De zin en onzin van waterfilters

Article on additional filtration in homes of drinking water

Where’d my Neighbour Go?: Collective Reflections on the Self and the Neighbourhood in Discussions on Climate Gentrification

Cities are spaces of struggle and contestation. Growing concerns over the climate crisis coupled with growing city populations have risen the urgency for public policies that prioritise climate risk management, adaptation, and mitigation efforts in cities. In this article, we will reflect on an experimental exercise on collective self-inquiry in...

Protect our Ports! But wait, what are we talking about?

The thesis of this commentary is that the success of ports does not depend on results, but on the perception of the port. Today, the success of the port is changing rapidly. From being a logistical champion in attracting cargo, we now increasingly want ports to help our society; this through innovation, post-fossil energy production, a circular...

High-dimensional sparse vine copula regression with application to genomic prediction

High-dimensional data sets are often available in genome-enabled predictions. Such data sets include nonlinear relationships with complex dependence structures. For such situations, vine copula-based (quantile) regression is an important tool. However, the current vine copula-based regression approaches do not scale up to high and ultra-high...

Qualitative Analysis of Online News Media Articles to Explore the Mobilization of Megaproject Narratives

Megaprojects combine multiple external stakeholders, and a common narrative is essential to drive the project among often conflicting objectives. The research project considers the single in-depth qualitative case study of the High Speed Two (HS2) megaproject in the UK to explore how narratives are mobilized through narrative instruments and...

Using Innovation Stories From Digital Platforms to Explore What Motivates Innovation

The objective of this research study was to investigate the role of narratives in shaping multiple innovations in the UK construction industry. A total of 133 innovation stories published in a year are compiled from a digital portal Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (i3P). The stories are qualitatively analyzed using open coding,...

Houd ruimte voor professionele gebiedsontwikkeling met water

‘Water en bodem sturend’ is op zich een goed uitgangspunt voor ruimtelijke inrichting. In de uitwerking dreigt dat echter meer ‘dicterend’ te worden, vinden Friso de Zeeuw en Ties Rijcken. Zij laten aan de hand van praktijkvoorbeelden zien hoe uitstekende gebiedsontwikkelingen dan kopje onder gaan, onder meer door vergaande juridisering.

Een groenere en meer circulaire industrie?: Revisie van de richtlijn industriële emissies: De finish is in zicht

Op 12 maart 2024 heeft het Europees Parlement een tekst aangenomen tot revisie van de Richtlijn industriële emissies (RIE).[1] In dit korte blog signaleren wij belangrijke veranderingen ten opzichte van de huidige RIE ten aanzien van 1) het toepassingsgebied, 2) scherpere en effectievere vergunningverlening, 3) transitie naar een groenere...