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Raniro, Henrique Rasera (author), Papera de Oliveira, J. (author), José, Lucas Urbano (author), Valença, Rodrigo Maia (author), Pavinato, Paulo Sergio (author), Hermann, Ludwig (author), Santner, Jakob (author)Brazil is an agricultural giant that plays a crucial role in the Global Phosphorus Challenge (GPC), and whose highly weathered soils are currently dependent on phosphorus (P) fertilizers derived from phosphate rock, a dwindling and critical resource. Brazil imports > 50% of its P fertilizers and P recovery from waste is not yet explored in...journal article 2023
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Wiedenhöft, Guilherme Costa (author), Matheus, R. (author), Saxena, Stuti (author), Alexopoulos, Charalampos (author)Whilst extant literature on Open Government Data (OGD) focuses upon value creation and innovation, there is scant emphasis upon the Value Co-Creation (VCC) that might result with the engagement of the public sector agencies and the users at large. The present study seeks to appreciate the barriers towards OGD VCC by adopting a qualitative...journal article 2023
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da Porciúncula Paias, Alina (author)This project deals with the event of disaster; more specifically, the contamination and destruction by a wave of sediment of towns in the Iron Quadrangle and the Rio Doce valley after the rupture of a tailings dam on November 5, 2015, Minas Gerais, Brazil.<br/>Through the manipulation and questioning of concepts such as hauntology, ongoingness,...master thesis 2022
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van der Zon, Jelle (author)Tailings are the rock flour which result from the process of mineral extraction at a mine. This waste material is stored in tailings storage facilities, also known as tailings impoundments. These impoundments gradually grow in size during operation as more tailings are produced and stored over time. These structures are however also prone to...master thesis 2021
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Hoogendoorn, Hugo (author)Sandy beaches can be found all over the world and are on the interface between the sea and the land. Important functions of beaches are the protection of the inland to the forces of the sea and providing local opportunities in recreation. The impact of storm events on the beach is therefore an important topic of research especially with future...master thesis 2021
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Tempels Moreno Pessôa, I. (author)This article investigates whether self-organized initiatives are able to undermine the underlying dynamics of spatial fragmentation in Brazilian metropolises by promoting social connections between groups that are extremely diverse. Since self-organized initiatives not only promote spatial connections but also social connections between...journal article 2021
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Tempels Moreno Pessôa, I. (author)The rapid urban growth of Brazilian cities in the second half of the twentieth century produced an extremely unequal urban fabric with spatial discontinuities and left-over spaces. Spatial fragmentation in Brazilian metropolises is not only related to spatial discontinuities, but also to socioeconomic inequalities. Walls in Brazil are physical...doctoral thesis 2019
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Luken, Lodewijk (author)The current take-make-dispose economy, resulting in resource pressure and environmental problems, calls for circular economics. Islands are perfect living laboratories, because of their clearly defined boundaries and vulnerability to external factors. In this graduation Project, Ilha de Paquetá in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is taken as a case study...master thesis 2019
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Moncada Escudero, J.A. (author), Verstegen, Judith A. (author), Posada Duque, J.A. (author), Junginger, Martin (author), Lukszo, Z. (author), Faaij, André (author), Weijnen, M.P.C. (author)The aviation industry accounts for more than 2% of global CO <sub>2</sub> emissions. Biojet fuel is expected to make an essential contribution to the decarbonization of the aviation sector. Brazil is seen as a key player in developing sustainable aviation biofuels owing to its long-standing experience with biofuels. Nevertheless, a clear...journal article 2019
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de Groen, Frederique (author)This thesis researches the interaction between the revitalisation of an industry through industrial symbiosis and its local workforce, via a case study on the sugar industry in Norte Fluminense, Brazil. Agent-based modelling is used to gain insights in the case study with regards to the workers’ perception of their own status, power, their...master thesis 2018
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van Westen, René M. (author), Dijkstra, Henk A. (author), Klees, R. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), van der Boog, C.G. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author), Candy, A.S. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Zijlema, M. (author), James, Rebecca K. (author), Bouma, Tjeerd J. (author)The Yucatan Channel connects the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico and is the main outflow region of the Caribbean Sea. Moorings in the Yucatan Channel show high-frequent variability in kinetic energy (50–100 days) and transport (20–40 days), but the physical mechanisms controlling this variability are poorly understood. In this study, we...journal article 2018
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Moncada Escudero, J.A. (author), Verstegen, J. A. (author), Posada Duque, J.A. (author), Junginger, M. (author), Lukszo, Z. (author), Faaij, A. (author), Weijnen, M.P.C. (author)The Brazilian government aims to increase the share of biofuels in the energy mix to around 18% by 2030, which implies an increase of ethanol production from currently 27 bln liters to over 50 bln liters per year. Biofuel policies play an important role in ethanol production, consumption, and investment in processing capacity. Nevertheless, a...journal article 2018
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Dabrowski, M.M. (author), Polverari, Laura (author), Musialkowska, Ida (author)The paper investigates the European Union (EU)–Brazil and EU–China regional policy dialogues, viewed as vectors of cross-national policy transfer. Regional policy is considered as having limited transfer potential due to its inward orientation, context specificity and complexity. Yet, knowledge exchange and voluntary policy transfer have...journal article 2018
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Tanzer, Samantha (author)This thesis compares the performance of hypothetical biorefineries in Brazil and Scandinavia that produce biofuel for use in large marine vessels using one of three thermochemical technologies—hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), fast pyrolysis with hydrodeoxygenation (FP), and gasification with Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (GFT)—and one of ten...master thesis 2017
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Bisdom, K. (author), Nick, H.M. (author), Bertotti, G. (author)Fluid flow in naturally fractured reservoirs is often controlled by subseismic-scale fracture networks. Although the fracture network can be partly sampled in the direct vicinity of wells, the inter-well scale network is poorly constrained in fractured reservoir models. Outcrop analogues can provide data for populating domains of the...journal article 2017
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Eijkelkamp, H. (author), Hendriks, C. (author), De Jong, C. (author), Otten, G.J. (author), Stijntjes, T. (author)Over the last three decades the beach area of Piçarras has undergone large changes. The river Piçarras was fixed which caused severe erosion problems. With large nourishment projects the municipality tried to create a sustainable beach area. However, these nourishments did not form a long term solution, which means that, until the present day,...student report 2017
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Asarpota, Karishma (author), Modderman, Nadi (author), Thoen, Sebastiaan (author)Sao Paulo, a megacity of almost 11 million inhabitants in its city center, is facing environmental, societal and infrastructural challenges due to its rate of rapid urbanization. The rivers in the Tiete basin reflect the painful truth of unmanageable urban planning and the unawareness of water as a valuable source. The rivers, once the blood...student report 2017
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Cornelio da Silva, Constança (author)The well-known volatility of petroleum price and, subsequently, of its derived products has long time urged the attention for the discovery of alternatives to fossil oil. More recently, the dichotomy food-fuel, has redirected the research towards second generation feedstocks, in which biomass residues are included. In line with this, a...student report 2016
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Chagas Cavalcanti, A.R. (author)Most of today’s Brazilian Social Housing Institutional complexes are standardized mass buildings. They are planned in the periphery of cities, have no connection to public transportation systems and are disconnected from their respective local context. The planning approach to housing is compliant with ‘state simpli cation models’ which turn a...conference paper 2016
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Kemper, A. (author), Van Ekdom, K. (author), Beulink, L. (author), Hendriks, M. (author)The Port of Imbituba, located in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, is a privately operated port in Brazil. In the past, the port has been upgraded in order to meet the future growth in the size and number of vessels. The main breakwater and the quay were elongated and the waterway was deepened. In the first six months of 2014, a large...student report 2015