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Kurapati, S. (author), Lukosch, H.K. (author), Verbraeck, A. (author), Brazier, F.M. (author)Seaports are crucial interfaces in global intermodal freight transportation networks. Their complex operations, connectedness to external stakeholders, and increasing volumes of goods to be handled make them vulnerable to internal and external disruptions. Research has shown that disruptions in seaports can cause undesirable ripple effects,...journal article 2015
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Boers, W. (author)Aim of this graduation project is to improve the resilience of the Broad Channel Community against future storm surge. The design of the Broad Channel Resilience Center strengthens the community by adding social functions, educates and forms consensus for resilient living and serves a relief function after a storm surge.master thesis 2015
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De Bruijn, J.A. (author), De Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), Ten Heuvelhof, E.F. (author)An increased focus on the concept of resilience in flood protection has led to the development of a comprehensive flood protection strategy in the Netherlands which stresses the need to provide ‘Room for the River’ rather than building dykes. But how can a resilient solution in flood protection be successfully implemented? Using insights from...journal article 2015
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Buijs, J.P. (author)Together Amsterdam Airport Schiphol airport and KLM form the largest chunk of the Dutch air transport industry. As the market for air transport in the Netherlands itself is too small, KLM developed a worldwide route network with many transferring passengers. Schiphol facilitates connecting passengers with the best possible experience. During...master thesis 2015
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Bollinger, L.A. (author)Heat waves, hurricanes, floods and windstorms - recent years have seen dramatic failures in electricity infrastructures sparked by short-term departures of environmental conditions from their norms. Driven by a changing climate, such deviations are anticipated to increase in severity and/or frequency over the coming decades. This will have...doctoral thesis 2015
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Siverd, C.G. (author)Hurricane Sandy made landfall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (U.S.) October 29, 2012 as a post-tropical cyclone. With a wind field of approximately 1000 mi (1600 km) and a near 90 degree landfall angle with the coast, the storm generated an 11.6 ft (3.52 m) storm tide above mean sea level (MSL) at the Battery, New York City, and...master thesis 2014
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Pocornie, W. (author)This thesis presents a critical alternative approach in strategy within (post-disaster re-)development. It describes the relevance of urbanism and urban planning in this practice. The approach links educational development projects to overall improvement of infrastructure by structuring resilient and sustainable interventions as principal...master thesis 2013
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Eggink, H.N.P. (author)Allseas is one of the major offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction companies in the world. The process of pipeline installation is executed by operating specialised vessels, which are designed in-house. Allseas executes the pipeline installation with the S-lay method. The pieces of pipe (the joints) are assembled to form one...master thesis 2013
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Luscuere, L.M. (author)Large scale sociotechnical systems such as electricity systems will have to deal with the effects of climate change. Constant effort keeps this system operational as much as possible. Traditional metrics can tell us something about the system such as the amount of power that is generated or consumed, or the amount of consumers whose needs are...master thesis 2013
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Zhao, N. (author)The project explores the way of close collaboration in the field of flood risk management and spatial development. This results in strategies for the Rijnmond-Drechtsteden region on 4 levels, and a key intervention for Numansdorp.master thesis 2013
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Modeling resilience, friability, and cost of an airport affected by the large-scale disruptive eventJanic, M. (author)This paper deals with modeling resilience, friability, and cost of an airport affected by the largescale disruptive event. These events affecting the airport's operations individually or in combination can be bad weather, failures of particular crucial aiiport and ATC (Air Traffic Control) components, industrial actions of the aviation staff,...conference paper 2013
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Jonkman, S.N. (author), Yasuda, T. (author), Tsimopoulou, V. (author), Kawai, H. (author), Kato, F. (author)The earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 led to death and destruction in coastal areas in Japan. A seminar was held in June 2012 for Japanese and Dutch coastal researchers to discuss lessons for the management of the risks in coastal areas associated with tsunamis, typhoons and storm surges. The seminar has highlighted important practical and...conference paper 2012
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Bollinger, L.A. (author), Dijkema, G.P.J. (author)While we rely on the continuous functioning of infrastructures such as water, electricity and Internet, 100% uptime is not possible. Infrastructure systems must therefore be resilient – they must be capable of flexing in response to disruptions and recovering quickly. In this paper we explore options for supporting infrastructure resilience from...conference paper 2012
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Gersonius, B. (author)This dissertation presents a potential way forward for adaptation to climate change, termed the resilience approach. This approach takes a dynamic perspective on adaptive processes and the effects of these processes at/across different spatio-temporal scales. Experience is provided with four methods that can be used to apply the resilience...doctoral thesis 2012
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Smits, L.E. (author)In Haiti, the January 2010 earthquake has put extra strain on the urban development of the rapidly growing Port au Prince metropolitan region. Even before the earthquake, the city was failing to aptly accommodate the growing population, resulting in marginalised areas on locations at risk of natural hazards and a congested infrastructural...master thesis 2012
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Rongwinriyaphanich, S. (author)This article aims to provide planners and policy makers with a better understanding about potential impacts of land policy on the shaping of hybrid rural-urban development patterns and their effects on resilience enhancement of urban systems. It examines the impacts of diverse development policies applied to two selected areas in the Bangkok...conference paper 2012
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Crielaard, M. (author)The Westland is an area where the experience, resilience and usability are under pressure. This research and plan aims for changing the Westland mainly by focussing on renewal of glass-houses and the solution of environmental problems such as water storage and water quality. By the use of routes and the linking of a renewing programme along...master thesis 2012
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Lopez, A. (author)This thesis tells a story of today, of Mexico City, and a plan for a desirable future for the Municipality of Valle de Chalco, an informal settlement affected by the metropolitan mismanagement of water resources. Today uneven developments dominate in Mexico City Metropolitan Area, a result of a Neoliberal urbanization process. The current urban...master thesis 2011
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Luistro Jonsson, M (author)Collaborations have been the treated as the Holy Grail of sustainable solutions, regarded as a vehicle to either address social issues, transfer knowledge, legitimize institutions, and lately, to foster resilience in communities. Through exposing the complexities of collaborations in general, and the multidimensionality of resiliency and...conference paper 2010