The analysis and adoption of environmental innovations in inland waterway transport

The inland shipping industry could improve its environmental performance by applying environmental innovations. However, the industry is very diverse and there is a wide variety of technical, operational and logistical innovations. To find which innovations are most suitable for a fast-, cost- and effort effective adoption by the IWT industry,...

Planning support systems in urban development in the Netherlands

This thesis focuses on the planning support systems (PSS) that are currently being applied in Dutch urban development practice. The use of PSS can support the complex urban development processes by giving insight into the urban processes by structuring and visualising spatial data, and also by supporting the communication and collaboration...

An ontology of Industrial Symbiosis: The design of a support tool for collaborative Industrial Symbiosis research with as test cases from Tianjin Economic Development Area and Kalundborg

Industrial Symbiosis (IS) in an inter-firm collaboration that delivers both economic and environmental benefits. IS can occur when there are local opportunities for the exchange of an underutilized resource, this means that the exchanged resource is often not a standard product. A non-standard product requires technical expertise and investments...

De invloed van vooronderzoek bij herbestemming & transformatie van monumenten: De rol van cultuurhistorisch onderzoek in het vergunningenproces

A major renovation or transforming of a monument in the Netherlands requires an environmental permit. For this permit a cultural-historical research is needed in which contains the values of the object are determined. This examination is usually done by specialized historic research agencies, which results in considerable costs. In addition to...

Critical success and fail factors of electric busses in public transport: A review on existing European electric bus projects