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Jansen, Jennifer (author)This graduation project is conducted in collaboration with <b>the Dutch Council for Refugees</b>. It is a foundation that stands up for the refugees’ interests and helps them to build a new life in the Netherlands. In this project, it is researched how private housing (with a...master thesis 2023
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Swinkels, Roy (author), Van Herck, Krist (author), Şahin, Emisgul (author)Society conveys values to cities and their buildings, the key to sustainability, only in part recognized as heritage values, when protected by urban and/or heritage planning. There is a growing recognition of the importance of acknowledging the values conveyed by locals and tourists in heritage management and urban planning. However, the...master thesis 2023
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ziaiemehr, turan (author)There are places you have never been, yet you learn about them once you are there. There are also places you have never even dreamed possible, yet even after visiting them, your imagination never limits. One of these is Tbilisi.<br/>Persians, Byzantines, Ottomans, Russians, and Soviets all contributed to the construction of the image of Tbilisi...master thesis 2023
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Nicu, Ionut Cristi (author), Fatorić, Sandra (author)Over the past decade, research on the impacts of climate change on immovable cultural heritage (ICH) in the polar regions (Arctic and Antarctica) has slowly increased. This article offers a systematic review and synthesis of the publications about climate change impacts on the diverse ICH and climate change adaptation in the polar regions....journal article 2023
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Werker, A. (author), Pei, R. (author), Kim, Kevin (author), Moretto, Giulia (author), Estevez Alonso, A. (author), Vermeer, C.M. (author), Arcos-Hernandez, Monica (author), Dijkstra, Jelmer (author), de Vries, Erik (author)Past studies have repeatedly demonstrated the technical feasibility to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) using bacterial biomass of mixed microbial cultures (MMCs). Commercial quality grades of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), PHBV, can be produced with control of average monomer composition. However, demonstration of PHBV...journal article 2023
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Foroughi, M. (author), de Andrade, Bruno (author), Pereira Roders, A. (author), Wang, T. (author)Public participation has been growing in both theory and practice of urban planning, including heritage planning. The reasoning is to facilitate the involvement of a broader group of stakeholders, beyond experts. More specifically, for heritage planning, participation could enable consensus-building on defining the significance of heritage,...journal article 2023
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The Influence of National Culture on Evacuation Response Behaviour and Time: An Agent-Based ApproachVan Damme, E.R.I. (author), van der Wal, C.N. (author), Hofstede, Gert Jan (author), Brazier, F.M. (author)“How does culture, in combination with cues, settings and affiliation, influence response-phase behaviour and time and total evacuation time?”. A questionnaire and an agent-based model for a case study of a library evacuation in Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey and the UK have been developed to answer this question. Our questionnaire, conducted...conference paper 2023
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Pintossi, N. (author), Ikiz Kaya, D. (author), Pereira Roders, A. (author)The adaptive reuse of cultural heritage contributes to heritage conservation, leveraging on the heritage potential to enable sustainable development and enhance urban livability. Yet, it is seldom applied as intervention. This research furthers the knowledge on the challenges to the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage. Through the case study...journal article 2023
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Marulo, F. (author)In the context of rapid urban transformations, this thesis explores the possible preservation strategies for historic military systems that used to be embedded in extra-urban settings, but that now are absorbed in the development dynamics of complex metropolitan areas. The research stems from the main peculiarity of these heritage systems:...doctoral thesis 2022
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LEE, Jeongeun (author)Women in construction are marginalised, and gendered work culture results in a higher turnover rate of early female professionals. On the other hand, after the COVID-19 pandemic, construction organisations have understood the need for digitisation to derive benefits from digital tools. Besides, it was presented that using digital devices may...master thesis 2022
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Popa, Andra (author)In this work, we present VisuaLayered, the implementation of a combined analysis workflow for pigment identification. VisuaLayered is an integrated, interactive system that focuses on the combined visual analysis of Macro X-Ray Fluorescence (MA-XRF) and Reflectance Imaging Spectroscopy (RIS) data.<br/><br/>Analysing paintings for pigment...master thesis 2022
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Vermeer, C.M. (author)Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a family of biopolymers produced intracellular<br/>by a range of different bacteria.PHA have attracted widespread attention as<br/>an environmental friendly replacement of fossil-based polymers, because they<br/>have thermoplastic and/or elastomeric properties, and are also biobased and<br/>biodegradable.Moreover,...doctoral thesis 2022
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Wong, Kelly (author)The design of BIND BY WATER promotes a new way of living in which we rethink the integration of living and bathing into one building. By reimagining the bath as a shared space, the unique timbre of the project offers a space of synthesis, vulnerability, and reconciliation, where the armor of everyday life is abandoned together with one’s clothes...master thesis 2022
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Wander, Hanneke (author)The agricultural landscape in the Netherlands has changed drastically over the course of the last 70 years. After World War II, it was governmental policy that pushed the transition to intensive farming by giving out subsidies. These developments have also had an impact on the province of Friesland, where agriculture has a long history and is...master thesis 2022
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Zhang, xinyu (author)In light of increasing global divisions, it has been questioned whether human beings are able to connect and communicate with each other when encoutering geopolitical conflicts. The author's experiment on this matter and proposal for this project begins with what was once united but is now divided - the Limes, a legacy left from one of the most...master thesis 2022
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Voogd, Joris (author)Conventional meat (CVM) and the related livestock industry are considered to contribute significantly to negative environmental impacts, animal suffering and threats to public health. Nevertheless, the demand for meat is still growing which is majorly due to global population growth. Lab-grown cultured meat (CM) is anticipated to be...master thesis 2022
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Wouts, Myron (author)Death is and endlessly interesting and relevant topic. After all, every human will encounter it one way or another. The common denominator among the many cultural and ideological perspectives on death is the cessation of all biological processes of an organism. But beyond that come rituals, values, and beliefs, all of which are subjective and...master thesis 2022
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Kuit, Esmee (author)Living in the deep polders in the deltaic landscape of the Netherlands poses large-scale challenges. Biodiversity decline, weather extremes, sea level rise, salination, the housing crisis, and subsidence affect large parts of the Netherlands. These challenges should be tackled together through the integral question of ‘what does the area need?’...master thesis 2022
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Landman, Michael (author)The Binckhorst in The Hague is one of the most promising development areas of The Netherlands. Over the next years, it will continue to develop into a high density mixed-use area. Among the tabula-rasa state of Binckhorst, a Public Building will be placed in the form of a music venue. Between the orthogonal high-rise blocks, a key-project will...master thesis 2022
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Keuzenkamp, Marjolein (author)In the Dutch republic of the 17th century, there were a lot of developments. The economy flourished, science made enormous progress and art and culture bloomed. But as many people don’t know, during this time, a food revolution was born that reached far beyond the Dutch dining tables. Healthy, seasonal and sustainable food products are central...master thesis 2022