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van der Steen, Jan (author)On the 13th and 14th of July 2021 a cold pit caused extreme precipitation along with record discharges in tributaries of the Meuse. These discharges caused floods in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.<br/><br/>Extreme precipitation occurrence and its intensity are expected to increase in the area due to climate change, increasing flood risk....master thesis 2022
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Suijkens, Sven (author)In the summer of 2021 severe flooding occurred in Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands. High damages have been estimated in the Geul catchment, leading up to 250 million euro. Flood risk management in The Netherlands is mostly focussed on reducing the probability of flooding and in lesser extent on damage mitigation. Especially in areas such as...master thesis 2022
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Vlierboom, Dorus (author)To encourage climateadaptive building in the Netherlands the Covenant ClimateAdaptive Building (CKAB) was developed by a consortium of stakeholders (Convenant klimaatadaptief bouwen in ZuidHolland, 2018). This nonbinding agreement proposed standards for six (climate) aspects in order to adapt the Netherlands to a changing...master thesis 2022
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Goerdat, Brahmanand (author)The research presented in this document presents a comparative analysis of the mainstreaming process of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) in mid-sized and large municipalities in the Netherlands. As a result of the extreme weather conditions presented by the STOWA, deteriorating sewers, and the increase of paved areas in urban...master thesis 2022
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Pappa, Athina (author)The aim of this thesis was to investigate the evolution of Ilissos and Kifissos river basins in Athens, Greece and the ways this evolution was influenced by specific human factors. The dynamics of the human-water interactions have been studied in the frame of sociohydrology and the central key was to study the impact society had on the...master thesis 2021
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Verboeket, Rik (author)The Volkerak-Zoommeer is a former estuary located the Rhine Meuse Delta in the southwestern part of the Netherlands. After the completion of the Volkerakdam, Philipsdam and Oesterdam as part of the Delta Works, this estuary was cut of from the Oosterschelde and a fresh water lake was formed in a sea water environment. This new lake became the...master thesis 2021
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Andrikopoulou, T. (author)Inland flooding along with its casualties is expected to increase. Climate change, urban expansion on floodplains, degraded ecosystems due to human interventions, lack of effective emergency flood risk management plans contribute to flood intensification and risk exposure. The heretofore flood mitigation practices seem to stop short of both...master thesis 2020
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Shek, Ka-Way (author), Kreike, Boris (author), Tiesma, Menno (author)Due to climate change a rise in sea level is expected, which is a threat to the coastline of the Netherlands. The area of the project focuses on the seaside resort of Scheveningen, and specifically on the area from the Morales boulevard to the start of the natural dunes. The reason for this specific area is because the municipality of The Hague...student report 2020
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Frölke, R. (author)It is no secret that the climate is changing, however, the severity and speed of this process is under debate. This leads to the question if and when we need to take action to protect the Netherlands against the effects of climate change. In order to deal with the uncertainties in policy- and decision-making, an adaptive approach is desirable....master thesis 2020
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Weijers, Rutger (author)In 2018 The Netherlands experienced the most severe drought since 1976. In response to this, the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management established the 'Beleidstafel Droogte'. An external scientific committee took part in the Beleidstafel Droogte. One of their key recommendations was to introduce other drought indicators since the...master thesis 2020
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van Roon, Vincent (author)Scarcity of water resources in Central Asia’s Amu Darya and Syr Darya river basins lies at the root of long-running tensions between Central Asian countries over the division of these resources. Water diplomacy by outside actors aimed at mediating this dispute has so far shown limited results. This thesis investigates what lessons for third...master thesis 2020
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Wahyu Satrio Ardiko, Wahyu (author)Since coined in 2011, socio-hydrology studies have been dominated with mathematical models developed by mostly hydrologists, which often did not take social aspects into account so seriously. Some people argued that more attention into the social part of socio-hydrology should be given, because often the social aspects were too oversimplified....master thesis 2019
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Prehn Garces, Claudia (author)The social dimension in water management and the interaction of stakeholders is a challenge when modeling hydrological systems. Case studies are essential to uncovering relations and unexpected results. In this research, a case study of the Guayllabamba basin in Ecuador is proposed. Mainly, the interactions, perspectives, and relations between...master thesis 2019
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Merks, Joreen (author)Water scarcity is a growing issue across the globe (Rijsberman, 2006) and because agriculture is the main consumer of water, investing in irrigation efficiency seems like a good solution to this problem. However, local gains in efficiency can reduce runoff and hence, have an adverse effect on downstream water availability (o.a. Perry (2018, 1999...master thesis 2018
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van Haren, Thomas (author)The main question which this thesis research answers is: “How do Dutch regional water authorities (WS) perform project risk management practices in infrastructural projects and which areas for improvement can be identified?” The initial hypothesis prior to this thesis research was that risk management is almost non-existent and/or should be...master thesis 2017
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Yang Yue, Y. (author)This thesis presents a ComMod applications in Surabaya River basin, Indonesia. The ComMod approach was applied in parallel with the Negotiated Approach (NA). The NA is developed based on rich experiences in capacity building for IWRM, aiming to empower local communities in WRM at a high level. In this ComMod application, the NA provides a...master thesis 2016
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Warren, A. (author)Water Resources Management (WRM) problems are now recognised for their complexity. Approaches for dealing with these problems must integrate a variety of interests, perspectives, values and knowledge into their potential solutions. They must also confront and manage problem uncertainties. The involvement of stakeholders in these approaches is...master thesis 2015
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Chandrasekhar, P. (author)The thesis presents a study on the inequities in drinking water access and its consequent impact on drinking water security in three peri-urban villages around the city of Hyderabad in India namely, Gagillapur, Chintalcheru and Erdhanoor. It explains the existing drinking water situation and the reason behind existence of inequities in accessing...master thesis 2014
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Ginting, D.M. (author)Introduction Different water resources are shared among neighbouring nations worldwide, as water does not recognize any (political) boundaries. This fact has led to conflict and cooperation between neighbouring states over the management of such water resources. To manage these resources in a way that it prevents conflict and promotes...master thesis 2013
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Pieron, M.M. (author)Capacity development has become an increasingly hot topic in the water sector. The development of individual, organisational, institutional and even societal capacities is argued to be required to be able to addressing the present-day water challenges. From a natural resources management context, much literature is available on WHAT is required...master thesis 2012