The present chapter is about coastal border control for threats entering the coastal waters under the water surface. This threat consists mainly of covertly operating submarines. Acoustic sensors are commonly used for the detection of these submarines, as illustrated by the recent (renewed) deployment …

The deployment of naval vessels requires much specialised knowledge. Firstly, about the mission: what goals have to be reached (the command-aim), and what has to be done to achieve this aim? Secondly, about the situation: how can sufficient information about the situation be gathered to determine whether …

The local Dutch legislations (PGS-29) regarding the above-ground storage of flammable products have become stricter. This has led to the phasing out of Viking-Johnson couplings that are located inside of tank pits. These couplings are prone to leakage and they use rubber seals which are now prohibited …

The disruptive rise of the sharing economy has revolutionized the field of consumption of things and influenced many associated areas. Participation in these social innovations is an important phenomenon and people are exploring and expanding the further possibilities of the sharing economy with emerging technologies …

Resilience is held as a promising concept to produce a paradigm shift from traditional flood control to an integration of flood risk management and spatial planning. Central ideas to the resilience narrative are that nothing is certain except uncertainty itself' and adaptability' is key to governing …

Holwerd is een klein kustplaatsje in de Friese provincie. In 2013 kondigde de werkgroep Holwerd aan Zee het projectplan van Holwerd aan Zee aan. Het dorp heeft te maken met krimp van het aantal inwoners en bezoekers. Het plan bestaat uit het creëren van een natuurlijke riviermonding door de verbinding …

Final report of the Evidence-based Food System Design project (EFSD). This research project aimed at building a data-driven mapping of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Food System, as an evidence base for vision and scenario development, policymaking and other initiatives aimed at transitioning to a more sustainable …

Airports represent the major bottleneck in the air traffic management system with increasing traffic density. Enhanced levels of automation and coordination of surface operations are imperative to reduce congestion and to improve efficiency. This paper addresses the problem of comparing different control …

Dit onderzoeksrapport is geschreven in opdracht van de gemeente Zwolle. De gemeente Zwolle kampt met mogelijke verspreiding van verontreinigd grondwater. Om de verspreiding van deze veront­reinigingen gebiedsgericht te kunnen aanpakken is het Gebiedsbeheerplan Zwolle Cen­traal (GZC) op­gesteld. Bij de …

Aanleiding. De bacheloropleiding Communicatie binnen het domein Creative business van Hogeschool Inholland gaat uit van activerende didactiek opdat studenten worden gestimuleerd meer betrokken te raken bij en meer regie te nemen over hun leerproces. Feedback en peerreview zijn hierbij belangrijke instrumenten …