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Mancoulov, Daniël (author)Many households aged 55 and older with a desire to move encounter a lack of suitable housing on the Dutch housing market. Various households that have a desire to move, cannot find a dwelling that meets their desires in their desired location. This hinders their ability to realize their housing preferences and forms an impediment to the...master thesis 2024
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Raising the acceptance for a preference-based design methodology in the context of urban developmentRaaphorst, Tomas (author)In the field of urban development few challenges are as tough as the housing problem. The cause for this is the rapid expansion of urban populations combined with slow construction processes. The Open Design Systems (Odesys) methodology is a preference-based design methodology for creating and evaluating designs. For this it uses a-priori method...master thesis 2024
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Weißhaar, Thaddäus (author)Night trains benefit society in multiple ways. They are environmentally friendly, improve the accessibility of regions and are space-effective. Understanding traveller's preferences enables night train operators to improve night train services and harness societal benefits better. This study conducted a stated preference survey with 1031...master thesis 2024
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Nijholt, Vincent (author)This research provides insight into ways to increase accessibility for Planned Special Events (PSEs) via discrete choice modelling. A special focus within this study is put into the AFAS AZ Stadium in Alkmaar. During the events held at the AFAS AZ Stadium disturbances are experienced by its visitors with regard to crowding levels and access...master thesis 2024
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Souaid, C. (author)This thesis examines the potential of small, low-carbon, (near) zero-energy dwellings as a solution that would both address sustainability challenges and answer to the growing housing shortage in North-West Europe. It adopts a multidimensional outlook that encompasses institutional, social and technical aspects surrounding the dwellings. The...doctoral thesis 2024
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van der Spaa, L.F. (author)Physical human-robot cooperation (pHRC) has the potential to combine human and robot strengths in a team that can achieve more than a human and a robot working on the task separately. However, how much of the potential can be realized depends on the quality of cooperation, in which awarenes of the partner’s intention and preferences plays an...doctoral thesis 2024
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Veerhoek, Evy (author)<i>"First-time buyer has a chance to buy only 3 percent of owner-occupied dwellings in the Netherlands”</i> (NOS, 2023). </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;...master thesis 2024
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Piccini, Pietro (author)ncentive-based demand response (iDR) programs serve as important tools for distributed system operators (DSOs) to achieve a reduction in electricity demand during periods of grid overload. During these programs, participants can decide to curtail their consumption in exchange for financial incentives. Deciding the amount of curtailment for a...master thesis 2024
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Hamida, A.B. (author), Eijkelenboom, A.M. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)Understanding students' preferences of their study place, in particular acoustical and psychosocial preferences, is important to students' health and comfort. This study aimed to identify clusters of students with similar acoustical and psychosocial preferences, and to identify reasons for certain preferences of students in each cluster. A mixed...journal article 2024
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Boxebeld, Sander (author), Geijsen, Tom (author), Tuit, Charlotte (author), Exel, Job van (author), Makady, Amr (author), Maes, Laurence (author), van Agthoven, Michel (author), Mouter, N. (author)Objective: Increasing healthcare expenditures require governments to make difficult prioritization decisions. Considering public preferences can help raise citizens’ support. Previous research has predominantly elicited preferences for the allocation of public resources towards specific treatments or patient groups and principles for resource...journal article 2024
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Eijkelenboom, A.M. (author), Alkema, Rosanne (author), Meinsma, Heleen (author), Hammer, Willemineke (author)Due to the ageing society, policy focuses on independent living of elderly in need for care. While the preferences of the elderly to live autonomously vary, there is limited information on variation in needs for the physical environment, e.g., shared and private places. A pilot study was done to develop insights into preferences for social and...journal article 2024
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Eijkelenboom, A.M. (author)A PhD study was carried out on comfort and health of workers in outpatient areas because hospital workers are generally less satisfied with comfort than patients and outpatient areas were understudied. To better understand differences in preferences and satisfaction of individuals, profiles were produced with Two-Step Cluster analysis, based on...journal article 2024
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Mahajan, N. (author), Hegyi, A. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author), van Arem, B. (author)Drivers initiate a discretionary lane change when they perceive an anticipated improvement in their own driving condition from moving to another lane. However, such a lane change can slow down other vehicles on the target lane, and even worse initiate a disturbance. In this work, we argue that the blocking effect triggered by individual lane...journal article 2024
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Yap, M.D. (author), Wong, Howard (author), Cats, O. (author)Understanding how passengers perceive public transport interchanges is important to better explain current public transport mode and route choice behaviour and to better predict future demand levels. In this study we derive how passengers value a public transport interchange in a metropolitan context entirely based on recent, large-scale,...journal article 2024
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Pelka, S. (author), Preuß, Sabine (author), Stute, Judith (author), Chappin, E.J.L. (author), De Vries, Laurens (author)Households equipped with flexible technologies, such as electric vehicles, can support the energy transition by shifting electricity consumption to times of high renewable supply and by preventing consumption peaks that cannot be covered by existing grid and generation infrastructure. Demand response services support households in performing...journal article 2024
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Ubareviciene, Ruta (author), van Ham, M. (author), Tammaru, Tiit (author)In 1969 Thomas C. Schelling published his paper “Models of Segregation” and in 1971 he published a follow-up paper introducing “Dynamic Models of Segregation”. Schelling's papers developed the theoretical models of interactive dynamics of individual residential choices, resulting in pronounced patterns of residential segregation at the city...journal article 2024
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Aulbers, Justus (author)In response to the European Commission's initiative to shift freight transport from road to inland waterways, there is a need to expand the capacity of inland ports to accommodate larger cargo ships. This expansion requires lowering the water bottom, which will increase the forces exerted on the quay walls. The quay walls should therefore be...master thesis 2023
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Boting, Rody (author)This research provides insight into the most effective approach for implementing shared micromobility services in towns and suburban communities, considering the preferences and requirements of key stakeholders, such as users, non-users, shared micromobility providers, public transport operators and municipalities or other government agencies....master thesis 2023
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Sonneveld, Leonie (author)Project aim<br/>Recently, the importance of developing spatial thinking has been recognized with the European Union stimulating its development at an early age. Many studies of ways to foster spatial thinking of young children, through online activities as well as embodied activities, have been conducted and provide valuable insights that can be...master thesis 2023
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van Leiden, Jarno (author)Climate change is intensifying severe weather and flood hazards, putting riverfront residents at growing risk. Although existing public flood defences like dikes and nature-based solutions offer protection, recent events like those in Limburg in 2021 highlight the need to address flood risk at the homeowner level. With the expectation that...master thesis 2023