Changing practices: the potential of alternative forms of practice to reduce the environmental impact of clothing consumption in the Netherlands

A practice theory approach for studying clothing consumption in the Netherlands consisting of a practice analysis, and two case studies of alternative forms of practice. Aim of the research was to assess the potential of these alternative forms of practice to change the organization of consumer behaviour and subsequently reduce environmental...

How the Environmental Impact Assessment and the Public Debate interact: An Event Sequence Analysis on Offshore Wind Farm Gemini

The Role of Ecological Modernization in City Branding Practices in Chinese Megacity Regions: A Case Study of the JingJinJi Integration Region

Institutional dimension of flood risk: Understanding institutional complexity in Flood Risk Management for the case of St Maarten

As extreme weather events increase both in frequency and magnitude (IPCC, 2012, 2014), and considering that over 60% of the world population lives in coastal areas (UNEP, 2016) flood risk is increasing. Hereby, the need to address Flood Risk Management (FRM) becomes evident. Especially on small island the need for adequate FRM is apparent: ...

Developing scenarios for the European plastics industry based on the uncertainties of shale gas

Towards responsible governance of energy projects: A dynamic analysis of values, interactions and events in the decision-making process on shale gas in Lancashire, UK

Research Problem Energy projects are developed and executed in a complex network of interconnected actors, whom depend on each other’s resources for reaching their individual interests and goals with regard to the project. These actors have a diversity of values (convictions or beliefs of what is worth striving for society to be good),...

The Circular Economy and redevelopment of utility buildings: uncovering the functional diversity in a circular building process

The Master's programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology.

Towards an Energy Transition with the help of Local Energy Initiatives?, A Q Methodology Research to find different factors on the role of LEI's in the Energy Transition

An Explorative Study on Factors outside the Influence of the Entrepreneur that can explain the Commercialization Gap for Cleantech Innovation in Israel

Background The research is executed as a master thesis for the MSc program Management of Technology at the TU Delft and is conducted in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the state of Israel in Tel Aviv. The researcher has spent six months in Israel to perform this research and was subsidized by Climate-KIC to...

Collaborative Decision Making at Schiphol Airport: Challenges of Decision Making in a Multi-actor Environment

Improving Decision-making on Carbon Capture and Storage in Energy-intensive Industries in the European Union

The development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in energy-intensive industries (EnIIs) in the EU is currently stalling while many recognize its importance for reducing CO2 emissions. The socio-technical system of CCS in EnIIs is characterized by resource interdependencies, conflicting interests and diverging perspectives on problems and...

The dynamics in the societal debate on Shale gas in The Netherlands

An increasing number of studies show that societal debates might be the constraining factor for implementing new energy initiatives. Environmental awareness in The Netherlands is growing and society and politicians gradually change their stance on the necessity of oil and gas. This study is aimed at understanding the dynamics behind the...

Stakeholder Engagement in a Shale Exploration Project: Supporting Societal Embedding

In managing local energy projects, conventional, top-down approaches to project implementation with low stakeholder participation are ineffective and have a high chance of leading to societal unrest and project delays. Contemporary project management of local energy project development need inclusion of proper processes to facilitate societal...