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Bansal, Vaibhav (author), Boersma, JP (author), Schotanus, Jelle (author), Stadtlander, W. (author), de Boer, A.M. (author)
There is an imbalance in the nitrogen cycle, mainly caused by an increasingly intensive agricultural sector. This leads to the degradation of nature and the loss of biodiversity. Measures have been taken at European level to reduce the amount of nitrogen emitted by the agricultural sector, but this has caused a backlash as farmers in many...
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Agterdenbos, Elena (author), Manshande, Fenne (author), Samuels, Niels (author), Sanchez Cornillot, Romane (author), Theye, Maximilian (author)
Portscapes are one of the most important hubs in the global economic system that facilitate the movement of goods and shape the socio-economic conditions of their surroundings. However, in times of climate change, they face unprec- edented challenges to completely transform their current ways of operating and fully reduce their contribution to a...
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Huang, Wenqing (author)
This study evaluates the effectiveness of organic acids, specifically citric acid, lactic acid, and malic acid, as scrubbing agents for ammonia (NH3) recovery from waste air streams. The acid scrubbing process was modeled using Aspen Plus® and validated against sulfuric acid scrubbing process data available in the literature. The effects of...
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Bil, Darcey (author), Zehntner, Johanna (author), Basha, Rexhina (author), Bremer, Serah (author)
North-western European countries play an important role in the global food system, by providing 80 percent of the whole European production. The current production system is focused on profit, has a yearly emission of 1250 megatons of CO₂ equivalent in North-western Europe and produces pollutants in the soil, water, and air. This results in an...
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Ikink, Cecile (author), Samulionytė, Greta (author), So, Yoshi (author), Zhao, Yuwei (author), Jin, Yuzhou (author)
Plastic is one of the most visibly polluting elements in our environment. From big plastic accumulation zones at sea to microplastic entering our everyday drinking water, plastic is becoming a more evident pollutant every day, which is damaging ecosystems, marine life and human health.<br/>This paper will envision a possible solution for plastic...
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van Balken, Kim (author), SONG, Jinlai (author), van Oorschot, Timo (author), xu, ziqi (author)
With the growing world population and concerns about resource scarcity, environmental pressures, and social challenges more and more industries have a growing interest in transitioning towards a circular economy.<br/><br/>In South Holland, specifically in the port of Rotterdam, the ship manufacturing sector requires fundamental change....
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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...
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Kalligeri Skentzou, Anna (author), Verkleij, Charlotte (author), Speulman, Manon (author), Zhang, Yueqi (author)
Mankind is exhausting natural resources. Therefore, the need to transform the linear material flows towards circular chains is increasing. Steel is a material that is produced and used globally and has high potentials for recycling. However, in the maritime sector, steel is currently barely recycled, let alone reused in a more direct way....
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Berkien, Jens (author), KIM, MINSEONG (author), Leito, O'Neilmaye (author), Mejia, Francisca (author)
The Netherlands has set the ambitious goal to have a fully circular economy by 2050. The Port of Rotterdam (PoR), the largest and busiest port in Europe, has strong potential to become a future circular hub. The PoR has been a major player in the seaport industry for centuries with, among others, a strong logistics sector and a robust...
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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...
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Balletta, Alessandra (author), Ferreira de Sousa Daher Moura, Julia (author), van Ulsen, Wieke (author), Snel, Femke (author)
The province of South Holland is a region in the Netherlands that can be characterized by its flourishing economy. The place where the vein of the river Maas stretches out over land and the Port of Rotterdam has settled in as a strategic trade-point. Moreover, the abundant agricultural sector in Westland holds accountable for not only multiple...
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ANDRIANOS, PAVLOS (author), van Diermen, Erik (author), Lakoumenta, Maria (author), van Muilekom, Ludo (author)
The importance of the energy transition is an emergent issue on a global scale. The United Nations, the European Union, the Dutch National government and the Province of South-Holland all have set clear and urgent goals. But still, it seems very hard to find the right strategy to tackle this challenge, together with a desired circular economy...
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Helmerhorst, Daan (author), van Delden, Jonah (author), Meijer, Lisanne (author)
The province of South Holland is one of the biggest drivers of the Dutcheconomy with almost a quarter of the gross national product earned in thisregion. The agrifood sector is the largest contributor with an annual turnover ofabout € 5.5 billion. About half of the surface of the province is dedicated to thissector, entailing many jobs and...
student report 2021
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Luesink, Amber (author), Hugenholtz, Henriette (author), de Kruif, Rosa (author), Chou, yuru (author)
The Netherlands exported in 2017 for 91,7 billion euros and exported for even more: 62,6 billion euros(CBS, 2018). This shows the big agri-food fl ows in which the Netherlands is involved. Sadly, these global fl ows have a big impact on economic, social and environmental sustainability worldwide. For example, transport causes many emissions,...
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de Jong, Jannine (author), Jansen op de Haar, Carmen (author), Shapiro, Ohad (author), Wang, Jiaqi (author), Corbeek, Max (author)
By 2050, South-Holland will transform into a transition based urbanity with value change at its core. Currently, consumers are disconnected from where their food is produced, leading to a high environmental impact, unhealthy choices and social injustice to the farmers’ work. The proposed strategy of change for the region would see South Holland...
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van der Rest, Iris (author), van Engelshoven, Samuel (author), Ding, Xiaoling (author)
Elsewhere, deserts emerge as we flood, yet we continue to consume at our leisure. Our food is shipped all over the world for our convenience. Our behavior causes serious problems in the world but also on our own ground. Right now the province of South Holland copes with a conflict of space, as there is a need for more housing, renewable energy...
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KARADIMITRIOU, IOANNA (author), YUAN, BOWEN (author), Demetriadou, Leto (author), van Esch, Marieke (author), Bos, Hannah (author)
“Building a Fair Transition” strives for a fair circular built environment in the Dutch province of South Holland. By 2040 South Holland aims to have built 210.000 new dwellings to meet the rapidly growing housing demand. This transition in the built environment should align with current climate agreements and be as energy neutral as possible....
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van den Berg, Anne (author), Gerlich, Donne (author), van Oevelen, Lotte (author), Pries, Eelkje (author), Yan, Kefei (author)
The province of South Holland has many important stakeholders and drivers that impact the economy of the whole of The Netherlands. This, together with the increasing global need for circularity, is why the province has an important task in the near future to take steps towards a circular economy. To address this task, this report has chosen to...
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Eggink, Jan (author), Ponssen, Jasmijn (author), Di Gioia, Lucas (author), Monique Vashti, Monique (author), Kong, Tao (author)
To help combat climate change, promote sustainable development and match the goals set in the Paris Agreement, the Province of Zuid-Holland wants to transition to a circular economy. To make this transition successful, the Province ought to adopt an integrative approach, addressing other elements such as socio-spatial inequality, pressure for...
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Zdebel, Elzbieta (author), Kliučininkas, Paulius (author), Hollander, Kevin (author), Cai, Ning (author)
In the Netherlands, the organic sector is one of the key pillars of the economy. Currently, the country holds the role of the second biggest exporter of food globally, having 94.5 billion in value of goods exported in 2019. In South-Holland itself the organic sector contributes to the regions’ budget by 16%. Most of the production is happening...
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