Enhancing textile reuse in the Netherlands: An agent-based modelling study towards reuse rebound effects and value changes in the textile industry

Enhanced textile reuse is required due to the textile industry's increasing environmental pressure. In order to reach this, behavioural change is necessary. However, it is currently unknown which changes in consumer values that determine textile reuse consumption are<br/>most effective. In addition, rebound effects appear: reuse lowers the...

A 3D Glacial Isostatic Adjustment model for Northwestern Europe

The Earth is subjected to 100,000 year cycles of glaciation and deglaciation. The deformations induced by glacial and oceanic loading and the continuous attempt at recovery of the isostatic equilibrium within the solid Earth, are referred to as Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA). This process is ongoing still and yields a large contribution to...

Residential energy rebound effect assessment by using serious games

Energy reduction has been on the political agenda since the last couple of decades. One of the most common policies to reduce energy consumption has been improving efficiency. However, the phenomenon called the rebound effect may threaten the effectiveness of policies aiming to reduce consumption by improving efficiency. The rebound effect is...

The effects of late Weichselian sediment redistribution on post-glacial isostasy in the Fennoscandian and Barents Sea region

The sea level equation, originally formalized by Farrell and Clark [1976], is used to determine the gravitationally self-consistent sea level in response to surface loading. Whereas previously only historic ice sheet growth and ablation were taken into account now also the redistribution of sediment is considered. Following the framework of...

Measurement, Control and Reduction of DSM Carbon Footprint by Developing and Implementing a Sustainable Office Model within DFS: Green Office Ecological Model "GO-ECO"

The world will be faced with the challenge of accommodating nine billion people for 2050; the question is if our planet will have the resources necessary to provide a healthy and comfortable way of living for its habitants. That is why sustainability is important for DSM, and sustainability means “meeting the needs of the present without...