DEMO DOMAIN; for of and by the local people of Europe: Revitalising European Democracies by the re-introduction of Public Sphere in local society.

The binding factor of the European Union's diverse nations is their practice of democracy. However, recently the EU has been dealing with the rising power of populism, increasing polarization and strong bubble forming; all leading to a weakening practice of local, national and union scale democracies. An important factor in this is the lacking...

Forest landscape restoration for climate-adaptive estates in the Baakse Beek region, Gelderland

The research focuses on the estate zone of the Baakse Beek region which is facing environmental problems mainly caused by historical human intervention and climate change. Besides, in the Vorden cluster, as the land use changing caused by intense land reclamation and consolidation, the current agriculture productive landscape makes it not easy...

Robotic Restoration: Restoration of stucco ornaments by means of in-situ additive manufacturing

The preservation and restoration of intricate stucco ornaments, which are part of our collect cultural Heritage, is under threat due to a diminishing number of skilled restoration plasterers. The highly physically demanding- and labour intensive nature of this work makes it unsustainable for the human body and advocates for a more sustainable...

Reintroducing tropicality to St. Maarten: A residential typology rooted in the soil of the past

St. Maarten has been subject to outside influences since its existence. From the indians that traveled through the caribbean and made their stops on the island 3500 years ago, until the time that the economy started to influence the way that life is lived. From the 1950s onward, the tourism sector started to grow which provides income for the...

Design Study of an Underreamer for Casing While Drilling Operations: Development, design analysis and concept selection

For present-day drilling operations in deep and challenging well sections, a technology called casing while drilling can be used. It involves isolating and ‘casing’ a formation while drilling, where the casing itself is used as the drill pipe, which is cemented in after a certain depth is reached. By doing this, the need for separate casing runs...