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Loudon, Joséphine (author)
This research critically examines Dutch water boards' journey towards the circular use of dredged sediment, set against the backdrop of water boards’ ambitious targets for circularity. Water boards, carrying the majority of responsibility for regional dredging, must navigate the surplus of approximately 40 million cubic meters of dredged...
master thesis 2024
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Vecoli, Laura (author)
What started as a research on Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the circular economy (CE), turned into a much more complex and personal journey of what it means to do respectful and collaborative research with Indigenous communities. In this thesis, I attempted to build an understanding of the very rich and complex tapestry of...
master thesis 2023
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Ólafsdóttir, Júlía (author)
The critical importance of investing in renewable energy to mitigate climate change cannot be overstated. Renewable energy projects are capital-intensive and risky. With this unbalanced risk and return profile, private-sector financial actors are often not in a position to fund these projects. Furthermore, the current magnitude of renewable...
master thesis 2023
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de Bruin, Douwe (author)
This thesis investigates the unprecedented labour market tension in the Netherlands post-2021, by analyzing the core drivers behind the labour market. A framework based on labour demand and supply is made in order to study the key drivers of the labour market. Through quantitative analysis it is found that the labour market tension after 2021 is...
master thesis 2023
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Menting, Esmée (author)
The executive summary offers a concise overview of the thesis research conducted, focusing on enabling risk management for parachute mortars on sounding rockets from a socio-technical perspective. The study aimed to address safety and performance risks associated with these systems and bridge the gap between theoretical risk management methods...
master thesis 2023
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Bliek, Esther (author)
The societal need for sustainability transformation is crucial in light of climate change, and the role of individual action and behavioural changes is considered critical in meeting the Paris agreement. Radical shifts in social norms are required, which could be achieved through reaching social tipping points. These tipping points could be...
master thesis 2022
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Bhalla, Naincy (author)
master thesis 2022
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Overzee, Yannick (author)
The current food system is increasingly revealing its detrimental to people and the planet and thrives on an economic system that exacerbates these grievances. In the face of this, alternatives are arising in the hopes of showcasing what a better food sys-tem may look like—the Alternative Food Movement (AFM). This speculative nature of the AFM...
master thesis 2022
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Machielsen, Anne-Linn (author)
With the growing threats of climate change, plans such as the European Green Deal (EGD) aim to mitigate climate change effects. However, the mining needed for the materials for renewable energy technologies could exacerbate threats to biodiversity and other ecosystems. Herein, nickel is one of the key materials required for a range of energy...
master thesis 2022
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van Breugel, Luuk (author)
Small modular reactors are a new type of nuclear reactors with multiple advantages over conventional nuclear reactors. Due to their smaller size, they are safer than conventional nuclear reactors. They can be produced in factories, which solves the problem of nuclear energy projects going over budget due to delays at the installation site. With...
master thesis 2022
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van Liemt, Julia (author)
A fair part of the surface of the Netherlands consists of peat grounds. A large part of these grounds is used for livestock farming. However, the peat needs to be dried to prevent cows and other cattle from sinking with their hooves into the soft, wet peat. This drying starts a process called oxidation. This reaction with oxygen in the air and...
master thesis 2021
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Moesker, Karen (author)
In 2018, the European Union laid the foundation for a large-scale energy transition: away from fossil-based energy and towards renewable, sustainable energy solutions. The need for a transition is mainly accepted, but it is questioned whether all European Union citizens benefit from such a change. In fact, the greenhouse gas reduction will lead...
master thesis 2021
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Kluiters, Lucas (author)
This thesis represents the culmination of six months of research into the investment behavior of Dutch DSO’s in the context of the energy transition. Through a combination of interviews, analyses of annual reports and a qualitative analyses based on principal-agent theory, I tried to find the effect of the actor network, regulatory regime and...
master thesis 2020
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Rusman, Esmee (author)
Worldwide, material consumption has expanded rapidly. The Netherlands has become wealthier, citizens can afford more products and therefore the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) increased enormously. The distribution of MSW is associated with environmental problems and health risks. MSW consists of everyday items disposed by households, such...
master thesis 2020
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Huntjens, Remco (author)
A replication of the classic Foot-in-the-Door experiment to observe if it can be used as a driver of fruit and vegetable waste separation. Move over, for the first time the transparency and the online use of this behaviour influencing tool are discussed within this thesis.<br/>
master thesis 2020
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Joseph Thaddeus, Agnelo Iasanth (author)
Menstruation is a natural and healthy monthly phenomenon for women. However, many women across India struggle with it. Due to a number of barriers, these women are not able to use sanitary products resulting in a risk of contracting reproductive tract infections (RTIs), also their self-esteem and self-confidence also gets affected. This has...
master thesis 2020
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Anselmo, Marco (author)
master thesis 2020
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Flores Santana, Cynthia (author)
More than half of Mexico’s population is living in a type of poverty, recognized as a multidimensional challenge with a geographical context. Even though Mexico’s poverty is measured in a multifaceted way, the concept of Energy Poverty has not been studied, per se, by governmental institutions. It is until recently that the study of this concept...
master thesis 2019
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Criollo Alvarez, P. (author)
rban Living Labs (ULLs) and co-creation processes have been gaining interest from different domains in recent years. The municipality, academia, and private enterprises see in these processes promising opportunities to involve different actors, especially citizens, and their visions in order to develop innovation and sustainable solutions for...
master thesis 2016
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van Eck, J.H.T. (author)
Central Banks do not respond to inflating real estate bubbles, but abide a policy that ‘mops up’ the damage after their collapse with the conventional tools of monetary policy. The financial crisis of 2008 disclosed the flaws of this method, which triggered a controversial debate among policymakers and economists. Currently there is an elevated...
master thesis 2016
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