasing support for redistribution with the impoverished city is attributed to the growing self-sufficiency of the suburbs, which enables a life insulated from the central city. The Brussels central city remains the main provider of jobs and services and is, in that way, a strong representative of many Western European cities. …”
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L’Expo 58 et le « tout à l’automobile » by Michel Hubert

“…Whereas it took more than forty years to complete the North-South railway junction, a scant three years was necessary to change the face of the city of Brussels completely and turn it into one of the European capitals with the highest levels of car ownership. …”
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Spatially explicit urban green indicators for characterizing vegetation cover and public green space proximity: a case study on Brussels, Belgium by Tim Van de Voorde

“…The potential use of these indicators in a planning context is discussed on a case study carried out for the city of Brussels, Belgium.…”
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Expo ’58 and “the car as king” by Michel Hubert

“…Whereas it took more than forty years to complete the North-South railway junction, a scant three years was necessary to change the face of the city of Brussels completely and turn it into one of the European capitals with the highest levels of car ownership. …”
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Expo ’58 en “Koning Auto” by Michel Hubert

“…Whereas it took more than forty years to complete the North-South railway junction, a scant three years was necessary to change the face of the city of Brussels completely and turn it into one of the European capitals with the highest levels of car ownership. …”
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Evaluation of Temporary COVID-19 Testing Sites at Brussels Airport, Belgium: Users’ Comfort and Privacy by Iva Muraj, Anđela Gudelj, Duje Jelčić, Martina Sopta

“…This paper explored the temporary facilities created during the pandemic for use as COVID-19 test centers at Zaventem Airport, the main airport for the city of Brussels, Belgium. The possibilities of modular construction technology and the impact of the building envelope on users’ perception of indoor space comfort and privacy were closely observed. …”
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