Due to environmental protection efforts, there is a growing number of beavers in the Netherlands. As these animals make their burrows in the levee system they cause damage within it, increasing the risk of flooding. This paper assesses the factors which increase the risk of beaver activity within the …

The advantages and drawbacks of components of flexible assessment have been studied mostly from the standpoint of students and, to a lesser extent, teachers. A gap persists in understanding the collective perspectives of teachers and students concerning flexible assessment. This study aimed to explore …

The After-Action Review (AAR) in Virtual Reality (VR) training for police provides new opportunities to enhance learning. We investigated whether perspectives (bird’s eye & police officer, bird’s eye & suspect, bird’s eye) and line of fire displayed in the AAR impacted the officers’ learning efficacy. …

Gastcollege, De Haagse Hogeschool 6 okt 2023 1. Inleiding Nature-based solutions. NBS is een concept dat naar voren is gekomen als een goed alternatief voor of aanvulling op traditionele grijze technische oplossingen. NBS maken gebruik van natuurlijke processen en ecosysteemdiensten voor functionele …

Presentatie. De Community of practice voor waterkeringbeheerders (STOWA / Rijkswaterstaat, Waterschappen en Deltares werken samen aan de gezamenlijke wiki "Noodmaatregelen.nl". In deze wiki is alle informatie over de inzet van noodmaatregelen te vinden bij een (dreigende) overstroming. De samenwerkende …

1. Topics of interest were defined following a risk based approach. 2. Study priorities were set based on knowledge gaps in current practices, but they were conditioned by pragmatic limitations. 3. Focus topics : failure modes, detection and monitoring and repairs. 4. Serious failures can occur in sections …

Seminar at Lille University, 2 February 2023 The main objectives of the living lab Hedwige-Prosperpolder are: - Build capacity to cope with the adverse effects of climate change - Advance and share knowledge on the design and maintenance of levees - Advance and share knowledge and experiences in flood …

Virtual training systems provide highly realistic training environments for police. This study assesses whether a pain stimulus can enhance the training responses and sense of the presence of these systems. Police officers (n = 219) were trained either with or without a pain stimulus in a 2D simulator …

This report bundles the annexes for the data report of the overflow tests executed on the Dutch part of the Hedwige-Propserpolder levees. Overflow tests on levees are designed to test the strength of levees and levee covers under the load of a continuously overflowing discharge of water. For this purpose, …

Report on testing of water overflow on Dutch levees. On the Dutch part of the levee in Hedwige-Prosperpolder, 11 overflow tests have been conducted. Overflow tests on levees are designed to test the strength of levees and levee covers under the load of a continuously overflowing discharge of water. …