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Schuetze, T. (author)The existing water management in Dutch polders is based on independent water systems for each polder. These are featuring artificial stabilized ground and surface water levels. As a result of the local climate the water levels in the polders are not continuously at a constant level. To maintain a stable water table in the polders, the surplus of...journal article 2011
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Knapper, A.S. (author), Brookhuis, K.A. (author)The present study concerns a practice test that aimed at investigating to what extent contra flow or reverse laning (Dutch: tegenverkeer) works well in the Netherlands and how participating car drivers evaluate it. Reverse laning may be a solution for a capacity problem in case all lanes of roads are needed to evacuate large areas. To that end,...journal article 2010
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Wassenberg, F. (author)In recent years, there has been a growing interest all over the world in improving the large housing estates of the 1960s and 1970s. Highrise estates are associated with problematic living conditions, deprived areas, isolated locations, a poor population, a negative image, social isolation, pollution and crime. In short: they are not the most...journal article 2010
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Thomsen, A.F. (author), Van der Flier, C.L. (author)What determines the life span of dwellings? Much is known about the initial phase of buildings. The vast majority of scientific knowledge is concentrated on the building initiative, the programming, design and in particular the construction. Knowledge about the utilization phase, including management, transformation and redesign is growing. But...conference paper 2010
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Korthals Altes, W.K. (author)Excessive land use regulations aimed at containing urban sprawl have been criticised, because they may overcompensate for the external effects of uncontrolled greenfield development and contribute to stagnation in house building. Taxes on building in green spaces may be an instrument for balancing urban growth and the protection of the landscape...journal article 2009
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Anonymus, N.N. (author)In the last decade, the Fourth National Policy Document on Water Management (Vierde Nota waterhuishouding), the Water Management in the 21st Century Advisory Committee (Commissie Waterbeheer 21e eeuw) and the National Administrative Agreement on Water (Nationaal Bestuursakkoord Water) represented an important impulse for water management. With...report 2009
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Deltacommissie (author)The government asked the Delta Committee to come up with recommendations on how to protect the Dutch coast and the low-lying hinterland against the consequences of climate change. The issue is how the Netherlands can be made climate proof over the very long term: safe against flooding, while still remaining an attractive place to live, to reside...report 2008
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Carton, L.J. (author)In this thesis, the practice of map-making and map use is studied among actors involved in spatial planning and water management. The socio-technical mechanisms between knowlegde production and policymaking in Dutch regional planning make up the central object of study, with map images as observable artefacts. In many instances, maps seem to be...doctoral thesis 2007
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Snelder, M. (author), Wagelmans, A.P.M. (author), Schrijver, J.M. (author), Van Zuylen, H.J. (author), Immers, L.H. (author)The Dutch national road network has been developed over several decades. In the past, roads were constructed according to the then current spatial and transportation planning philosophies. Because the existing road network is a result of a long process of successive developments, the question can be asked whether this network is the most...conference paper 2007
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Van Loenen, B. (author)Within information societies, information availability is a key issue affecting societyâs well being. The infrastructure underlying the foundation of the information society may be referred to as the information infrastructure. A geographic information infrastructure (GII) supports the information infrastructure with regard to geographic...doctoral thesis 2006
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De Jong, T.P.R. (author)In the Netherlands several billion tonnes of mineable coal remained after closure of all mines in 1974. Mining activities in Dutch Limburg were suspended relatively early in comparison to surrounding basins, of which only DSK’s Ruhr mines are still producing. In retrospective this saved the costs of uneconomic exploitation and limited further...conference paper 2004
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Van Loenen, B. (author), Kok, B.C. (author)Many national governments throughout the world are involved in developing spatial data infrastructures (SDI) to facilitate the availability of information in such a way that the needs of the agencies, organization, citizens, commerce, and society in general are met. This book covers some of the most prevalent policy issues evolving around...book 2004
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Vethaak, A.D. (author), Rijs, G.B.J. (author), Schrap, S.M. (author), Ruiter, H. (author), Gerritsen, A. (author), Lahr, J. (author)The National investigation into the occurrence and effects of estrogenic compounds in the aquatic environment (Dutch acronym, LOES), is a base-line study that provides a picture of the occurrence of a number of natural and synthetic estrogens in the aquatic environment as well as a view of the associated estrogenic effects in fish in surface...report 2002
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van Loenen, B. (author), Kok, B.C. (author)Many countries are developing or starting to develop National Geographic Information Infrastructures (NGIIs). The Netherlands Council for Geo-information stimulates the development and further implementation of the NGII in the Netherlands. The publication of the visionary Ravi-document Structuurschets in 1992, promoting the establishment of four...conference paper 2002
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Verwer, J. (author), Loeve, W. (author), Snijdoodt, E. (author), ten Dam, A. (author)In The Netherlands as a result of a national HPCN initiative a Foundation HPCN was established in 1995. The purpose of this Foundation is to stimulate structural and lasting cooperation of universities, technological institutes and industry in economically relevant applications of HPCN. Projects have been selected and since the beginning of 1996...report 1997
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Mostert, E. (author)This report discusses subsidiarity in Dutch water management and forms the Dutch contribution to the Water 21 Phase II report on subsidiarity. Rather than discussing the Dutch interpretations of the concept (the concept is used almost exclusively in relation to the European Union), this report discusses the substantive issue to which ...report 1997
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NASA-NLR long-line experiment; a first step to connected Air Traffic Management research facilitiestvan den Bos, J.C. (author)A data-communication link via Internet has been established between the Crew-Vehicle Systems Research Facility (CVSRF) at the NASA Ames Research Center and the CTAS/NARSIM Simulation Facility (CNSF) at the NLR. Multiple simulated arrival flights of the Advanced Concepts Flight Simulator (ACFS) for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands...report 1994
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Anonymus, A. (author)Translation of two Dutch governmental reports about the decision to maintain the Dutch coastline by means of artificial beach nourishment and to maintain the coastline of 1990 (so in fact compensate all erosion by artificial beach replenishment).report 1990
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Stive, M.J.F. (author)The development of coastal erosion management - addressing typical traditional erosion problems - towards coastal zone management addressing the evaluation of alternative solutions to guarantee a variety of coastal zone functions on their economic time scale - has necessitated the formulation of large-scale coastal evolution (LSCE) models. Using...conference paper 1990