Inland surface water systems are characterized by constant variations in time and space. The increased pressure, of natural or anthropic origin, as a consequence of climate change, population growth and urban development accentuate these changes. Effective water management is key to achieve European …

Over the past 20 years, water quality in Indonesia has deteriorated due to an increase of water pollution. Research and analysis is needed to identify pollution sources and assess contamination in Indonesian water resources. Water quality management is not yet sufficiently integrated in river basin management …

A commonality in socially-aware persuasive games is the strategy to appeal to empathy, as a means to have players feel and understand the struggles of another. This is particularly evident in the expanding use of immersive technologies, lauded for its ability to have players more literally 'stand in …

We analyzed a large data set from a mobile exercise application to find the preferred running situations of a large number of users. We categorized the users according to their running behaviors (i.e. regularly active, or rarely ac-tive over the year), then studied the influence of 15 features, including …

Tegenspraak als medicijn tegen radicalisering van jongeren. Het is onderdeel van de veel geprezen Nederlandse ‘haarvatenaanpak’ tegen radicalisering. Kern daarvan is de gedachte dat de meeste terroristische aanslagen niet worden verijdeld door geavanceerde technologie van geheime diensten, maar door …

Het Urban Technology onderzoeksprogramma van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) doet praktijkgericht onderzoek voor de omschakeling naar een circulaire stad. Eén van de factoren die hierbij een rol spelen is hoe producten circulair ontworpen kunnen worden. In een aantal onderzoeksprojecten wordt door …