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Droste, B. (author), Van Gent, R. (author), Straathof, M. (author), Steenhuizen, D. (author), Kotsonis, M. (author), Geuskens, F. (author), Shroff, S. (author), Guerriero, G. (author), Gangoli Rao, A. (author), Lada, C. (author), Dewanji, D. (author), Yu, H. (author), Schroijen, M. (author), Hoekstra, J. (author), The CleanEra Team (author)
The CleanEra project was initiated with the goal of developing revolutionary ideas for civil aviation. These ideas were to offer solutions which would limit and reduce some of the negative aspects of aviation, namely: emissions and the use of resources. This book presents you with the highlights of this journey in search of new technologies for...
book 2015
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Van Wijk, A.J.M. (author)
A sustainable world can only be achieved by an open collaboration between science, business and the public. That is why we create the Green Village: an innovative, lively, interactive and challenging environment where entrepreneurs, innovators, companies, artists, teachers and visitors can meet, work and play to develop, apply and experience...
book 2013
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Alkan, A.S. (author), Altürk, E. (author), De Vylder, J. (author), Fujimoto, S. (author), Gantenbein, C. (author), Geers, K. (author), Grassi, G. (author), Linder, M. (author), Maltzan, M. (author), Milani, S. (author), Ockman, J. (author), Pasquarelli, G. (author), Riedijk, M. (author), Ungers, O.M. (author), Walker, E. (author)
Fifteen essays in 'Architecture as a craft' present a vision of the architectural discipline in which the essence is sought in craft itself. The book is based on the eponymous symposium that the Delft University of Technology held at the Faculty of Architecture from May 13 to June 4, 2009. The texts can be divided into three main groups: 1. this...
book 2010
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Nijhuis, S. (author), Van Lammeren, R. (author), Van der Hoeven, F. (author)
Exploring the Visual Landscape is about the combination of landscape research and planning, visual perception and Geographic Information Science. It showcases possible ways of getting a grip on themes like: landscape openness, cluttering of the rural landscape, high-rise buildings in relation to cityscape, historic landscapes and motorway...
book 2011
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Van Wijk, A.J.M. (author), Verhoef, L. (author)
Fuel cell cars can provide more efficient and cleaner transportation. However, we use our cars for transportation only 5% of the time. When parked, the fuel cell in the car can produce electricity from hydrogen, which is cleaner and more efficient than the current electricity system, generating useful ‘waste’ products in the form of heat and...
book 2014
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Miedema, S.A. (author)
Sand, clay and rock have to be excavated for a variety of purposes, such as dredging, trenching, mining (including deep sea mining), drilling, tunnel boring and many other applications. Many excavations take place on dry land, but they are also frequently required in completely saturated conditions, and the methods necessary to accomplish them...
book 2014
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Bharosa, N. (author), Van Wijk, R. (author), De Winne, N. (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author)
What is digital business reporting? Why do we need it? And how can we improve it? This book aims to address these questions by illustrating the rise of system-to-system information exchange and the opportunities for improving transparency and accountability. Governments around the world are looking for ways to strengthen transparency and...
book 2015
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Molenbroek, J.F.M. (author), Mantas, J. (author), De Bruin, R. (author)
This book addresses the topic of toilet design, but instead of focusing on the typical able bodied user, it takes the various needs and limited abilities of older and/or disabled people as its starting point (human centered design). This follows the principles of ‘Inclusive Design’: designs taking into account the needs of the most challenged,...
book 2011
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Hulsbergen, E.D. (author), Klaasen, I.T. (author), Kriens, I. (author)
The contents and approaches of spatial planning have changed drastically in the last three decades. Shifting Sense describes these dynamics and identifies important themes for the future. Thirty contributors from different universities and from the professional field offer their expertise and views. Shifting Sense presents Spatial Planning and...
book 2005
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Leupen, B. (author), Mooij, H. (author)
This manual sheds light on every aspect of designing housing. The organization of the living space and the residential building is dealt with systematically, from the breadth, depth, stacking, access to dwellings and the urban ensemble. This revised edition has been expanded with 20 new exemplary projects, boasts an improved structure and has...
book 2011
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Van Wijk, A.J.M. (author), Van Wijk, I. (author)
Additive manufacturing or 3D printing, manufacturing a product layer by layer, offers large design freedom and faster product development cycles, as well as low startup cost of production, on-demand production and local production. In principle, any product could be made by additive manufacturing. Even food and living organic cells can be...
book 2015
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In Chapter 1, we elaborated on the present context of complex socio-technical systems, and we introduced the notion of Responsible Innovation as an important and necessary aspect of developing new innovations and technologies.<br/><br/>In Chapter 2, we introduced various thought experiments, in order to explore how different dilemmas arise from...
book 2017
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van der Put, T.A.C.M. (author)
book 2017
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This book covers a new frontier of research in Critical Materials that provides insight in terms of the possible sustainable mitigation strategies, the complexity, broadness and multi-disciplinarity of the subject. By exploring in both "systems view" and "in-depth materials view" in the light of circular economy, this book tackles the problem of...
book 2019
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This insightful book provides a unified repository of information on jihadist terrorism. Offering an integrated treatment of terrorist groups, zones of armed conflict and counter-terrorism responses from liberal democratic states, it presents fresh empirical perspectives on the origins and progression of conflict, and contemporary global...
book 2021
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This insightful book provides an analysis of the central ethical issues that have arisen in combatting global terrorism and, in particular, jihadist terrorist groups, notably Al Qaeda, Islamic State and their affiliates. Chapters explore the theoretical problems that arise in relation to terrorism, such as the definition of terrorism and the...
book 2021
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Enserink, B. (author), Bots, P.W.G. (author), van Daalen, C. (author), Hermans, L.M. (author), Kortmann, Rens (author), Koppenjan, Joop (author), Kwakkel, J.H. (author), Ruijgh-van der Ploeg, M.P.M. (author), Slinger, J (author), Thissen, W.A.H. (author)
Policy of Multi-Actor Systems is an introduction into the art of craft of problem exploration and problem structuring. It positions policy analysis as a scientific discipline focused on systems analysis in a multi-actor context to support better informed decision-making. The approach presented in this book is considered to be the cornerstone of...
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Jongepier, Fleur (author), Klenk, M.B.O.T. (author)
Are we being manipulated online? If so, is being manipulated by online technologies and algorithmic systems notably different from human forms of manipulation? And what is under threat exactly when people are manipulated online? This volume provides philosophical and conceptual depth to debates in digital ethics about online manipulation. The...
book 2022
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Smith, Marcus (author), Miller, S.R.M. (author)
This book undertakes a multifaceted and integrated examination of biometric identification, including the current state of the technology, how it is being used, the key ethical issues, and the implications for law and regulation. The five chapters examine the main forms of contemporary biometrics–fingerprint recognition, facial recognition and...
book 2021
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van Kuik, G.A.M. (author)
The first rotor performance predictions were published by Joukowsky exactly 100 years ago. Although a century of research has expanded the knowledge of rotor aerodynamics enormously, and modern computer power and measurement techniques now enable detailed analyses that were previously out of reach, the concepts proposed by Froude, Betz,...
book 2022
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