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Matthes, S (author), Grewe, V. (author), Lee, D (author), Linke, F. (author), Shine, Keith (author), Stromatas, Stavros (author)Trajectory optimisation is one option to reduce air traffic impact on environment. A multidimensional environmental assessment framework is needed to optimize impact on climate, local air quality and noise simultaneously. An interface between flight planning and environmental impact information can be established with environmental cost...conference paper 2016
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Mdivani, Kakhaberi (author), Hoppe, T. (author)Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) and National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) have the potential to support developing countries in attaining low carbongoals. In spite of the evident potential, there is a need to learn from practice. This paper explores the case of Georgia. The main research question discussed is: What...journal article 2016
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Kurapati, S. (author), Lukosch, H.K. (author), Cunningham, S. (author), Kwakkel, J.H. (author), Verbraeck, A. (author)Planning tasks in modern, fully automated container terminals require a high awareness of the complex situation, and successful planning strategies. Operational planning includes both strategies of planning and resource management. As planning procedures are not (yet) fully automated, a skilled workforce of planners is needed to conduct the...conference paper 2016
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Bocken, N.M.P. (author), Fil, Alison (author), Prabhu, Jaideep (author)Most of the world's poor live in developing markets and face unmet needs in core areas such as education, health, energy, sanitation and financial services. This offers businesses a vast opportunity for growth as these economies emerge from low-income to middle-income status. Social businesses in particular address a social need while generating...journal article 2016
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Gorenstein Dedecca, J. (author), Hakvoort, R.A. (author), Ortt, J.R. (author)Offshore wind will contribute to the decarbonization of European power systems, but is currently costlier than many other generation technologies. We assess the adequacy of market strategies available to private actors developing offshore wind farms in Europe, by employing the development and diffusion pattern model. The model includes two...journal article 2016
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Hoppe, T. (author), Van Bueren, E.M. (author)Cities form the key context within which social, economic and environmental challenges for sustainable development will manifest in the years to come. As they face the grand societal challenges of climate change and the greening of energy systems, city governments are confronted with the challenge of designing and implementing workable policy...journal article 2015
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Scheltes, A.F. (author)The last mile in a public transport trip appears to be one of the main deterrents in public transport to be competitive with other modes of transport. The reason for this bad performance of the last mile can be related to the slow and inflexible character of the last mile. Where PRT systems aspire to deliver an on demand, direct service to a...master thesis 2015
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Rodriguez-Romero, L. (author)Tulipán is a Unilever margarine family brand focused on childrens' nutrition and taste, mainly targeting mothers with young children. Despite having a very strong brand equity, online was never a priority and therefore their online presence and online brand awareness very week. This was not an issue until very recently, when digital became a key...master thesis 2015
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Cheung, M.T.J. (author)This thesis presents the design of a solar energy product-service-experience combination that could provide solar energy a new product meaning and perhaps encourage Dutch consumers to use (more) solar energy. The project was initiated by the start-up Googreen as a means to explore suitable business opportunities for the company to enter the...master thesis 2015
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Hoving, L. (author)Around 1610 Galileo Galilei made his discovery of the four large moons orbiting Jupiter which are referred to now as the Galilean moons. The moons Europa and Ganymede attract a significant amount of scientific interest due to potential present subsurface oceans. As consequence, the design of missions to go there and explore the moon system are...master thesis 2015
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Ngamkham, W. (author)Cochlear Implants (CIs) are prosthetic devices that restore hearing in profoundly deaf patients by bypassing the damaged parts of the inner ear and directly stimulating the remaining auditory nerve fibers in the cochlea with electrical pulses. This thesis describs the electronic circuit design of various modules for application in CIs in order...doctoral thesis 2015
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Brakel, S.F. (author)Because of its central location, the Buffalo Bayou is a strategic site for interventions. Reducing flood risk can be done by absorbing rainfall and storm surge flooding into the urban fabric around the Bayou. Soft borders from the Buffalo Bayou should be extended into the urban fabric and vice versa to strengthen the interactions and the...master thesis 2015
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Li, S. (author)Evolution of new technologies, market preferences and vehicle safety standards and regulations motivate the automotive industry to contribute to higher quality mobility and safer transportation for the society. With the compelling development of electronics over the past few decades, passenger cars are equipped with an increasing number of...master thesis 2015
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De Pauw, I.C. (author)Product designers can apply different strategies, methods, and tools for sustainable product development. Nature-Inspired Design Strategies (NIDS) offer designers a distinct class of strategies that use ‘nature’ as a guiding source of knowledge and inspiration for addressing sustainability. Biomimicry and Cradle to Cradle, two Nature-Inspired...doctoral thesis 2015
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De Jong, J.W. (author)In this thesis a problem of determining the optimal pacing strategy to minimize travel time is considered. The problem is restricted to a straight race track with constant slope and rolling resistance, and no headwind. It is expressed as an optimal control problem that can be solved using Pontryagin's Maximum Principle. The control variable is...master thesis 2015
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Van Der Linden, I. (author)Suitsupply is a Dutch fashion brand founded in 2000 by Fokke de Jong. Today, the brand is grown into a multinational, which is running more than 50 stores spread worldwide. The brand targets on businessmen and offers them both tailor-made suits and convection sized casual apparel, through online and offline channels. The experience of tailor...master thesis 2015
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Bellmann, C. (author)Urban strategy, masterplan and building design for a revitalisation of the manufacturing industry in Chicago in times of transition towards advanced manufacturing.master thesis 2015
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Nie, X. (author), Zhang, J. (author), Huang, H. (author), Liu, Z. (author), Lacasse, S. (author)In the past few years, random field theory has been increasingly used to model the inherent soil variability. The scale of fluctuation is one of the important parameters describing a stationary random field. In this study, the factors affecting an accurate estimation of the scale of fluctuation were studied with numerical experiments to show how...conference paper 2015
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Pantoja Navarro, M.A. (author)At the Chilean city of Iquique, the decline of the significance of public space is attributed to the reduced availability and functions attached to it,at the same time to the ongoing desire to control the own space (market oriented development).This project aims to deal with the fragmented city, as a result of the influence performed by the...master thesis 2015