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Schuetze, T. (author)The existing water management in Dutch polders is based on independent water systems for each polder. These are featuring artificial stabilized ground and surface water levels. As a result of the local climate the water levels in the polders are not continuously at a constant level. To maintain a stable water table in the polders, the surplus of...journal article 2011
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Haffner, M.E.A. (author), Heylen, K. (author)Recently housing affordability has reached the agenda in Flanders and the Netherlands, giving a good reason to present a review of the concept of affordability and different definitions. The concept of short-term affordability, which is concerned with financial access to a dwelling and is based on cash flows, is combined with the concept of long...journal article 2011
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Van Geenhuizen, M.S. (author)The valorization of knowledge created at universities is recognised as the third mission of many universities in the developed world today. For this reason researchers and policy makers have started to give much attention to performance of universities in terms of patent applications, licenses, research joint ventures and alliances, and the...conference paper 2011
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Van Es, W.H. (author)The research on space in Japanese architecture resulted in a number of spatial characteristics. These were then used as starting points for the design of a housing block in Dutch context.master thesis 2011
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Wilkinson, S.J. (author), Remøy, H.T. (author)Local Authorities worldwide are encouraging adaptation as a means of reducing building related urban energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The City of Melbourne is promoting the retrofit of 1,200 CBD properties before 2020 with sustainability measures as part of their policy to become a carbon neutral city. Australian cities date from...conference paper 2011
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Knapper, A.S. (author), Brookhuis, K.A. (author)The present study concerns a practice test that aimed at investigating to what extent contra flow or reverse laning (Dutch: tegenverkeer) works well in the Netherlands and how participating car drivers evaluate it. Reverse laning may be a solution for a capacity problem in case all lanes of roads are needed to evacuate large areas. To that end,...journal article 2010
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Wassenberg, F. (author)In recent years, there has been a growing interest all over the world in improving the large housing estates of the 1960s and 1970s. Highrise estates are associated with problematic living conditions, deprived areas, isolated locations, a poor population, a negative image, social isolation, pollution and crime. In short: they are not the most...journal article 2010
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Van der Land, M. (author), Doff, W. (author)Residents of deprived urban neighbourhoods with a changing population often experience an increase in insecurity. If they judge the change as decline, they are likely to become less satisfied with their residential situation and exhibit coping tactics. This paper combines Hirschman’s Exit, Voice and Loyalty theory with insights on personal and...journal article 2010
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Capota, L.P.J. (author)Project background This graduation project is performed to gain a grasp on the relationship between public transport system investments and urban development and regeneration. In what way do they influence each other, how can they benefit from each other and what conditions are necessary to create this sort synergetic relationship? A framework...master thesis 2010
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Molenaar, N. (author), Keskin, D. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Lauche, K. (author)Traditional approaches to sustainable consumption and production emphasized addressing issues related to the natural environment and sustainability through optimizing existing products, processes and businesses. Even though the conventional wisdom suggests that young and new firms have greater advantages in innovation, there are few studies that...conference paper 2010
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Molenaar, N. (author), Keskin, D. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Lauche, K. (author)Traditional approaches to sustainable consumption and production emphasized addressing issues related to the natural environment and sustainability through optimizing existing products, processes and businesses. Even though the conventional wisdom suggests that young and new firms have greater advantages in innovation, there are few studies that...conference paper 2010
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Thomsen, A.F. (author), Van der Flier, C.L. (author)What determines the life span of dwellings? Much is known about the initial phase of buildings. The vast majority of scientific knowledge is concentrated on the building initiative, the programming, design and in particular the construction. Knowledge about the utilization phase, including management, transformation and redesign is growing. But...conference paper 2010
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Molenaar, N.H. (author)Traditional approaches to sustainable consumption and production emphasized addressing issues related to the natural environment and sustainability through optimising existing products, processes and businesses. Even though it is suggested that young and new firms have advantages in innovation, there are few studies that address exploiting...master thesis 2010
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Kleinhans, R. (author), Van der Land, M. (author), Doff, W. (author)In this prologue to the special issue, the guest editors place the contributions in the context of current debates on living in concentrated poverty neighbourhoods. These debates concern two broad categories of residents: poor households that are assisted to move from concentrations of poverty to lower-poverty areas (movers); and households (not...journal article 2010
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Haffner, M.E.A. (author), Boumeester, H.J.F.M. (author)Housing became more expensive in the Netherlands between 2002 and 2006, a trend which has been demonstrated using various measures of affordability. The expenditure-to-income ratios calculated for households confirm that the average cost of housing rose for tenants and homeowners, as well as for most income groups generally. This contribution...journal article 2010
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Boon, A. (author)As the field of eParticipation is in the experimentation phase with a wide range of experiments and projects occurring, these efforts need to be converged and analyzed in order to provide a more complete evaluation of the current status of eParticipation within municipalities. Specifically, an overview is needed of the direction municipal...master thesis 2010
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De Vries, P. (author), Boelhouwer, P.J. (author)The literature on housing markets suggest that periods of economic growth are characterised by a demand for better housing quality and increasing prices. The basic principles of the theory are that the short-run price fluctuations occur due to market imperfection, while over the long term, causality with such fundamentals as income will recover....conference paper 2010
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Terra, D. (author)The present study was aimed at comparing traditional input using keyboard and mouse to the direct stylus input for 9 to 11 years old children in a Brazilian (N=48) and a Dutch (N=48) primary school. The ultimate goal was to improve child education with the aid of computers. A structured experiment was designed and performed to empirically...master thesis 2010
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Heylen, K. (author), Haffner, M. (author)In this paper the affordability of housing in the Belgian region of Flanders and the Netherlands is analyzed, using both the expense-to-income ratio and residual income as indicators of affordability. Residual income is obtained by deducting net housing expenses from disposable income, whereas the former is the ratio of net housing expenses to...conference paper 2010
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Brouwer, I. (author)The link between railway station and city centre in the Netherlands is becoming increasingly important in our cities; On the one hand the railway station is gaining importance as entrance to the city (Rooij, 2005; Bertolini & Dijst, 2003; NS, 2006; NS Poort, 2009) and on the other hand cities are promoting their city centres to attract visitors...master thesis 2010