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Ulkü, Mesut (author), Sui, Xinxin (author), van der Lans, Michael (author), Dillon Peynado, Thomas (author), Zheng, Jiechen (author), Fong, Camille (author)The report starts in Chapter 1 with an introduction to the Sponge City Programme (SCP) in China and the project area which is the ErQi International Business District in Wuhan. In this chapter, the problem statement, our collaboration with Arcadis and our project goals are also introduced. Chapter 2 delves into our methodology to tackle the...student report 2018
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Konstantinou, T. (author), Dimitrijević, Branka (author)The reconsideration of the existing building stock is motivated by society’s efforts towards sustainability and resilience. The building sector has a considerable role to play in doing so. The process of refurbishment is complex, since aspects such as design decisions, existing construction, energy efficiency, and user behaviour need to be...book chapter 2018
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Blok, Anne-Nynke (author)Resilience can be understood as the intrinsic ability of a system to adapt its functioning prior to, during, or following changes and disturbances, so that it can sustain required operations and performance under both expected and unexpected conditions. The need to explore the concept of resilience, in the context of socio-technical systems, is...master thesis 2018
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Heurkens, E.W.T.M. (author), Remøy, H.T. (author), Hobma, Fred (author)This chapter considers resilient urban redevelopment as the ability of public and private stakeholders to respond to changes in real estate market demand by adopting existing offices to new usages. It explores the various conceptual planning policy instruments that could assist in realising resilient urban redevelopment. Additionally, the...book chapter 2018
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Nespeca, V. (author), Meesters, Kenny (author), Comes, M. (author)The profusion of information technology has created new possibilities for local communities to self-organize and respond to disruptive events. Along with the opportunities, there is also a series of challenges that need to be addressed in order to improve societal resilience. One of these challenges is to make sense of the continuous stream of...conference paper 2018
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Hernández, Carlos (author), Bermejo-Alonso, Julita (author), Sanz, Ricardo (author)Robot control software endows robots with advanced capabilities for autonomous operation, such as navigation, object recognition or manipulation, in unstructured and dynamic environments. However, there is a steady need for more robust operation, where robots should perform complex tasks by reliably exploiting these novel capabilities. Mission...journal article 2018
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Landman, H.M. (author), Groen, Eric L. (author), van Paassen, M.M. (author), Bronkhorst, Adelbert W. (author), Mulder, Max (author)Objective: A conceptual model is proposed in order to explain pilot performance in surprising and startling situations. Background: Today’s debate around loss of control following in-flight events and the implementation of upset prevention and recovery training has highlighted the importance of pilots’ ability to deal with unexpected events....journal article 2017
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Bas, G. (author)Industrial systems increasingly need to become more resilient to developments in their environment. To take the right decisions and improve their resilience, those companies need insight into the effects of resilience-enhancing actions. A substantial part of those actions' effects follow from the adaptation of the focal company's environment in...doctoral thesis 2017
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Hooimeijer, F.L. (author), Rizzetto, Francesca (author), Riches, Federico (author), Lafleur, F. (author), Chastel, Charlotte (author), Trinh, Thuy-Trang (author)New forms of mobility offer opportunities to make urban areas along highways more resilient by using those specific areas for the ecological and functional improvement of the city. This requires spatial interventions that approach the highway, the buffer zone and the specific urban area along the highway as a whole rather than as separate zones...report 2017
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Simanovsky, Yafim (author)Urban populations in coastal contexts suffer increasingly from both environmental and spatial risks. Major flooding events, storms, fires, landslides and earthquakes coupled with the unorganized urban fabric located at the locations most at-risk to these hazards render millions of people extremely vulnerable. The externalities in terms of...master thesis 2017
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Kanekar, Sahil (author)The research focuses on developing a system based resilience strategy to manage hydraulic challenges related to pluvial and storm surge flooding in the light of climate change. The project embarks an ecological approach by conditioning landscape into a hybrid infrastructure of green and blue networks which operate across spatial and temporal...master thesis 2017
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- Slagter, E.A. (author) master thesis 2017
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Kaur, M. (author)Over a century has passed since humans took to commercial flying. Traditional safety practices have worked well but the last decade has seen the need for an updated understanding of ATM safety. The modern safety views are complementary to the traditional ones but are also a new way of understanding and enabling safety practices. This master...master thesis 2017
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Doorn, N. (author)This paper presents a systematic review of the concept of resilience in the field of disaster management, with a focus on the use of indicators and the inclusion of social justice considerations. The literature is reviewed with reference to various definitions of resilience, the relation between concepts of resilience and vulnerability, the...journal article 2017
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- Ruedisulj, T.L. (author) master thesis 2016
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Plomp-van der Sar, E. (author)The Houston Metropolitan area is a hurricane prone area and vulnerable to flooding by large storm surges caused by these extreme storm events. The area is a major economic center in the State of Texas and even the whole United States. Protection of the area against flooding is extremely necessary to protect the economy, community and environment...master thesis 2016
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Jain, R. (author)This Master thesis report presents how design methodology founded on principles of positive psychology can be used to design for the prevention of stress. People who work in stressful professions are at increased risk of health problems. One of the key ways to maintain a positive outlook on life is by increasing the resilience of an individual,...master thesis 2016
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Papaioannou, A. (author)The project is analyzing, evaluating and proposing solutions on the current planning sector in Greece. It is using the city of Kavala as an example of intervention, in order to experiment the outcomes of a new suggestion of design and planning tools. The research started by analyzing the Greek historical and socio-political context. Starting...master thesis 2016
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Bollinger, L.A. (author), Dijkema, G.P.J. (author)This paper reports the development and results of a model exploring the resilience of the Dutch electricity transmission infrastructure to extreme weather events. Climate change is anticipated to result in an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events over the coming decades. Situated in a low-lying coastal delta, the...journal article 2016
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Hanna, J.M.K. (author)In 1975, and in an ambiance of increasing tension, the streets of Beirut served as a stage for a series of violent events and in a matter of days, the sounds of mortar shells and machine guns provided an applied interpretation of the conflicting interests of the different Lebanese and global political players. With few intermissions and a...abstract 2016