Op basis van een literatuurstudie biedt dit rapport een overzicht van sleutelvariabelen voor de transitie naar Natuur-inclusieve Landbouw (NIL) vanuit een multi-level en multi-dimensionaal systeemperspectief. Het doel van de literatuurstudie is om te analyseren welke succes- en faalfactoren in de literatuur …

This research presents a case study exploring the potential for demand side flexibility at a cluster of university buildings. The study investigates the potential of a collection of various electrical devices, excluding heating and cooling systems. With increasing penetration of renewable electricity …

In the aftermath of the systemic financial crises of 2007-9, several scholars argued that the problem of systemic financial crises is not well understood. At the same time, the introduction of digital technologies led to new threats and opportunities for the design of the monetary and financial system. …

ARCH22 connects researchers and practitioners around the conference theme and will be based at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at Delft University of Technology. ARCH22 also wants to attract those interested in the new Erasmus University Medical Center’s hospital environment, and …

Computational thinking (CT) has become a necessity in many professional domains. As such, scholars argue that the acquisition of CT and application should be embedded in existing school subjects. Within the CT literature, a tax-onomy distinguishes CT practices in STEM education into four categories: …

When waves interact with surfaces of different structures they are reflected, and these reflections are mainly caused due to less wave energy being dissipated by the surface of the structure. Naturally, rock slopes or permeable structures (mangroves forests, brushwood material, etc.) are used around …

Groene, infiltrerende verharding is een maatregel die genomen wordt om de negatieve effecten van klimaatverandering tegen te gaan. Het doorbreekt de betonnen laag van de stad met groen waardoor het helpt tegen zowel piekbuien, droogte als hittestress. Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd om een beter inzicht …

Rijkswaterstaat West Nederland Zuid heeft in 1986 een ijsstrategie geschreven die beschrijft welke waterlichamen wel open gebroken moeten worden tijdens ijsbezetting en welke niet. De keuzes uit dit beleidsstuk zijn gedateerd. De vraag luidt dan ook: Hoe ziet een mogelijke actualisatie van de ijsstrategie …

The European Commission aims for a full circular economy (CE), an economy that aims to reuse all resources in 2050. CE is a promising way to increase welfare and wellbeing while decreasing environmental footprints. Industrial symbiosis, in which companies exchange residuals for resource efficiency, is …

In the Netherlands, as in many other densely populated countries, home delivery is the dominant way of delivering online ordered parcels. This is mainly because big retail companies offer this delivery option for free. Due to the expansion of e-commerce, home delivery that typically makes use of diesel …