Length-Effects in Reliability Analysis of Internal Erosion in Earthen Dikes

In this master thesis the current Dutch method of combining failure probabilities at different spatial scales is researched. This method is used in the Dutch flood risk analysis of earthen dikes to assess the probability of flooding. Currently, probabilities of flooding for geotechnical failure mechanisms are obtained which are not considered to...

Duna & Água: Inhambane, Mozambique

Diversity in Neukölln: Maintaining or creating accessibility (for a diversity of social groups) in a gentrifying central neighbourhood in the case of Berlin

The project tries to anticipate on the gentrification issues in the case of Neukölln in Berlin. How to stimulate/maintain accessibility for a diversity of social groups in a central gentrifying area [in the case of Neukölln, Berlin] ? This is the main research question of the thesis. This resulted in a project that consists of a strategy for...

Chances for creative talent in Parkstad Rotterdam: Urban regeneration in Rotterdam-Zuid based on the development of a vital local creative economic cluster

Rotterdam-Zuid is dealing with large socio-economic and spatial-physical problems. The plan that should contribute to a sustainable solution to these problems are as follows. (1) The development of the Parkstad area into a lively mixed urban environment. (2) The establishment of new local routes and connections between neighbourhoods, shopping...