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Hogenhout, G. (author), Hogenhout, K. (author)Deze thesis is geschreven in het kader van het bachelor eindproject van de TU Delft in samenwerking met het bedrijf IT Motions. De opdracht van dit bedrijf was een prototype te ontwikkelen van Babyshell. BabyShell is een apparaat dat moeders uit derdewereldlanden advies geeft tijdens de zwangerschap en verder helpt met het (op)voeden van hun...bachelor thesis 2015
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Frijlink, H.C. (author)Activities of Dutch engineering consultants in Nedeco framework abroad.book chapter 1963
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Quik, H.G. (author)The history of the international courses (IHE) and the role of NUFFIC; overview of participation in the courses, international perspective.book chapter 1963
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Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Xing, Chaojie (author), Zeng, Chao (author), Zhou, Yuekuan (author)Geothermal energy (GE), as an ideal renewable resource for building cooling/heating with stability and abundance in energy supply, has been widely exploited in developing countries. The common utilization forms of GE mainly include the ground source heat pump (GSHP), underground duct system (UDS), and abandoned wells energy (AWE) system....book chapter 2022
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Rodriguez, L.-A. (author), Estupiñán, E. (author), Boons, F. (author)In Colombia the increasing trend in the consumption habits of electrical and electronic equipment, EEE, is notable, though it is not as high as in developed countries due to the population´s socio-economic and cultural conditions. Those conditions make the reuse as well as storing, a predominant practice. In this paper the question of which...conference paper 2010
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Verhagen, H.J. (author), Yap, J.T.L. (author)Copying solutions from the western, industrial countries for application in developing countries is in general not the best solution for solving the problems of developing countries. The main reason for that is that the available resources in the developing world are different from the resources in western countries. In the industrialised...conference paper 1992
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De Keersmaecker, A.E.K. (author), Parmar, V.S. (author), Kandachar, P.V. (author), Baelus, C. (author), vandenbempt, K. (author)Grassroots innovations (GI) include need-based products or services that are created by individuals or groups within local communities. These products and services have potential to contribute to the quality of an individual’s life, and on a larger scale contribute to the development of a community by creating new business activities. The...conference paper 2012
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Reinders, S.N. (author)Innovation offers opportunities for modernization and development. In recent years it has become a buzzword in the world of NGO’s, IGO’s and governments in developing countries and is featured in the proposed UN Sustainable Development Goals. Different types of innovation are increasingly recognized, complicating the classic notion of innovation...conference paper 2015
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Bielik, M. (author), Schneider, S. (author), Geddert, F. (author), Donath, D. (author)The paper presents ongoing applied research on the development of a computational design tool addressing planning deficiencies in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Because of increasing population pressure and a lack of planning resources, Addis Ababa is clearly in need of new efficient planning solutions. The tool proposed utilizes and...conference paper 2013
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Indrajit, A. (author), van Loenen, B. (author), van Oosterom, P.J.M. (author)Many developing countries established Spatial Data Infrastructure primary (SDI) based on belief its ability to facilitate spatial information sharing for their national development. As one of the countries that initiated Open Government Partnership, Indonesia committed to provides new space for openness, transparency, innovation, and establish...conference paper 2018
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Mutikanga, H.E. (author)Water utilities in developing countries are struggling to provide customers with a reliable level of service due to their peculiar water distribution characteristics including poorly zoned networks with irregular supply operating under restricted budgets. These unique conditions demand unique tools and methods for water loss control. Water loss...doctoral thesis 2012
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Diehl, J.C. (author)The transfer of knowledge on product innovation to small- and medium-sized enterprises and local knowledge institutions in developing countries is expected to be one of the key drivers for competiveness and economical growth, and a part of the solution to environmental and social challenge. In that respect, this PhD study focuses on how the...doctoral thesis 2010
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Abel, C.D.T. (author)This thesis showed that soil aquifer treatment (SAT) is an effective polishing technology for reuse of primary effluent. The study experimentally revealed relatively high removal of suspended solids, bulk organic matter, nutrients, pharmaceutically active compounds and pathogens indicators under various operating conditions. Furthermore, the...doctoral thesis 2014
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Tariq, M.A.U.R. (author)About 95-97% of all deaths and a significant part of the economic losses caused by floods occur in developing countries. Despite the resources spent on different measures, flood management arrangements in developing countries are still unable to deliver satisfactory results. The objective of this thesis is ‘to maximize land-use benefits and...doctoral thesis 2011
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Fernández-Maldonado, A.M. (author)This thesis is an explorative research into the transformations related to the use and application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the urban scene of the large metropolises of Latin America. Approaching the topic with Gabriel Dupuy's notion of 'urbanism of networks', the research analyses the recent transformations...doctoral thesis 2004
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Moreno Pessoa, I. (author), Tasan-Kok, M.T. (author), Korthals Altes, W.K. (author)Urban areas have spatial discontinuities, such as disconnected neighbourhoods, brownfield areas and leftover places. They can be captured by the metaphor of urban porosity. This paper aims to highlight the potential social consequences of urban porosity by creating a ‘porosity index’. The authors argue that these areas can provide capacity for...journal article 2016
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di Girasole, Eleonora Giovene (author), Cannatella, D. (author)The concept of risk has become increasingly complex, and has been used not only in relation to the natural features of a region, but also to its socio-economic context. In this conceptualization, the latter directly influences the capacity of a community to cope with, recover from, and adapt to natural hazards. Conceiving vulnerability as a...journal article 2017
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Ploeg, Matthias (author), Knoben, Joris (author), Vermeulen, Patrick (author), van Beers, Cees (author)Frugal innovation and related concepts are receiving increasing scholarly attention. While recent progress in the conceptualisation of frugal innovation as a phenomenon has been considerable, insights into the antecedents of frugal innovation remain relatively poor. We add to this literature by systematically conceptualising, theorising and...journal article 2020
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Calvel, Alexia (author), Werner, Micha (author), van den Homberg, Marc (author), Cabrera Flamini, Andrés (author), Streefkerk, I.N. (author), Mittal, Neha (author), Whitfield, Stephen (author), Langton Vanya, Charles (author), Boyce, Clement (author)Early warning systems trigger early action and enable better disaster preparedness. People-centered dissemination and communication are pivotal for the effective uptake of early warnings. Current research predominantly focuses on sudden-onset hazards, such as floods, ignoring considerable differences with slow-onset hazards, such as droughts....journal article 2020