Het is misschien wel het grootste vraagstuk van onze eeuw: hoe gaan we om met klimaatverandering? Floris Bogaard weet in ieder geval dat in Nederland de wadi – een wateropnemende en -zuiverende ‘greppel’ in stedelijk gebied – een groot verschil maakt. Hij reist het land door en onderzoekt samen met studenten, …

Green roofs received increased scientific attention with respect to climate adaptation in urban environments for their hydrological, biodiversity and insulative capacities. Yet, the thermal properties of roofs with an additional water layer underneath the vegetation substrate (blue-green roofs) are not …

Climate Café Grensmaas

Rhodomonas salina is a microalgal species, belonging to the cryptophytes, and is widely used as aquaculture feed because of its high nutritional profile and phycoerythrin content. This study investigated the effect of pH on the growth, biochemical composition, and taste of R. salina when cultivated on …

Promoting healthy and active lifestyles is an important objective for many governing agencies. The design of active urban environments can be an effective tool to encourage more active behaviors and water features can attract people, improving their experience of the urban space. To explore the potential …

In Nederland is de meest toegepaste infiltratievoorziening in de openbare ruimte in de wadi (water afvoer drainage en infiltratie), in het buitenland zie je vaker 'raingardens' en deze regenwatertuintjes infiltreren sinds enkele jaren in Nederland.

This graduation report describes a research project at the research group metabolomics of the Leiden center of Applied Biosciences (LCAB). The aim of this project was to develop a GC-MS method for the identification of red swamp crayfish pheromones (Procambarus clarkii). Once this method has been developed, …

How can we design and manage our urban water systems to be resilient, sustainable, circular, ecosystem-based, adaptable and inclusive, and so address the increasing demand for housing and the changing environmental and socio-economic conditions? To identify the challenges ahead, while taking stock of …

Swales are widely used Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) that can reduce peak flow, collect and retain water and improve groundwater recharge. Most previous research has focused on the unsaturated infiltration rates of swales without considering the variation in infiltration rates under extreme …

De weg biedt kansen om ondergrondse waterberging in (Druk) stedelijk gebied te realiseren als oplossing voor wateroverlast en droogte. Onderzoek in Zwolle blijkt na 25 jaar nog steeds te voldoen aan de oorspronkelijke opzet: water bergen en infiltreren binnen een dag.