The Reeuwijkse Plassen have been dealing with a declining water quality for the past century. One of the problems is eutrophication due to in- and outflow of nutrient rich water from surrounding areas which caused algae blooms and turbid waters. The waterboard Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland implemented measures …

‘Hel Peninsula’, a 34 km long narrow strip of land at the Polish coastline, is an artistry of nature that until the 18th century was an archipelago of islands. Kuznica is a special place in this microcosm. as the lowest located fishermen settlement. This touristic paradise, that will drown below the …

Cities are confronted with more frequent heatwaves of increasing intensity discouraging people from using urban open spaces that are part of their daily lives. Climate proofing cities is an incremental process that should begin where it is needed using the most cost-efficient solutions to mitigate heat …

Background: Parents influence their children’s nutrition behavior. The relationship between parental influences and children’s nutrition behavior is often studied with a focus on the dyadic interaction between the parent and the child. However, parents and children are part of a broader system: the family. …

Management of sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) for retention and infiltration is an example of an approach that complies with climate adaptation. Next to the implementation of surface infiltration facilities (swales), in the densely populated Dutch cities most infiltration facilities are sited …

Groningen gas field is the largest on-land gas resource in the world and is being exploited since 1963. There are damaging earthquakes, the largest of which was 3.6 magnitude. The recursive induced earthquakes are often blamed for triggering the structural damages in thousands of houses in the area. …

Meeting the Paris Climate Agreement goals for renewable energy, sea level rise protection and nature preservation require innovative multifunctional solutions in the Netherlands. As part of the Delta21 project, which looks at creating an energy storing reservoir and an energy producing tidal power plant …

Microalgae can produce a wide range of valuable metabolites such as proteins, lipids and pigments, so they can be used in many ways. For aquaculture industry, microalgae are usually used as live feed because of their high nutritional level. Fry Marine(Vlissingen, NL) is a hatchery for marine feed and …

The municipality of Bergen op Zoom is assuming to overlook climate change problems and possibilities. They are missing knowledge on how to deal with a dry period. This is the reason of the requested for a research on the drought problematic. They want to know how different departments and inhabitants …

Om te komen tot complexere en grotere opleidings- en trainingsscenario’s met meer vrijheid, flexibiliteit en (menselijke) interactie wil Soltegro gebruik gaan maken van een simulatie koppel standaard. Deze standaard wil Soltegro zodanig gaan gebruiken dat verschillende simulatoren interactief samen kunnen …