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Visser, D.J. (author)During normal situations there is enough fresh water available for all functions in the Netherlands. But in times of droughts fresh water supply and water safety are at risk. For these periods of water scarcity, a sequence of priority on available fresh water distribution is present. However, experts consider that even these precautions are...master thesis 2015
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Wang, Z. (author)Coastal erosion is a natural process caused by the actions of current and waves towards coastlines. Building with Nature (BwN), is an emerging methodology that utilizes natural process and natural materials to reduce the impacts of coastal erosion on nature and society. Because of the involvement of natural materials and natural processes, BwN...master thesis 2015
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Satolli, J. (author)The main focus of this thesis has been to gain an understanding on the key challenges for self-organization between the relevant stakeholders necessary for rolling out a North Sea Offshore Grid. The North Sea Offshore Grid (NSOG) is an important component in the realization of the renewable energy potential in different European countries. Up...master thesis 2015
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ElSafty, K. (author)This research was done in the field of renewable energy and its future projection. The world Today is focused on changing its energy mix and rely more on renewable energy. Many obstacles face the continuity of the current mixture. Problems such as security of supply which includes; sustainability of current resources and insurance of trade...master thesis 2015
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Visser, J.V.G. (author)As the open data movement is growing, more and more data becomes available for developers to be re-used. New applications based on these data are rapidly being developed and can help to solve societal problems. One of these new applications to solve societal problems, is to use energy data to quantitatively help decision makers in the urban...master thesis 2015
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Pereira, N.M. (author)Information Security is an important aspect of decision making in organisations today. Organisations use Information Security Risk Management to assess, respond to and monitor risk to its information systems. Information systems are complex technical systems and the management of Information Security depends on technology, processes and people....master thesis 2015
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Oudshoorn, R.J.A. (author)The purpose of this research is to provide insight in the system design process of an ocean ecopark, from the viewpoint of an independent policy analyst. More concretely efforts are made to provide capabilities gain insight in the value creation process between interdependent actors that influence the configuration of an ocean ecopark. An ocean...master thesis 2014
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Vavier, M. (author)As alternative to IWRM, the Negotiated Approach is proposed to involve communities in groundwater management. This should increase water security in peri-urban Khulna, in Bangladesh. A serious game is desired to make the approach more accessible and support its collective learning process. With interviews, different parts in the process that...master thesis 2014
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Bijloo, M. (author)A model-based approach to support an utility provider in its investment decision-making to enter an integrated cluster.master thesis 2014
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Bildik, Y. (author)Diffusion of renewable technologies are in the policy makers’ minds since the 1970s to deal with depleting resources and finding solutions to environmental concerns. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms behind a diffusion process becomes quite important for policy makers to manage the process effectively. A new understanding of innovation...master thesis 2014
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Van Santen, C.E. (author)In the Netherlands the goal of the government is to increase the amount of electricity produced from wind turbines on land to 6000 MW by 2020. This ambitious goal asks for a different approach for these projects, because with the classic approach the development is too slow and invokes too much resistance in the local community. The largest...master thesis 2014
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Tsaples, G. (author)System Dynamics and Multi Criteria Decision Analysis are two decision aid methods that aim at helping decision makers to better understand the world through formal models and computations. System Dynamics with the use of feedback loops and time delays helps to understand the behavior of a system and how the various elements affect this behavior....master thesis 2014
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Jaxa-Rozen, M. (author)Access to safe, reliable lighting is a critical need for poor rural households in developing countries. Un-electrified households often rely on kerosene lamps, which cause major impacts on health and the environment. However, advances in LED lighting and photovoltaic (PV) technology have enabled the rapid development of a market for solar...master thesis 2014
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Rose, A.C. (author)This report presents a first look study at the field of System Dynamics. The objective of the study is to perform a model-based policy analysis in order to investigate the future advancement of the System Dynamics field. The aim of this investigation is to determine what this advancement should look like and how that can be accomplished. Several...master thesis 2014
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Hartman, M. (author)This research focuses on collaborations between traditional energy companies and cities to increase the sustainability of cities and will be illustrated by the Vattenfall Sustainable Cities case. The environment of traditional energy companies like Vattenfall is changing. Renewable, distributed and more efficient energy generation technologies...master thesis 2014
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Philipsen, R.M. (author)In the last few decades, the European Union has directed most of its efforts towards the creation of an internal market, free of internal borders, where competition reigns and the invisible hand guides the market to a social optimum. The assumptions on which this ideal is based, however, do not always hold in practice, especially when it...master thesis 2014
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Van der Veen, V.G. (author)In today’s society, the improvement of the environmental footprint is a common topic. Pressure is exerted on industries as they are high contributors to the environmental footprint. This also affects the supply chain which is pushed towards more sustainable operations. Deloitte sees opportunities in consulting companies with these pressures....master thesis 2014
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Van Rompuy, E. (author)Project risk management has become a hot topic for companies. A lot of literature is written about implementation, but there isn’t much information available about the practical implications implementation introduces in different industries. This research focuses on the differences between theoretical implementation and the actual implementation...master thesis 2014
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Van Steenbergen, R. (author)There is little doubt on the utility of a variance analysis to provide insights in the current operational performance and possible improvements. In complex environments data is ambiguous and can lead to less understanding of the results of such analyses. This creates problems in mobilizing the commitment to improve on the analysis’ findings....master thesis 2013