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trovalusci, flavia (author)The recent broader interest in reducing GHG emissions while supporting bottom-up initiatives has led to an increased number of Energy Communities. Those are citizen-led energy initiatives, flourishing across all of Europe as a decentralized way of energy production. Moreover, they have been acknowledged as social innovations, too. ECs enhance...master thesis 2022
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Hulsbosch, Dennis (author)This research focusses on the decision-making processes of energy regions regarding the energy transition in The Netherlands. The Netherlands has ratified the Climate Agreement in 2019, which thirty energy regions combined need to put in their efforts to reach the target of producing 35 TWh in 2030. One of the key elements in the energy regions...master thesis 2022
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Dai, Wei (author)Traditional Chinese ports are still under the influence of the "Economy centralized principle", economic interests are amplified while environmental and social impacts are seriously ignored. In this way, disharmony appeared and severely interrupted the execution of the projects. Therefore, an approach which could bridge the environmental and...master thesis 2021
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Bassone-Quashie, Yena (author)This thesis aims to understand if decision-making processes and institutional factors in Dutch municipalities hinder or enable the implementation of climate adaptation measures in urban drainage systems, and consequently climate adaptation efforts in the Netherlands. Interview findings showed that decision-making processes are evolving to...master thesis 2021
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Kaptein, Lionel (author)Many grand challenges like climate change or health security cannot be solved by only the policymakers. Support and expertise of citizens is needed to solve these challenges (Gerton & Mitchell, 2019). Due to the demand for public participation, Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE) fulfils the needs of involving many participants in a...master thesis 2020
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le Blanc, O.L.R. (author)The world is facing climate change which has sever impacts on extreme weather events, biodiversity and rising seas. Greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced to counteract climate change. One specific way to contribute to that reduction is setting Zero-Emission (ZE) zones to ban fossil fuel vehicles in urban areas which will presumably lead to...master thesis 2020
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Cheng, Hsin (author)The rise of citizen science has drawn policymakers' attention. With a shift towards participatory and transparent governance, linking policies to citizen science could contribute to create the evidence base and social acceptance for policy-making, and further counter-play populism and post-truth politics. This study aims to gain empirical...master thesis 2020
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Makrogamvraki, A. (author)The notion of a Circular Economy is an integral part of the European Green Deal. The change in legislation within EU, will bring the steel industry, in front of a radical, costly transition of their production processes. In this research, the role of the banking sector in assisting the transition of the steel industry, is examined. Our main...master thesis 2020
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Caskie, Alexander (author)Direct air capture (DAC) can remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere and therefore can be used to reduce atmospheric concentrations of CO2. Despite this, there is little research which carries out a detailed comparison of these systems. This is also true for research which analyses the effect policies regarding climate change are having on DAC...master thesis 2020
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Yip, Melvin (author)Many innovations have never or only in limited form been adopted. Therefore, throughout the last decades, academics have been focusing on the success and failure factors (SFF) of the adoption of innovations. This success depends on the objectives of the engaged stakeholders. However, no comprehensive literature review exist that focused on the...master thesis 2020
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Imhof, Pieter (author)The energy system is undergoing a grand transition. In 2019, the Dutch government presented the national climate accord stating that in 2030, 70% of all energy needs to come from a renewable source. In this accord, strong emphasis is put on a regional approach to the energy transition. Across the country, regions are picking up the gauntlet and...master thesis 2019
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Schölvinck, Odilia (author)In this thesis, the usage of scenarios for the participatory application of ADM is investigated in the context of the Paraná Delta, in Argentina. The focus is two-fold: (1) the research focuses on how a participatory design for ADM can be made, and (2) it focuses on which moment of the framework scenarios should be introduced in the...master thesis 2019
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Gupta, Arushi (author)Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh is one of the largest naturally occurring groundwater calamity in South Asia. The rural people, about 64% of the population (104 million people) suffer the most from this grand challenge as they are still heavily dependent on groundwater based tubewells which are arsenic contaminated. Government...master thesis 2018
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Van den Brink, W. (author)Less attention has been given to first mover or pioneer advantages (FMA) for services than for physical products. Likewise, less attention has been given to FMA for business-to-business (B2B) markets than for business-to-customer markets. This research investigates FMA for B2B services using a grounded theory approach in existing academic...master thesis 2016
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Agahari, W. (author)As the world population is getting older, healthcare expenditure in many countries are increased due to the fact that more people become vulnerable to various health problems. Because of this, elderly people are encouraged to live independently in their own home as long as possible. Promoting independence to elderly people will not be possible...master thesis 2016
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