Onderzoeksproject
PUMA (Prospecting the Urban Mines of Amsterdam)
PUMA aims at composing a geological map of the urban mine of Amsterdam for a selection of metals. Where are main deposits of copper, iron and aluminium located, when will they become available for secondary production, in what state and shape are they?
- Looptijd
- 2015 - 2016
- Contact
- Ruben Huele
- Financiering
- Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solution (AMS)
- Partners
Partners
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We will combine the detailed information of the Amsterdam built environment with general knowledge on cities’ metabolism and data on the metal content of different types of buildings to generate a map of the urban mine. This project can be seen as a pilot project for further research.
Downloads and more information
For information on the AMS research program, see http://www.ams-institute.org/home.