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De Smet, C.A.M. (author)
This study for a service port in Beira Harbour can be divided into three different parts. These parts will be discussed below in the sequence in which they have been carried out. The first part consists of the preparations for the journey to Beira and the actual site investigation. In Beira a site investigation had been carried out to obtain all...
master thesis 1990
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Duvivier, T. (author), Heijkoop, G. (author), Van der Hoeven, T. (author), Lely, M. (author)
The analysis of the Socio-Economic system sets the engineering problems in a broader perspective. It answers why a technical problem should be solved and in what kind of socio- economic environment. An insight in recent history shows that Angoche once was an important port and town for the Nampula province. Agro-Industry was the main economic...
student report 2004
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Slinger, J.H. (author), Hilders, M. (author), Juizo, D. (author)
The Incomati River Basin is shared by Mozambique, South Africa, and Swaziland. In August 2002, the groundbreaking “Tripartite Interim Agreement on Water Sharing of the Maputo and Incomati Rivers” (the IncoMaputo agreement) was signed. Following reports that the use, availability, and adequacy of information posed problems for future decision...
journal article 2010
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Willeumier, E.B. (author)
The heart of the Baixa de Maputo, the place where the city originated from and which now is both the historical centre and part of the Maputo CBD, is under threat of 1.) further deterioration (socially and physically); 2.) losing its identity to the rapid growth of large scale real estate development and 3.) the quickly expanding number of cars...
master thesis 2012
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Biesheuvel, C. (author), Van Rijn, R. (author), Geerling, R. (author), Kampshof, G.J. (author), Van der Heuvel, H.P. (author), Van Es, J. (author)
Novos Horizontes started seven years ago in Mozambique and is part of Communities of Fusion. The Communities of Fusion, in this report, includes: Novos Horizontes, Eggs for Africa, Rapale International School, Ebenezer College and Arcapula. All these organizations are located in one area (farm) and work together. The main activity of Novos...
student report 2012
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Cruiming, R.R. (author)
Recycling of a foreign modern architecture building which is now a vertical slum towards a more permanent residence for the present community with new socioeconomic development opportunities in the Mozambican neoliberal context.
master thesis 2013
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Moron, A.J. (author)
Het probleem in Beira (Mozambique) is dat de stad een matig- tot sterke bevolkingsgroei kan verwachten tot en met 2035. De huidige drinkwaterzuivering staat 100 km van de stad af door verzilting van de Pungue-rivier. Uiteindelijk is het gunstiger gebleken om de hoofd-transportleiding te vervangen en de zuivering uit te breiden, in plaats van een...
master thesis 2014
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Van Eekelen, M.W. (author), Bastiaanssen, W.G.M. (author), Jarmain, C. (author), Jackson, B. (author), Ferreira, F. (author), Van der Zaag, P. (author), Saraiva Okello, A. (author), Bosch, J. (author), Dye, P. (author), Bastidas-Obando, E. (author), Dost, R.J.J. (author), Luxemburg, W.M.J. (author)
The Incomati basin encompasses parts of South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique, and is a water stressed basin. Equitable allocation of water is crucial to sustain livelihoods and agro-ecosystems, and to sustain international agreements. As compliance monitoring of water distribution by flow meters is laborious, expensive and only partially...
journal article 2014
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van Ramshorst, Justus (author), van Esch, Thijs (author)
During three months information about the sewer system of Maputo was gathered, mostly at DNA, DAS, CRA, AdeM, AIAS and at the Municipality of Maputo. The information, consisting of reports, papers, maps, presentations and websites, was used to estimate the potential amount of wastewater in the sewer system of Urban Maputo. This wastewater could...
student report 2014
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Van Dijk, J.C.D. (author)
This master thesis investigated the origin of the seemingly perennial (base) flow in a hydrological complex, Inselberg (a type of mountain) dominated catchment in the Municipality of Messica, Manica Province, Mozambique. Smallholders rely on these perennial flows, since they have three growth seasons, two of them during the dry period. This year...
master thesis 2016
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Fausta, N. (author)
The rapid economic and population growth recently drives Maputo to become more metropolitan, with construction sector as one of the pillars to support its transformation. This progressive move is, however, hindered by one of the most crucial problems: water scarcity. Water is essentially required by construction sector, especially in concrete...
master thesis 2016
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Aranda Iglesias, Concha (author)
A corridor towards sustainable urban development is a reflection about the current planning techniques and how to apply them in the African context, specifically in Mozambique. It aims to raise awareness about the necessity of an understanding and adapting of European urban theories to the context conditionants and strong cultural identity of the...
master thesis 2018
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Versteeg, Pim (author), Tjia, Jacintha (author), Demetriades, Valerie (author), Caspers, Jochem (author)
student report 2019
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Zieliński, Filip (author)
This graduation project has the goal to improve the living conditions of rural African communities by showing them how to construct off-grid, self-sufficient, and what is most important affordable clean water, energy, and sanitation system. I believe it can be easily adapted by communities of poor regions. Those communities struggle with poor...
master thesis 2020
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van Nes, Gijs (author)
Many cities in Sub-Saharan Africa struggle to access reliable and adequate quantities of potable water for diverse water requirements. Under pressure of climatic change, urbanization and economic development, freshwater resources are becoming scarcer. These pressures combined with outdated infrastructure, pose a giant challenge to the Greater...
master thesis 2021
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Wever, Jason (author)
Flood risk models are frequently used to analyse the climate- and socio-economic-driven impact of flooding hazards. However, model validation is rarely done adequately due to the rare occurrence of floods and even less frequent reporting of corresponding damages. <br/> <br/>In this research, validation is defined as the process of ensuring that...
master thesis 2022
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Knoop, Job (author)
This research analyses and evaluates the performance of the drainage system in Beira, Mozambique. It considers its formation, maintenance, failure modes and connections, to recommend improvements on its performance. The research identifies six primary failure modes - vegetation overgrowth, human interference, waste accumulation, sedimentation,...
master thesis 2023
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