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Rimon, Farley (author)
Water, an essential resource for diverse purposes like environmental protection, urban water supply, energy generation, and agriculture, faces intensifying demand amid depleting supplies. Multi-Objective Optimization (MOO)-models are vital for addressing complex water system challenges with limited resources. However, varying approaches to...
master thesis 2023
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Jhatakia, Maanav (author)
As the impact of climate change becomes increasingly urgent, conflicts over transboundary water resources have become more complex, particularly in light of the role of water in shaping socioeconomic and regional power dynamics. The challenge of optimizing objectives and strategic behavior across multiple stakeholders simultaneously makes it...
master thesis 2023
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de Schipper, Lisette (author)
In the Netherlands, a substantial burden of morbidity and mortality persists for cardiovascular diseases in women. Despite this, the reduction of cardiovascular diseases in women has plateaued. This is against the backdrop of an ageing population and the prevalence of sedentary and unhealthy lifestyles.<br/>This research presents a novel model...
master thesis 2022
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Janssens, Luka (author)
The Dutch Ministry of Defence fulfils a crucial role in keeping the Dutch kingdom safe. From missions overseas to providing aid in the case of natural disasters, correct and efficient information-flow is critical for their operations. When a situation occurs, everything is dropped to make sure that they can handle it. The Royal Dutch Army, Navy,...
master thesis 2022
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Bijlard, Hidde (author)
Communicative diseases have put a burden on societal well-being throughout history. The global advent of the COVID-19 virus made the world painstakingly aware of the impact a pandemic can have on all levels of society. To combat the spread and impact of a pathogen, policymakers turn to specialized tools to craft policy. One of these tools is...
master thesis 2022
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Reddel, Max (author)
Humanity faces the unprecedented global challenge of climate change. The sheer complexity and uncertainty of this problem renders mere intuitive reasoning insufficient. To aid global climate negotiations, Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) are used to analyze the interplay between climate and the economy. More specifically, IAMs account for how...
master thesis 2022
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Sari, Yasin (author)
Water storage and diversion capacity of reservoirs in the Nile Basin are benefited for various purposes including agricultural irrigation and hydro-energy production. Filling and operation of the recently constructed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have been subject to heated debate for its implications on downstream countries Sudan and...
master thesis 2022
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Witvliet, Mark (author)
master thesis 2022
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Gorter, Chris (author)
Good supply strategy that can improve the logistical chain involves taking into account the complexity that a specific good is situated in. This research takes improving the bicycle supply chain within the Netherlands armed Forces as a use case. Aside from the goals for the use case of bicycles, the aim was also to fill the knowledge gap of...
master thesis 2021
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Cruz Torres, Francesco (author)
In the face of environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency, the European Commission enacted in 2019 a new comprehensive growth strategy with the aim of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2050. Named as the European Green Deal, this strategy includes energy, biodiversity, pollution, and climate adaptation targets, and...
master thesis 2021
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Syed Mujtaba Fardeen, Syed Mujtaba Fardeen (author)
The climate change around the globe driven by Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG) is fueling the growth of Sustainable Energy Systems (SES) at a faster pace. However, the lack of acceptance of these systems by society has stifled its successful deployment. Societal values play a key role in evaluating the social acceptance and the broader...
master thesis 2021
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Kuipers, Lucas (author)
Being able to timely access and share accurate information to all stakeholders that can influence a supply chain is referred to as <i>supply chain visibility</i>. Supply chain visibility is crucial for increasing the resilience of a...
master thesis 2021
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Klaassen, Roos (author)
The growing import of illegal products in the Netherlands via container ships causes increased violence, addiction, and tax evasion in the Dutch society. With the current criminal detection practices the Dutch National Police and Dutch Customs do not manage to intercept the majority of the illegal shipments. The resources used by the Dutch...
master thesis 2021
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de Planque, Diederik (author)
The world is currently a rushed environment; things change faster than ever. Technological innovations impress us again every year. Many innovations that enhance society are the result of innovating organisations. These organisations invest in innovative solutions, for their own good, but eventually also for the greater good. Allocating...
master thesis 2021
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Tjallingii, Ivar (author)
Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) are widely used tools for estimating climate change's impacts on the socio-economic system. However, IAMs possess a limited ability to represent the impact on vulnerable populations. Influential IAMs use highly aggregated outcomes masking significant relative differences in impacts across heterogeneous...
master thesis 2021
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Keshav, S. (author)
Big data sources can play an important role in revolutionizing the field of water resources research. Time series data with high temporal and spatial dimensions encapsulates with itself numerous factors essential for coming up with robust decisions. In this thesis, we assess one such big data source for efficient water management in the Oum Er...
master thesis 2020
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De Biase, P. (author)
The world is now facing what seems to be the biggest crisis since the Great Depression. An unparalleled pandemic of a highly contagious virus in a globalized word. Early economic indicators and the death tolls are suggesting a gloomier situation than expected. Sub-national governments (SNGs) are at the forefront of this crisis, since they are...
master thesis 2020
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Bletsis, Alexander (author)
The Dutch civil engineering sector is facing a large-scale rehabilitation assignment of their civilengineering structures, that consists of complex projects that lead to cost overruns and time delays. As a consequencethereof, the sector as a whole must realise a productivity growth to match the required capacity and complexity.Criteria such as...
master thesis 2020
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Papadogeorgos, Yannis (author)
The Dutch container glass industry is an energy- and capital-intensive industry which accounts for about 350 kt of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions on an annual basis. The fluctuating energy prices during the past decades as well as the implementation of the European Emission trading scheme (ETS) are pushing towards the deep decarbonisation of...
master thesis 2019
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Boijmans, Anne (author)
This research has been performed to help the Dutch government with the decisions and choices it has to make in order to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement and the Climate Agreement. Decentralized energy systems can be a solution for meeting these requirements, however trade-offs have to be made between different system criteria, which...
master thesis 2019
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