Part 1: Research background relating to climate related man-made/natural disastersPart 2: Urban Stormwater Management

Climate change has intensified the occurrence of extreme weather events, with severe flooding posing one of the most pressing challenges, particularly in informal settlements where infrastructure is inadequate, and resources are scarce. Mukuru Kwa Njenga, one of Nairobi's largest informal settlements, …

The current flood protection infrastructure in the Netherlands no longer meets required standards, which led to the formation of the Hoogwaterbeschermingsprogramma (HWBP). This program is tasked with reinforcing 2,000 kilometres of dikes and 400 sluices over the next 30 years to safeguard the country …

Dit is een presentatie voor Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte naar aanleiding van het gepubliceerde artikel in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction met dezelde titel

Dit is een presentatie die ik gegeven is op het internationale European Rural Geo Congress in juni 2023 te Groningen

It is argued that in our world there are many "pessimists", who do not believe that climate, environmental and natural disasters can still be averted, and therefore want to live today as if there was no tomorrow. And if you have nothing more to expect, why should you also let the pleasures of today be …

The introduction of new technologies does not follow a democratic process. Yes, afterwards, when the technology is no longer new, rules and regulations will come but mainly to protect the now large lucrative companies that develop and propagate it (actually colonise us with it). It is argued that change …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to solve challenges both in the private and public sector. In industry, for example, future accountants and marketeers will share their day-to-day tasks with AI bots. In the public sector, AI could help governments to act more quickly in crisis situations or anticipate …

''Ever increasing population in seismically active urban areas, aging building stock, and expansion of urbanization to previously agricultural lands with soft soil deposits render the protection of human lives against earthquake disasters extremely more difficult by the time. Although much effort is …

This applied research project aims to generate a better understanding of the effects of heatwaves on vulnerable population groups in the municipality of The Hague, and suggests ways in which the municipality can help such groups to cope with these heatwaves. The research was performed as a cooperation …