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Novajra, Lorenzo (author)This thesis undertakes an extensive examination of the Ligurian and Maritime Alps region, deeply intertwined with its distinctive landscape features and closely tied to its identity. Its objective is to illuminate critical aspects of this territory through meticulous observation.<br/>Drawing from a solid theoretical foundation grounded in local...master thesis 2024
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Zhang, Huiyuan (author)The Pearl River Delta (PRD) has always been one of the centers of gravity for China's economic development. Over the past few decades, the PRD has been undergoing urban development at an astonishing rate, but this development momentum has begun to wane in recent years. The development dividend initially gained from the manufacturing industry is...master thesis 2024
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Mellink, Chaniek (author)Cities all over the world are densifying because of population growth and urban popularity. By 2050, more than two thirds of the global population is expected to live in cities. (Zumelzu & Herrman-Lunecke, 2021) This trend raises concerns about the influence of urban environments on mental well-being of residents, as city living has been...master thesis 2024
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Warmerdam, Sam (author)This study explores the integration of diverse flexible assets, including electric vehicles (EVs), stationary battery energy storage (BESS), heat-pumps and photovoltaics, into a localised smart grid to enhance aFRR ancillary service provision and lower overall grid costs. The performance of the grid was evaluated by simulating and analysing...master thesis 2024
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Mussert, Rosalie (author)Mangrove forests are highly valuable environments that offer numerous ecosystem services, including carbon storage, serving as nurseries for fish and shrimp, and providing timber. Additionally, these ecosystems offer coastline protection against erosion and flooding by attenuating waves and trapping sediment. Despite the crucial role of mangrove...master thesis 2024
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ten Bosch, Gijs (author), Tian, J. (author), Umasankar, G. (author), Voncken, Christel (author), Zwienink, Leonie (author)Currently, the Southwestern Delta is ill. The inability to produce its essential ecosystem services hinders the Delta from being healthy. Systems that make the Delta economy prosper are the main reasons for this obstruction. If current hazards like salinisation, soil depletion, and nitrogen pollution continue; the livelihood of the peri-urban...student report 2024
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Spriggs, A.M.S. (author), Mosselman, E. (author), Schielen, R.M.J. (author), Stancanelli, L.M. (author)Recent policy initiatives in Europe emphasize a movement towards nature-based solutions in flood management; however, a quantitative relationship between specific flood management measures and indicators of ecological health and biodiversity is difficult to establish (Penning et al., 2023). In the Netherlands, several studies have been conducted...abstract 2024
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ter Hofstede, R. (author), Witte, Sterre (author), Kamermans, Pauline (author), van Koningsveld, M. (author), Tonk, Linda (author)The native European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) is an ecosystem engineer providing important ecosystem services, but became nearly extinct from the North Sea due to diseases and overfishing. There's a growing interest to restore these oyster reefs for their valuable contribution in re-establishing a rich ecosystem in the North Sea. In order...journal article 2024
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Li, Minglei (author), Peng, Shu (author), Nan, L. (author)We propose a concept of hybrid geometry sets for registering cross-source geometric data. Specifically, our method focuses on the coarse registration of geometric data obtained from laser scanning and photogrammetric reconstruction. Due to different characteristics (e.g., variations in noise levels, density, and scales), achieving accurate...journal article 2024
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Oud, Michelle (author), Breedveld, Sebastiaan (author), Rojo-Santiago, Jesús (author), Giżyńska, Marta Krystyna (author), Kroesen, Michiel (author), Habraken, S.J.M. (author), Perko, Z. (author), Heijmen, Ben (author), Hoogeman, M.S. (author)Objective. In head-and-neck cancer intensity modulated proton therapy, adaptive radiotherapy is currently restricted to offline re-planning, mitigating the effect of slow changes in patient anatomies. Daily online adaptations can potentially improve dosimetry. Here, a new, fully automated online re-optimization strategy is presented. In a...journal article 2024
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Mosselman, E. (author), Rinaldi, Massimo (author), García de Jalón, Diego (author)The Water Framework Directive commits European Union member states to achieve good ecological and chemical status of all water bodies. As hydromorphology is a key factor for ecological status, a consortium of 26 partners from 15 countries studied the role of hydromorphological pressures and measures in the REFORM project. Its main objective was...book chapter 2024
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Kingma, Enzo M. (author), ter Hofstede, R. (author), Kardinaal, Edwin (author), Bakker, Rebecca (author), Bittner, Oliver (author), van der Weide, Babeth (author), Coolen, Joop W.P. (author)In the past, a large part of the seabed of the southern North Sea was covered by hard substrates, including oyster beds, coarse peat banks, and glacial erratics. Human activities, particularly bottom trawl fisheries, led to the disappearance of most of these hard substrates, resulting in the loss of its associated diverse benthic life as well...journal article 2024
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ter Hofstede, R. (author), van Koningsveld, M. (author)The marine environment faces continuous anthropogenic pressures, including infrastructural developments at a global scale. Integration of nature-inclusive measures in the design of infrastructural development is increasingly encouraged, but a lack of coordination results in fragmentation of project-based measures, failing to meet the desired...journal article 2024
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Martinelli, Cristiano (author), Coraddu, A. (author), Cammarano, Andrea (author)Lightweight structures, once ubiquitous in specific sectors such as aeronautics and space sectors, in recent years, have increasingly attracted the attention of industries that, historically, have not been particularly concerned with structural weight. Ample examples are provided by the civil and automotive industry, in which the paradigm...journal article 2024
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Dosheva, Ana (author)Street Food markets have been a key ingredient of the urban life for centuries. In many cases the direction and intensity of urban expansion was strongly reliant on the emergence of the street food market and vice-versa. These link between the two has been inevitable historically until now and will probably continue as such in the future....master thesis 2023
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Vos, Gerard (author)The political interest in fish habitat suitability and, consequently, of fish populations has increased. The fish habitat suitability is a key factor for successful ecological restoration, for example via dam removal and implementation of fish passage. Furthermore, the fish population composition determines the ecological quality of water bodies...master thesis 2023
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Bechmann, Clarissa (author)The graduation project within the field of Urbanism investigates the impact of urban environments on personal and ecological well-being, with a focus on the decreasing quality of life in cities due to the diminishing urban green spaces resulting from growing urbanisation and densification. Moreover, the project highlights the importance of...master thesis 2023
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JIANG, XINJIAN (author)The Wadden Sea is a unique and ecologically important coastal region<br/>in the southeastern North Sea, stretching along the coasts of Denmark,<br/>Germany, and the Netherlands. It is known for its vast tidal flats, salt<br/>marshes, and barrier islands, forming a dynamic and constantly changing<br/>landscape, creating rich biodiversity.<br/><br...master thesis 2023
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Volpe, Emanuele (author)The inhabitants of Assos live by ruins of temples, theatre and civic buildings inherent a humanistic value that transcends to present day. This is the hidden reality of many more cities on the Anatolian coast. This thesis proposes a system for<br/>the revival of this unique type of ruin-city. The objective is to restore the organism of the city...master thesis 2023
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Agarwal, Gauri (author)Assam is the second largest habitat for Asian Elephants. The systematic habitat destruction and fragmentation on the pretext of agricultural expansion, settlement growth and infrastructural development had rendered the state as hotspot for human-elephant conflicts, claiming as many as 300 elephant lives in the past decade. The diminishing forest...master thesis 2023