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Personal profile
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‘The future started yesterday. New technologies need to be embedded in existing systems that resist change. Analysis of the systems developments helps in identifying opportunities for sustainable innovation’
Research profile
Frank Veraart is an Assistant Professor of history of technology at Eindhoven University of Technology. His areas of expertise include Modern and Contemporary History, Environmental Studies, History of Mobility, Spatial Planning and Computing. Frank’s studies focus on how societal developments are influences by technology and choices of actors. Frank researches the historical development of sustainability trade-offs in transnational resource chains. International trade influences well-being and sustainability (social, economic and ecologic) at places of excavation, production and consumption. Frank studies the origins and historical development of the resources chains and its local impacts on sustainability and well-being.
Frank has been involved in the research Historical Roots of the Dutch Sustainability Challenges, 1850-2010, granted by the Dutch science foundation NWO. In this research sustainable developments in Dutch society are analyzed using quantitative and qualitative analysis. Frank is secretary of the program Global Resources and Sustainability of European Modernisation (GREASE). This program aims at building as research network on the entagnled global histories of European modernization, global inequalities, well-being and sustainability.
Academic background
Frank Veraart received his PhD in History of Technology from TU/e in 2008, At this time, he was also a member of WTMC, The Netherlands Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture He also holds an MSc in Technology and Society from TU/e.
Frank is program chair of the bachelor program Sustainable Innovation. Frank is currently one or the research directors of the research network ‘Drivers and Carriers of Globalisation’ of the NW Posthumus research School for Economic and Social History.
He has authored several book chapters and publishes regularly in key journals, such as Well-being, Sustainability and Social Development, Builders and Planners, Cycling Cities: The European Experience and Hacking Europe. Frank is also involved with the organization, and holds presentations and keynote speeches at, workshops, seminars, courses and exhibitions.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
University Teaching Qualification (BKO), Eindhoven University of Technology
Award Date: 22 Oct 2010
External positions
Board member, Stichting Bedrijfsgeschiedenis (SBG)
2014 → 2019
Board Member, Koninklijk Instituut van Ingenieurs
2002 → 2018
Network
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GREASE: Global REsources And Sustainability of European modernization, 1820-2020
van der Vleuten, E. B. A., van der Vleuten, E. B. A., Veraart, F. C. A., Smits, J. P. H. & Strecker, K.
1/10/18 → 31/01/23
Project: Research direct
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Impuls projects between TU Eindhoven, RWS, and PON
Oldenziel, R., Dekker, H., Petzer, B., Bek, P. K. B., Sun, Q., Jeekel, J. F., Verbong, G. P. J., Veraart, F. C. A., Wieczorek, A. J., Spahn, A. & Kalmbach, K.
16/12/15 → 31/12/20
Project: Research direct
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Historical Roots of the Dutch Sustainability Challenge
Lintsen, H. W., Veraart, F. C. A., Kirkels, A. F., Lambert, A. J. D. & van Hooff, W. H. P. M.
1/02/12 → 31/12/16
Project: Research direct
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DTU SusTrans (Research alliance on Sustainable Transitions to a Low Carbon Society)
Verbong, G. P. J. & Veraart, F. C. A.
1/01/11 → 30/06/14
Project: Research direct
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Bilateral: The politics of low carbon innovation: towards a theory of niche protection
1/10/10 → 31/10/14
Project: Research direct
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1929 Unilever wordt een multinationale macht
Veraart, F. C. A., Oct 2022, Nog meer wereldgeschiedenis van Nederland. Heerma van Voss, L., Bouras, N., ´t Hart, M., van der Heijden, M. & Lucassen, L. (eds.). Amsterdam: Ambo Anthos, p. 499-505 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Popular
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Deep Transitions in The Netherlands: Deep Transitions & Transformative Investment in the Netherlands
Veraart, F. C. A., Bouwens, A. M. C. M. & Begemann, S., 19 Apr 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Kalkstein als 'Kritischer' Rohstoff: Eine Stoffgeschichte der Industrialisierung, 1840–1930 [Limestone as a 'critical' raw material: A material history of industrialization, 1840–1930] By Sebastian Haumann. Bielefeld: transcript, 2021. Pp. 362
Veraart, F. C. A., 2 Apr 2022, In: Technology and Culture. 63, 2, p. 595-596 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book review › Academic
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Cycling Cities: The European Experience (in Persian Language)
Oldenziel, R. (ed.), Emanuel, B. A. M. (ed.), Albert de la Bruhèze, A. A. (ed.) & Veraart, F. C. A. (ed.), 2021, Tehran: Tehran Urban Planning and Research Center. 332 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Professional
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De metropoolregio Eindhoven en de inclusieve samenleving: Verdiepende studie in het kader van het onderzoek ‘Metropoolregio Eindhoven en Brede Welvaart’
Lintsen, H., Veraart, F. & Smits, J. P., 1 Jun 2021, Eindhoven: Stichting Historie der Techniek i.s.m. TU/e. 32 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional
Open AccessFile24 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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De wetenschap aan het woord!
Frank C.A. Veraart (Speaker)
22 Sep 2022 → 4 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Panel - Entangling Technological Infrastructures, Material Flows andEnvironmental Modernities.
Frank C.A. Veraart (Organiser), Stathis Arapostathis (Organiser), Per Högselius (Participant), Robrecht Declercq (Participant), Efi Nakopoulou (Participant), Klara Strecker (Participant), John Martin (Participant) & Sotiris Alexakis (Participant)
1 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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The 10th Tensions of Europe Conference: Technology, Environment and Resources
Frank C.A. Veraart (Organiser), Irene A. Niet (Organiser) & Valérie Schafer (Organiser)
29 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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The 10th Tensions of Europe Conference:
Frank C.A. Veraart (Participant), Irene A. Niet (Participant), Klara Strecker (Participant), Erik B.A. van der Vleuten (Participant), Jonas Van der Straeten (Participant) & M. Heymann (Organiser)
29 Jun 2022 → 1 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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From Africa with love… (and a tremendous ecological footprint), the development of rose trade between Kenya, The Netherlands and the rest of the world, 1960-2020
Klara Strecker (Speaker) & Frank C.A. Veraart (Member)
26 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
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New Artificial Intelligence Study Findings Have Been Published by Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (Governing AI in Electricity Systems: Reflections on the EU Artificial Intelligence Bill)
Q.C. van Est & Frank C.A. Veraart
19/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eureka. Quest zoekt uit: wat is de beste Nederlandse uitvinding ooit
1/08/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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In de jaren zestig ging het mis
Frank Veraart & H.W. Lintsen
20/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Wetenschappers TU/e schreven boek over industriële ontwikkeling: De overgang gaat pijn doen
Frank Veraart & H.W. Lintsen
27/03/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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The ideal balance of 1960: beyond poverty and before overconsumption
Harry W. Lintsen & Frank C.A. Veraart
27/03/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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Geschiedenis van de fiets in Nederland 1870-1940 : van sportmiddel naar massavervoermiddel
Author: Veraart, F. C. A., 30 Jun 1995Supervisor: van Royen, E. J. G. (External person) (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master