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Magnano, Lea (author)
Outdoor play among children of the new generations is shifting, and not necessarily for the better. A considerable number of kids are missing out on spending their free time outdoors, and those who do engage often lack diversity. For instance, in the Netherlands, only about one-third of children playing outdoors are girls. These observations...
master thesis 2023
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Rietema, Marieke (author)
Bever is an outdoor chain store located in the Netherlands. Besides the Bever stores, Bever.nl was introduced in 2011, continuously growing to an extensive webshop enabling users to shop and explore online. Going to the Bever stores results in experienced staff supporting (novice) users with finding the right equipment for their activity....
master thesis 2022
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Mainelli, Xenia Una (author)
The kinds of physical spaces present in the real world are becoming ever more complex, and the locations defining the boundaries between these spaces are often arbitrary. Distinguishing between which spaces count as `outdoors,' and which count as `indoors,' becomes more difficult when `semi-outdoor' and `semi-indoor' spaces are considered....
master thesis 2022
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Wobben, Lorenzo (author)
Outdoor sports, such as surfing, mountaineering and skiing, are historically exclusive. For years, those sports and their communities were dominated by a white athletic male culture and were far from diverse. This homogeneous environment was, and sometimes still is, reflected within the outdoor industry. Thus, for years, outdoor brands,...
master thesis 2022
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Elbers, N.S.L. (author)
The need to contribute to a sustainable future of the aviation industry has spiked an interest in turboprop engines. This is due to the higher propulsive efficiency, the better take-off and landing performance on short runways, and the new developments in propeller-driven hybrid and electric aircraft. The most significant drawback is the noise...
master thesis 2021
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van Beers, Jasper (author)
As research endeavours and commercial applications demand more of the quadrotor, it is only natural to develop models which can facilitate this. Currently, analytical descriptions of the quadrotor are rudimentary and most data-driven quadrotor models are identified from flight data collected indoors. Therefore, existing quadrotor models are...
master thesis 2021
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SHI, ZHIYU (author)
The start point of the graduation project was including the RICE method inside the first aid kit, which was shifted to designing a first aid kit for outdoor sports. The new design focus is more valuable to develop a new product solving practical problems.<br/>During the research phase, the literature research provides basic understanding of...
master thesis 2021
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Idrees, Lama (author)
Urbanization has led to the accumulation of heat in urban areas. In other words, cities demonstrate higher temperatures than surrounding rural suburbs, known as the Urban Heat Island effect (UHI). This phenomenon has substantial consequences on energy consumption for cooling purposes, air quality, and human health.<br/>As a metropolitan city,...
master thesis 2021
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Anchalia, Arihant (author)
Photovoltaic (PV ) technology has seen exciting growth in the field of energy for the past few decades. With strong government programs in China, Japan, Germany, and Netherlands, PV systems have grown to become a dominant source of renewable energy. Thin film silicon based a-Si:H solar cells are 2ndgeneration solar cells. They have the ability...
master thesis 2021
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de Waard, Nynke (author)
In 2018, the ‘Deltaplan Ruimtelijke Adaptatie’, has been set up by the National Institute of Health and Environment (RIVM) for the purpose of facilitating the transformation to a climate adaptive living environment. As part of the Deltaplan, municipalities have been asked to perform a heat risk assessment through standardised outdoor thermal...
master thesis 2021
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van Asselt, Noah (author)
With the significant industrial and economic growth of the beginning of the twentieth century life was busy and of fast pace. Every now and then citizens wanted to escape from reality. Spending time in nature became popular and eventually the trend of outdoor-living emerged. After having been outside for a while people were able to return to...
student report 2021
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Opsomer, Aviva (author)
Rising temperatures due to climate change and the increased Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect both have a major impact on Singapore’s outdoor comfort. Research has reported an average UHI in Singapore of 4°C, which can even exceed 7°C at some times of the day. (Acero &amp; Ruefenacht, 2017) Increasing convective surface heat transfer from the human...
master thesis 2020
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van Zwet, Bram (author)
DSM Dyneema produces an extremely strong fibre called Dyneema® consisting of Ultra High Molecular weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE). The Dyneema® material has been trademarked by its manufacturer as The Greenest strength™. This claim is based on the non-toxic chemical nature of the material and its production, as well as on having the lowest carbon...
master thesis 2019
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Van der Valk, S. (author)
The Netherlands is known for its intensive use of bicycles. Bicycle mobility leaves its mark and is an important aspect in the design of public environments. This graduation project in centred around the theme of bicycle parking in public environments. The first phase of this project researches and analyses how bicycle parking is dealt with...
master thesis 2017
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Kik, R.M. (author)
One out of seven primary school children is suffering from overweight and sometimes even obesity. This is caused by a lack of physical activity and unhealthy food diets. Children playing outdoors is positively and significantly associated with the child’s physical activity. Peerdrops is a small Dutch company that creates product, graphic and...
master thesis 2017
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de Smidt, F. (author)
The project began with the need of Dutch design label Weltevree for a new outdoor cooking product. Analysis of the outdoor cooking landscape revealed that the main part of an outdoor dinner, the preparations, often take place indoors. Why not moving this main part of the dinner more towards the outdoor environment, whereby the host feels more...
master thesis 2016
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Mei, Z. (author)
Selectour is a start-up company envisions to enhance the experience of outdoor travelers. There are two initial findings of the project: 1)The online travel information is fragmented and unorganized. 2)The working condition of outdoor team leaders for outdoor clubs was poor. The goal of the project was to create a strategic solution for...
master thesis 2016
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Konietschke, V.L.M. (author)
Climbing indoors is growing in popularity and is even considered to be included in the Olympic games of 2020 in Japan. Despite the fact that numerous new climbing gyms are being built, there has been little innovation in the gyms themselves. For decades, climbing gyms have wooden walls with plastic holds screwed onto them, and the question...
master thesis 2015
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Steffens, P.P. (author)
Het ontwerp bestaat uit een bouwblok waarin twee thema's centraal staan. Het eerste thema is de verbinding van bewoners in een bouwblok met de aangrenzende buitenruimte. In het ontwerp zijn verschillende architectonische middelen ingezet om deze verbinding te versterken. Het tweede thema richt zich op flexibiliteit. Vanwege de grote...
master thesis 2015
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Dijkstra, A.M. (author)
For the design of the EventHUB a research was done on the possibilities for renewable onsite power production for temporary outdoor events. The research concluded that flexible PV cells were an interesting possibility and were here for used as starting point for the architectural design. During the design process the integration of the PV cells...
master thesis 2015
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