Lake and reservoir volume variability from satellite imagery data: An assessment of the usability of high-resolution digital elevation models to extract water levels

Recent research suggested that the digital elevation models can be considered, as an alternative to the altimetry data. However, the water prohibits the ability of monitoring the construction the waterbed, due to the loss of the returning signal. The elevation models have therefore a flat surface, which prohibits the extraction of the water...

Consumer-facing companies contributing to decarbonize the heavy-industry: How and to what extend demand of consumer-facing companies could incentivize a hydrogen-based decarbonization in heavy-industries

Most countries have shown their concern towards global warming and made commitments to decrease carbon emissions. Energy usage will have to become more efficient and generated by an increasing amount of sustainable resources. Hard-to-abate industries will require incentives to decarbonize their processes. Research shows that consumer-facing...

Risk communication for child vaccination

The National Immunisation Programme (NIP) provides Dutch children with vaccinations for twelve infectious diseases free of charge and on voluntary basis. During several years, the vaccination coverage in the Netherlands has declined (about 0.5 percent per year). It is important to have a high vaccination coverage in order to stop spreading...

Automated Driving Functionality for Intersection Crossing

To reduce the number of traffic accidents on the roads, nowadays computers are aiding humans or taking over control from humans in vehicles. The necessity of Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) in vehicles is growing. New vehicles are being equipped with ADAS, like Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), to avoid head-to-tail collisions. Still,...

Transformation by Ruination: Activation of Centro Gaitán in Bogota, Colombia

Cities are becoming places for Instagramable experiences and Disneyfication. People are moving as fast as possible to get from one place to the other. We often forget to really look and be aware of our surroundings. I believe that some parts of the city should be dedicated to a more slower, more enjoyable, experimental way of moving through and...

Paleo data analysis

As models are becoming more dominant for the prediction of sea level rise, a review of how this method type is operating is needed. Hence, for this thesis the research objective was to what degree of accurateness is the VM6_C model estimating the relative sea-level during the late Holocene of Sardinia and Crete? To support this question, the...

Implementing station-based bike-sharing in strategic transport models: Creating an approach to combine tour-based mode-choice and modelling multimodality

This study researches how station-based bike-sharing can be implemented in strategic transport models. Implementing station-based bike-sharing is a challenging topic, as it requires to combine two modelling techniques. The first is modelling transport tours to make sure that a person who rents a bike returns the bike to the same station. The...

Enhancing awareness of biodiversity crisis in families that visit Naturalis

Currently, biodiversity is under worldwide pressure. The organization Naturalis Biodiversity Centre wants to discover ways to address the biodiversity crisis in their museum. <br/><br/>For the design process, the double diamond method is applied. Through desk research and interviewing experts, the concept of biodiversity is explored. To have a...