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Uchil, Rajat Dinesh (author)The thesis explores the social potential of space i.e. the social logic of space to enhance resilience of society. As social resilience is defined as the capacity of society to cope, adapt or transform societal relations towards external stress, space that is a ‘construction’ and a function of the structure of society hosts the ability in...master thesis 2018
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Shinde, Rhythima (author)The energy markets are emerging slowly towards a more decentralized form, e.g. technologies are allowing prosumers to trade energy from their solar house rooftops. But as these markets are governed by people and depend on the behavior of people directly, they are susceptible to challenges from the social, economic and cultural norms around the...master thesis 2018
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Cocchi, Lorenzo (author)As many other parts of the global south, the built environment of Kullu, an Himalayan valley of Himachal Pradesh (india), will be probably threaten by several types of natural hazards, mainly caused by climate change. <br/>This fact, together with the phenomenon of migration towards the main urban environments, determines a risky and urgent...master thesis 2018
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Merola, Chiara (author)Delhi is facing a very rapid urbanization, making it difficult to keep up with the construction of sewerage and water treatment infrastructure. The LOTUSHR project was created to research alternative solutions to treat mixed water streams and prevent pollution flows from urban drains into the environment.<br/><br/>Biofiltration was identified as...student report 2018
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Mehta, Sanaj (author)India is a country constantly grappling with problems of impeded rural development. Energy, in particular sustainable energy can be seen as key to attain the Sustainable Development Goals set out by the U.N. Integration of rural sectors can be seen as a methodology to broaden the potential achievement of the targetted Sustainable Development...master thesis 2017
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Gupta, Prateek (author)Over the course of the past centuries, humanity’s influence on the Earth’s atmosphere and climate system has become so significant as to induce geophysical feedback effects, specifically in the form of a self-reinforcing process of global warming. In order to contain the global warming and prevent the expected impacts of climate change from...master thesis 2017
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Hunink, Yvo (author)Technologies used in the energy sector, and many other sectors, are too complex for innovation by a single actor. Many influences from different types of actors are required to advance the technology, creating a collective innovation process. However, without the right accountability structures between different types of actors, unfavourable...master thesis 2017
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van der Lugt, P.W. (author)Glacier fluctuations are regarded as one of the most significant indicators of climate change. The expansion and contraction of glaciers can be observed by outlining glacier boundaries or measuring snow lines with optical Earth observation satellites. New satellites, such as Sentinel-2A/B, provide high spatial resolution images and short revisit...master thesis 2017
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Black, K.P. (author), Baba, M. (author), Kurian, N.P. (author), Urich, P. (author), Narayan, B. (author), Stanley, D.O. (author), Mathew, J. (author)A general overview publication how to prepare the Indian coastline for climate change. The key document is Volume 1: “Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines for Coastal Protection and Management in India”. The Guidelines document (Volume I) is self-contained, with adequate information to understand the Guidelines and put them into practice. It is...report 2017
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Manson, Abigail L. (author), Abeel, T.E.P.M.F. (author), Galagan, James E. (author), Chandrabose Sundaramurthi, Jagadish (author), Salazar, A.N. (author), Gehrmann, T. (author), Shanmugam, Siva Kumar (author), Palaniyandi, Kannan (author), Narayanan, Sujatha (author), Swaminathan, Soumya (author), Earl, Ashlee M. (author)Background.<br/><br/>India is home to 25% of all tuberculosis cases and the second highest number of multidrug resistant cases worldwide. However, little is known about the genetic diversity and resistance determinants of Indian Mycobacterium tuberculosis, particularly for the primary lineages found in India, lineages 1 and 3.<br/>Methods.<br/>...journal article 2017
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Saxena, Stuti (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author)Purpose: This paper aims to examine the use and acceptance of open government data (OGD) of different stakeholder groups in India. Design/methodology/approach: Following an empirical investigation among 244 respondents in India, the paper deploys path analysis via LISREL. The conceptual construction of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use...journal article 2017
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Singh, A. (author), Strating, Alex T. (author), Romero Herrera, N.A. (author), van Dijk, Hylke W. (author), Keyson, D.V. (author)Many energy researchers and practitioners envision householders to have an active role in local energy distribution in emerging energy systems. In the energy literature, the dominant view of local energy distribution, grounded in the rational choice perspective, sees exchanges of energy between households as energy trading. The existing...journal article 2017
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Dwivedi, Yogesh K. (author), Rana, Nripendra P. (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author), Lal, Banita (author), Williams, Michael D. (author), Clement, Marc (author)In electronic government (hereafter e-government), a large variety of technology adoption models are employed, which make researchers and policymakers puzzled about which one to use. In this research, nine well-known theoretical models of information technology adoption are evaluated and 29 different constructs are identified. A unified model...journal article 2017
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Shinde, R. (author), Arga, B. (author), Rataj, M. (author)The staggering statistics in health conditions of India demand quick actions, and thus it is advised to come up with a solution which takes less time as compared to a complete design of a new system. This paper starts with background study of UK, Netherlands and Indian health care financing models, followed by an analysis ofeasibility of...student report 2016
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van der Hoeven, F.D. (author)Starchitect Zaha Hadid won the bid to design one of the planned stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup event in Qatar. Her design for the Al-Wakrah stadium became the centrepiece of a discussion on the role that starchitects play in society. That debate reached a boiling point in August 2014, and resulted in a digital lynching party that sheds...journal article 2016
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Fuchs, P.S. (author), Lele, A. (author), Venkatesha-Prasad, R.R. (author)The Indian Energy grid is growing rapidly and there is a large simulation to improve not only the grid reliability, but also provide power for all by 2027. To this aim the Government of India has launched the Restructured Accelerated Power Development Program (RAPDRP). In India, residential loads contribute to about 27% of the total power...conference paper 2015
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Savla, M.R. (author)This study uses the product space map approach to study the future of manufacturing in India. It uses value added export data to predict structural transformation of the country's manufacturing sector.master thesis 2015
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Ramirez Herrera, S.L. (author)Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of children’s deaths before they can celebrate their fifth birthday. The majority of pneumonia cases and deaths caused by it are concentrated on the poorest regions of the world; having India the burden of leading both lists. For this reason, UNICEF and the WHO, have made of this issue a priority on their...master thesis 2015
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Helmer, R.M. (author)Novel methods of the implementation of technology can be instrumental in aiding the growth of developing countries. Here, torrefaction has been investigated for its application to rural, Himalayan India, for the production of solid fuel briquettes from pine needles for sale to the food industry. Here, both technical and social aspects are...master thesis 2015
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Veenboer, D.P. (author)Agrolab India focuses on the design of a small-scale aquaponic farming system targeted at urban dwellers in India. Aquaponics is the combined culture of fish and plants in a recirculating, symbiotic system. The term aquaponics derives from the words aquaculture (the raising of aquatic animals for food) and hydroponics (the process of growing...master thesis 2015