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The transdisciplinary research synthesised in this book represents an endeavour by a group of coastal researchers and policy analysts to learn from a cross-comparison of seven international case studies on tidal inlet or estuary mouth management situations, located in South Africa, Sri Lanka, California, Suriname, Ireland and the Netherlands....
book 2020
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Laitala, K. (author), Boks, C. (author)
Many life cycle assessment studies document that the most resource demanding phase during the clothing life cycle is the use period. This paper discusses how to reduce the environmental impacts of clothing use by improved design. Complete systems thinking is required, evaluating contributions by all the actors in the clothes’ life cycle chain....
conference paper 2010
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Zerjav, V. (author), Hartmann, T. (author), Boes, J. (author)
Although a substantial amount of literature advocates the integrated collaborative design processes for construction projects, very little explicit knowledge exists about the impact of the integrated processes on project uncertainty. In contrast with construction site processes, which can in most cases be organized as a sequence of tasks...
conference paper 2011
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Nieuwborg, A.B.D. (author), Hiemstra-van Mastrigt, S. (author), Melles, M. (author), Santema, S.C. (author), Zekveld, Jan (author)
The outbreak of COVID-19 demonstrated the fragility of the transportation system and its Multimodal Transport Hubs (MTHs). Global travel reduced dramatically, leading to an existential crisis in MTHs. To cope with the pandemic, MTHs implemented multiple resilient measurements including social distancing, rapid testing regimes, and infrared...
conference paper 2021
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Pannunzio, V. (author), Kleinsmann, M.S. (author), Snelders, H.M.J.J. (author)
This paper proposes a categorization of existing approaches to healthcare-related engineering design based on systems thinking principles. Three existing approaches to healthcare-related engineering design are isolated which contribute differently to health systems fundamental purposes and interconnections. The three approaches are labeled as ...
conference paper 2019
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Verhoef, E.V. (author)
doctoral thesis 2004
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Stevens, L.L. (author)
“Teaching is both an art and a science” (Harrison & Coll, 2008 p.1). Good teaching excites students and cultivates their curiosity to learn more than they are asked. But what if students’ blank faces tell you that the teaching did not land, what can you do? Using an analogy or metaphor to explain the principle helps students visualize and...
doctoral thesis 2021
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Costa Junior, Jairo da (author)
The societal and technical problems faced by low-income markets are increasingly seen as more complex due to environmental, social, and economic concerns. The enormous negative impacts of complex societal problems and the inability of designers to deal with complexity cannot be overcome without a paradigm shift in how we understand, engage with,...
doctoral thesis 2020
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Casella, D.C. (author)
In this empirically-driven, practice oriented research, the rural water sector in sub-Saharan Africa is examined from a systems perspective. In the face of rapidly changing and uncertain futures, the need for policy makers and practitioners to identify and respond to the multiple, seemingly intractable problems that give rise to stagnating water...
doctoral thesis 2021
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d’Hont, Floortje (author)
In this research, we set out to investigate the phenomenon of ‘co-design’ and explore the applicability of co-design in the complex coastal context. We have turned to investigating design-oriented, collaborative activities aimed at innovative coastal solutions (co-design) and how they strengthen the development of solutions for coastal problems....
doctoral thesis 2020
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Nijhuis, S. (author), Jauslin, D.T. (author)
This paper explores infrastructure as a type of landscape and landscape as a type of infrastructure. The hybridisation of the two concepts, landscape and infrastructure, seeks to redefine infrastructure beyond its strictly utilitarian definition, while allowing design disciplines to gain operative force in territorial transformation processes....
journal article 2015
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Blokland, P.J. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author)
When looking at socio-technical systems from a systems thinking and systemic perspective, it becomes clear that mental models govern the behaviours and determine the achievements of socio-technical systems. This is also the case for individuals, being systems themselves and, as such, being elements of those socio-technical systems. Individual...
journal article 2021
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Costa Junior, Jairo da (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Snelders, H.M.J.J. (author), Secomandi, F (author)
journal article 2020
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van Langen, P.H.G. (author), Pijper, Gerdje (author), de Vries, P. (author), Brazier, F.M. (author)
Challenges involving economic, environmental, and societal aspects necessitate organisations in business networks to collaborate. The scientific problem central to this paper is the difficulty of building sustainable collaborations. The research question is how to support organisations in building sustainable collaborations in their business...
journal article 2023
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Herdt, T. (author)
This article discusses the impact of systems thinking and cybernetics on architectural design by examining the example of the Inter-Action Centre (1970–1977) of British architect Cedric Price. The centre reflects Price’s view of architecture as part of an extensive social and environmental system, or ecology, that influences the inhabitants’...
journal article 2021
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van der Bijl-Brouwer, M. (author), Price, R.A. (author)
Positive student wellbeing is intrinsically connected to positive learning outcomes. Students learn more when they feel well, and the way we shape education influences the way students feel. The COVID-19 crisis has forced us to radically change our design education and is having a large impact on student wellbeing and learning. While some...
journal article 2021
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Taghikhah, Firouzeh (author), Voinov, Alexey (author), Filatova, T. (author), Polhill, J. Gareth (author)
While agent-based modeling (ABM) has become one of the most powerful tools in quantitative social sciences, it remains difficult to explain their structure and performance. We propose to use artificial intelligence both to build the models from data, and to improve the way we communicate models to stakeholders. Although machine learning is...
journal article 2022
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Blokland, P.J. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author)
In the past one hundred years, concepts such as risk, safety and security have become ever more important and they represent a growing concern in our society. These concepts are also important subjects of study to enhance sustainability. During the past fifty years, safety science has gradually developed as an independent field of science. In...
journal article 2020
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Costa Junior, Jairo da (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Snelders, H.M.J.J. (author)
Societal problems concern the complexity of technical, organisational, social, and political issues. The enormous negative impacts of these problems and the inability of problem solvers to deal with high levels of complexity cannot be overcome without a paradigm shift in how we understand and engage with such issues. Two domains have been...
journal article 2019
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Costa Junior, Jairo da (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Secomandi, Fernando (author)
There is a consensus among scholars and practitioners that energy solutions, such as electricity services and related products and systems, are paramount to the ability of nations to overcome environmental and social issues. As a result, policymakers and problem solvers in emerging economies have shown a keen interest in the transition to...
journal article 2019
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