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La Poutré, Luc (author), Bryan, Jesper (author), Damen, Kim (author), Dekker, Deborah (author), Scholte, Josephine (author), Witmer, Benjamin (author)Playa Unión and Puerto Rawson are facing severe coastal erosion and increasingly the negative effects. Since the first half of the 20th century there have been signs of erosion, but also of sedimentation. However, the coastline in the project area is retreating over the years. The situation has recently been declared an emergency. Furthermore,...student report 2023
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Pham, Kim (author), Heijl, Merel (author), Lai, Madeline (author), Everaars, Luke (author), Pomp, Laurens (author), de Waaij, Yvar (author)In Vietnam, the fishery sector is vital for the economy. The government strives towards an increase in fishing activities in the coming years. The Quy Nhơn port, a key hub in central Vietnam, is set to accommodate more international vessels. This means local fishermen must rely on other ports like Đề Gi, which also needs upgrading to meet...student report 2023
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Boele, Johan (author)This thesis examines the historic value of breakbulk warehouses for Rotterdam. It focuses on a warehouse in Merwehaven, a disused port area in Rotterdam. By showing the history of Rotterdam warehouses, redevelopments executed, and demolished warehouses a deeper understanding of warehouses for Rotterdam is given. Giving the historical context and...student report 2023
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Amanda Hwa De Ai, Amanda (author)This thesis examines the impact of colonialism on the urban development of Kuching, a city in Sarawak, Malaysia. Many port cities in the greater Southeast Asia region were born from their strategic location along the trade route between India and China, which attracted Western powers to establish control over these coastal entrepots and their...student report 2023
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Brouwer, Liselotte (author)Urban planning for a society that finds itself in a perpetual state of evolution is complicated. The processes from design to construction can take a long time. As we cannot predict the future, flexibility is needed in the visions and strategies that are developed. But do all flexible visions and strategies survive the passing of time?<br/>This...student report 2023
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Frangu, Alesia (author), Heijboer, Dick (author), van der Voorn, Jesper (author), Beiboer, Luitzen-Jan (author), Metselaar, Meno (author)Chile is heavily dependent on international trade, making its port infrastructure crucial for its economic development. Projections show that container freight demand is growing rapidly. To cope with the growing demand, an expansion for the port of San Antonio has been proposed. However, current expansion plans have faced opposition due to...student report 2023
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BACHRAS, SERAFEIM (author)Breakwaters used to protect harbours and coastal areas worldwide are one of the most common coastal structures. The complexity of the physical processes associated with the design has led to the development of many empirical formulas while a standardized method for the selection of breakwaters’ design parameters in the EU does not yet exist. The...student report 2022
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den Brave, Renske (author), van Doormaal, Thijn (author), Kuster, Tom (author), Termote, Daniëlle (author), Veen, Cristel (author), Westerink, Daan (author)This study aims to create a redevelopment plan for the riverfront of Rosario by proposing a new spatial plan. This redevelopment plan is based on four themes that fall in line with the vision of the municipality in order for the riverfront to reach its full potential. These four themes are accessibility, safety, innovation and sustainability...student report 2022
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van Bergen, Karine (author), Kok, Marin (author), Berning, Max (author), Middeldorp, Olmo (author), Gallardo Torres, Victor (author), Hoek, Wouter (author)Over the last years, the urge to reduce the world’s air pollutants is rapidly growing. New possibilities in order to replace fossil fuels have been explored and one of them is the usage of green hydrogen. The Argentinian, North Patagonian, province of Río Negro, has a great potential to generate green hydrogen on a large scale, due to the...student report 2022
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Bechmann, Clarissa (author), Liu, Shiru (author), Steenbergen, Emy (author), Zhang, Minshi (author)Nowadays, circular economy is of growing importance in the social, economic, and environmental fields. The realisation happens on different scales. First steps towards a circular economy have already been taken, but it will take time before a circular world is reached. Also, under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the bio-based concept...student report 2022
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Mortensen, Isabella (author)What is the driving force behind referencing traditional architecture in new constructions? This thesis is asking the same question through the topic of new housing blocks with references to the maritime identity located in regenerated and transformed ports. To research this, two case studies have been chosen: Piraeus on the KNSM-Island in...student report 2022
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SHEN, Fran (author), Peek, Lisa (author), Kuiters, Timon (author)Food. It is grown, processed, distributed, sold, eaten and then oftentimes<br/>carelessly discarded. In the European Union, 88 million tonnes<br/>of food waste is produced each year, while the Netherlands stands<br/>out as the EU’s largest producer. Food waste causes soil degradation,<br/>emits significant amounts of greenhouse gasses and can...student report 2022
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van den Berg, Anna (author), Chang, Nicole (author), Ramonas, Algirdas (author), Zhao, Mia (author)The Province of South Holland, not unlike the other provinces in the Netherlands, has a big housing demand. To meet it more building materials are needed in a short time frame. The current building sector is not environmentally friendly. Hence, a transition to a more sustainable building sector is necessary. Bio-based building materials are the...student report 2022
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Bollen, Thomas (author), van Driesum, Joost (author), Fagalde, Madeleine (author), KAPERONI, AGAPI (author), Su, Yuqian (author)Steel is a widely used and very circular material, it can be recycled endlessly but that consumes a lot of energy, therefore, it is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Only 2% of this pollution is caused by production, the other 98% is caused by transportation during the production and recycling process. Half of the pollution...student report 2022
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Huang, Chloe (author), Koch, Matthijs (author), YU, Zhuo (author), van Hal, Sophie (author)Different government bodies, from the European Union down to the Port of Rotterdam Authority have implemented the policy goal to become circular by 2050 to minimize demand and dependence on finite resources. However, a circular economy - an economic model in which materials circulate in closed loops and waste is viewed as a resource - is vastly...student report 2022
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Muller, Larissa (author), Spanos, Charalampos (author), CHARILAOU, ANDRIA (author), Charatkar, Sanika (author)The Port of Rotterdam has always been a pivotal player in the energy sector. Predominantly, in the oil-based generation of energy and the consequent export of raw material. However, there is a need for a systemic shift in the energy sector as the Netherlands embarks toward its goal to become 100% carbon neutral by 2050. <br/>An analysis of the...student report 2022
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Stolk, Jessica (author), Nguyen, Kimberley (author), Douma, Douwe (author), Hofman, Jasmijn (author), van der Drift, Bjarne (author)In the past decades, the port of Rotterdam has been considered as one of the main engines of the Dutch national economy, since it is the largest hub for fossil fuels in Europe. The province of South-Holland and the Port of Rotterdam hereby form the heart of the economic centre of the Netherlands, contributing to 21% of the national GDP. However,...student report 2021
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Bruins Slot, Hilco (author), Nugteren, Alex (author), van Rie, Victor (author), Nota, Hugo (author), Overgaauw, Tim (author), van der Heide, Niels (author)This report is written with the aim to evaluate a possible port expansion in the port of San Vicente, Chile. In order to achieve this a thorough analysis on the port operations, hydrodynamical analysis using Delft3D and a bottleneck analysis on the infrastructure have been executed. A preliminary design for the port expansion is created. This...student report 2020
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Chotkan, S.A. (author), Esmeijer, M. (author), Goerdat, R.B.S. (author), Hendriks, O. (author), Stolp, T. (author)This report considers a possible port expansion in port of Scheveningen, The Netherlands. The problems considered are brought forwards in the plans introduced by Dr. Ir. Waterman and are tackled from multiple disciplines. These problems relate to the recharge of the freshwater-lens, reachability of the port, flood protection of the Tweede Haven,...student report 2020
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van Son, Kees (author), van Zwieteren, Raymond (author), Besier, Jorick (author), Robbertsen, Niels (author), van Hees, Simon (author), van der Storm, Geraldine (author)Due to a global increase in food consumption and shipping, and regional developments like exploitation of the Vaca Muerta oil field, the port of Bahía Blanca in Argentina sees an opportunity to increase its activities. Therefore, a new container terminal will be constructed in the port of Bahía Blanca that can handle 500,000 TEU per year. This...student report 2020