Climate change and changing land use challenge the livability and flood safety of Dutch cities. One option cities have to become more climate-proof is to increase infiltration of stormwater into soil through permeable pavement and thus reduce discharge of stormwater into sewer systems. To analyze the …

VHL University of Applied Sciences (VHL) is a sustainable University of AppliedSciences that trains students to be ambitious, innovative professionals andcarries out applied research to make a significant contribution to asustainable world. Together with partners from the field, they contribute to innovative …

Plant Breeders Rights were granted to Vandinter Semo BV on 29th December 2020 for the Andean Lupin variety COTOPAXI. COTOPAXI is result of cooperation between Vandinter Semo, Hanze University of Applied Sciences and the H2020 BBI-JU European research project LIBBIO. Andean Lupin (Lupinus mutabilis) has …

Jan vertelt over lectoraat Art & Sustainability  over het thema Duurzaamheid, gelinkt aan studenten/opleiding Docentopleiding kunst en educatie (DBKV) in combinatie met het thema 'Maken'.

De stikstofdiscussie is nauwelijks weg te denken uit het nieuws en het einde ervan is nog altijd niet in zicht. De polarisatie in de discussie tekent zich vooral af tussen de agrariër en de natuurbeschermer. In deze ‘What about soil’ leggen we de focus op stikstof in de bodem en het grondwater. Wat doet …

Internationalization and global citizenship are increasingly becoming the emerging focus of higher education worldwide as universities seek to incorporate global learning in their policies, curricula and strategies. Global engagement, international collaborations, strategic alliances and operations are …

Dit is een promotiefilmpje van de serious game ‘Soil Simulator’ over een geïntegreerde aanpak van duurzaam bodembeheer in de landbouw. De game is bedoeld om te experimenteren met uiteenlopende scenario’s op de korte èn op de lange termijn, waarbij een integrale aanpak van het bodembeheer wordt gesimuleerd. …

The rain gardens at Bryggen in Bergen, Western Norway, is designed to collect, retain, and infiltrate surface rainfall runoff water, recharge the groundwater, and replenish soil moisture. The hydraulic infiltration capacity of the Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS), here rain gardens, has been tested …

Since the introduction of India’s cold start and Pakistan’s full spectrum deterrence doctrines, the subcontinental deterrence landscape has been characterised by strong cross-domain dynamics. In extremis, if both states adhere to the threats issued in their doctrines a Pakistan-supported militant attack …

Sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) such as swales are designed to collect, store and infiltrate a large amount of surface runoff water during heavy rainfall. Stormwater is known to transport pollutants, such as particle-bound Potential Toxic Elements (PTE), which are known to often accumulate …