The Sloe area is an unembanked industrial port area in Zeeland. As sea levels rise, this area will experience increased flood risks. This is partly due to climate change, which is causing sea level rise to accelerate, and partly due to the area's vulnerability because it is located outside the dike ring, …

This paper evaluates the impact of an online game-based financial education tool on students' financial literacy levels. By conducting a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) involving 2,220 students across four countries in a multi-country experimental setting, we demonstrate that the intervention significantly …

This research is focused on the circumstances related to rainwater flooding in the Municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, located in the south of the Netherlands. The town has been dealing with flooding from rainwater for as long as its inhabitants can remember, but the situation became much more severe …

This thesis focuses on optimising the emptying process of water storage facilities in urban areas, and was conducted during my graduate internship at Waterfeit Adviseurs. The study is based on the need to improve the efficiency of the system, as current systems frequently lead to floods and ineffective …

Gisteren was er een informatieve en inspirerende samenwerkingsbijeenkomst tussen Lectoraat Balanced Energy Systems van HAN University of Applied Sciences en Hogeschool Saxion inzake het SPRONG project Decentrale Waterstof Systemen (DWS) op Connectr - Energy innovation. Beide hogescholen waren ruim vertegenwoordigd. …

Deze Atlas is in een 'geoviewer' gedigitaliseerde samenvatting van het rapport 'Beleving rondom zeedijken in Zeeland' (2022). Een studie die onderzocht hoe inwoners van Zeeland de gebieden rondom zeedijken beleven en aankijken tegen de landschappelijke herinrichting van een drietal casuslocaties, te …

Given the expected advantages for individuals and societies, financial literacy is high on the policy agenda in many countries. This paper reports the results from a unique survey conducted on a sample of 13–16-year-old students in five European countries, aimed at measuring and comparing their level …

Fruitrassen als de Goudrenet, de Golden Delicious en de Elstar, iedereen kent ze wel. Er zijn ongeveer zeven appelrassen die de commerciële fruitteelt domineren. Bij peren is dit aantal nog lager, hier zijn het er ongeveer drie. Maar er zijn veel meer fruitrassen dan degene die je bij de fruitboer of …

Since 2013, MoneyLab has explored questions around the design of money, the democratization of finance, and the new shifts in fintech.  On 14 and 15 November, the 7th edition of MoneyLab was held in Amsterdam. At MoneyLab #7: Outside of Finance, we looked beyond the world of libertarian startups with …

The present study focuses on the environmental and socio-economic impacts of extreme drought in the Aspiring UNESCO Scheldt Delta Geopark (ASDG). Climate change projections indicate that periods of extreme drought, as experienced in 2018, are likely to occur with higher frequency and intensity in the …