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Kolen, B. (author), Zethof, Marit (author), de Bruijn, Karin (author), Hazenoot, Evert (author)The central issue for authorities (as well as the public) is how and when to respond to forecasted extreme water levels on rivers, lakes and along the coast and large-scale flooding is an actual risk. The decision-making process is influenced by contradicting information, overloads and gaps in information, rumours, uncertainties in forecasts,...abstract 2017
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Platschorre, Arthur (author)This Bachelor thesis is on Covariant Emergent Gravity (CEG): a covariant formulation by Sabine Hossenfelder of the ideas of Erik Verlinde on gravity as an emergent force. In this work, the ideas of Erik Verlinde are presented as well as the field equations of CEG. The aim of this thesis is to find experimentally verifiable results for CEG. From...bachelor thesis 2019
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Cui, Ryan (author), van Herk, Lennert (author)Practicing fire scenarios in emergency response training is very hard due to various obstacles. An example is when holding a training, real fire will preferably not be used as it can become threatening. Real fire will only be used in a surrounding where safety is ensured, which is probably outdoors. An emergency responder hardly knows that it...bachelor thesis 2023
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Harderwijk, E.J. (author)Ambulanceplaatsingsmodellen hebben tot doel om ambulances op een efficiënte manier over een gebied te verdelen. In Nederland streeft men ernaar zoveel mogelijk oproepen binnen 15 minuten te dekken. Een oproeppunt wordt ‘gedekt’ door een ambulance als deze binnen 15 minuten na melding bij 112 ter plekke kan zijn. In dit onderzoek wordt de werking...bachelor thesis 2014
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de Koning, J.I.J.C. (author)Co-creation for sustainable products and actions is a new approach to most of Vietnamese enterprises and consumers. The co-design workshop between companies and customers is an innovative way to bring them together, create mutual understanding and put the spotlight on sustainability. Through the GetGreen Vietnam project promoting sustainable...book 2017
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Leliveld, André (author), Bhaduri, Saradindu (author), Knorringa, Peter (author), van Beers, Cees (author)This chapter sets the scene for the Handbook on Frugal Innovation. First, it describes the origins of the concept of frugal innovation and its emergence as an academic field of interest. Then, main drivers behind frugal innovation are explored. From the scholarly discussion on frugal innovation major themes are distilled that inform the...book chapter 2023
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Tàbara, J. David (author), Mangalagiu, Diana (author), Frantal, Bohumil (author), Mey, Franziska (author), Maier, Raphaela (author), Lilliestam, Johan (author), Sarrica, Mauro (author), Mandel, Antoine (author), Lieu, J. (author), Cottone, Paolo (author), Veland, Siri (author), Martinez Reyes, A. (author)A crucial task to accelerate global decarbonisation is to understand how to enable fast, equitable, low-carbon transformations in Coal and Carbon Intensive Regions (CCIRs). In this early literature review we underlined the relevance of the boundary concept of social-ecological tipping points (SETPs) and showed that the research and policy...book chapter 2024
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Kevany, M. (author)The World Trade Center attack of 9/11/01 and the response brought major attention to GIS as a valuable tool for supporting emergency management and response. That attention led to the allocation of considerable resources to the enhancement of GIS. This paper is intended to provide a look back at the events prior to and immediately following the...conference paper 2011
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Lendering, K.T. (author), Jonkman, S.N. (author), Kok, M. (author)During flood events emergency measures are used to prevent breaches in flood defences. However, there is still limited insight in their reliability and effectiveness. The objective of this paper is to develop a method to determine the reliability and effectiveness of emergency measures for flood defences. The investigation is focused on measures...conference paper 2014
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Pournaras, E. (author), Warnier, M.E. (author), Brazier, F.M.T. (author)Synchronization of energy consumption is a key determinant for the stabilization of smart energy grids. This paper proposes software agents that locally synchronize the energy usage of appliances to minimize the oscillations in global energy consumption. Agents can manage demand-side devices with periodic operation and synchronize their...conference paper 2010
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Jin, S. (author), Crul, M.R.M. (author), Brezet, J.C. (author)Local creative community and design engineers are key stakeholders in initiating a local discourse on sustainability that includes considerations of production and consumption issues. The role of designers is increasingly changing to that of a strategic or facilitator role. Aligned with this global development, we developed Future Living Studio ...conference paper 2014
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Bus, P. (author)This paper presents the results of partial research in the area of designing processes and methods of spatial and social interaction of multi-agent system with its environment in the city urban structure. According to the logic defined by the intrinsic rules of the simulation model of the selected area,there will be verified and tested the...conference paper 2013
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Rodrigues Santos, A.L. (author), Capet, L. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)This paper proposes an innovation approach based on collaboration and design thinking to address the challenges faced by international aid organizations in humanitarian disasters, through the co-development of products and services. The proposed approach was iteratively designed and used in two international workshops. The results show that...conference paper 2013
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Rihal, S. (author), Kamerling, M.W. (author)This paper will describe the design of a temporary emergency floating footbridge, to be made when the infrastructure is destroyed by a flood, hurricane, tsunami or any other disaster. The bridge is made of identical floating modules. The modules are composed of prefabricated elements: two trusses, a pontoon and the footpath. The height of the...conference paper 2014
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Latka, J.F. (author)The article presents two contemporary projects of paper structures relief architecture designed and built by Shigeru Ban Architects and Voluntary Architect Network. Author of the article took part in design and construction process of one of the projects. The project of Yaan Nursery School, which was built from November 2013 till March 2014 is...conference paper 2014
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Jagtman, H.M. (author)In case of emergencies the population in danger should be alarmed so individuals can take action to get or remain out of danger. For alarming the population the means available are limited. Many countries have outdoor sirens. They operability however is limited since the siren has only one implicit instruction to the population. This instruction...conference paper 2012
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Bier, H.H. (author), Mostafavi, S. (author)Data-driven architectural production and operation as explored within Hyperbody rely heavily on system thinking implying that all parts of a system are to be understood in relation to each other. These relations are increasingly established bi-directionally so that data-driven architecture is not only produced (created or designed and fabricated...conference paper 2014
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Zlatanova, S. (author), Ghawana, T. (author), Kaur, A. (author), Neuvel, J.M.M. (author)Spatial Information is an integral part of flood management practices which include risk management & emergency response processes. Although risk & emergency management activities have their own characteristics, for example, related to the time scales, time pressure, activities & actors involved, it is still possible to identify at least one...conference paper 2014