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Sakomoto, Takuya (author), Lutaaya, Mahmood (author), Abraham, E. (author)Intermittent water supply networks risk microbial and chemical contamination through multiple mechanisms. In particular, in the cities of developing countries, where intrusion through leaky pipes are more prevalent and the sanitation systems coverage is low, contaminated water can be a public health hazard. Although countries using intermittent...journal article 2020
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Farrokhzadeh, S. (author), Hashemi Monfared, Seyed Arman (author), Azizyan, Gholamreza (author), Sardar Shahraki, Ali (author), Ertsen, M.W. (author), Abraham, E. (author)Severe water scarcity in recent years has magnified the economic, social, and environmental significance of water stress globally, making optimal planning in water resources necessary for sustainable socio-economic development. One of the regions that is most affected by this is the Sistan region and its Hamoun wetland, located in south-east...journal article 2020
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Xia, Han (author), Zhang, Wanshun (author), He, Lian (author), Ma, Mengyue (author), Peng, Hong (author), Li, Lin (author), Ke, Q. (author), Hang, Panpan (author), Wang, Xintang (author)China has implemented main functional areas planning (MFAP) since 2010, which is essential for improving the efficiency of land space utilization and achieving sustainable urban development. Quantitative assessments of the urban development levels (UDLs) at the county level across China after the implementation of MFAP have not been well...journal article 2020
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Chen, C. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author)Safety risks have become an obstacle to the sustainability of the chemical industry in China since many chemical companies were forced to close down by China's government in the past three years. This study investigates chemical safety in China in order to identify the causes of the major accidents and accompanying casualties, formulating the...journal article 2020
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Du, Y. (author), Arkesteijn, M.H. (author), den Heijer, A.C. (author), Kun, Song (author)Higher education institutions (HEIs) in both early and mature stages of sustainable development (SD) have been moving toward sustainability. Methods for assessing SD have been developed from global and regional contexts to support sustainability efforts. The purpose of this paper is to formulate guidelines as input to develop a sustainable...journal article 2020
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Sustainability of underground hydro-technologies: From ancient to modern times and toward the futureValipour, Mohammad (author), Ahmed, Abdelkader T. (author), Antoniou, Georgios P. (author), Sala, Renato (author), Parise, Mario (author), Salgot, Miquel (author), Sanaan Bensi, N. (author), Angelakis, Andreas N. (author)An underground aqueduct is usually a canal built in the subsurface to transfer water from a starting point to a distant location. Systems of underground aqueducts have been applied by ancient civilizations to manage different aspects of water supply. This research reviews underground aqueducts from the prehistoric period to modern times to...review 2020
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Marquard, Elisabeth (author), Bartke, Stephan (author), Gifreu i Font, Judith (author), Humer, Alois (author), Jonkman, Arend (author), Jürgenson, Evelin (author), Marot, Naja (author), Poelmans, Lien (author), Repe, Blaž (author), Rybski, Robert (author), Schröter-Schlaack, Christoph (author), Sobocká, Jaroslava (author), Sørensen, Michael Tophøj (author), Vejchodská, Eliška (author), Yiannakou, Athena (author), Bovet, Jana (author)Rapid expansion of settlements and related infrastructures is a global trend that comes with severe environmental, economic, and social costs. Steering urbanization toward well-balanced compactness is thus acknowledged as an important strategic orientation in UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG-11) via the SDG-indicator “Ratio of land...journal article 2020
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Pages Sanchez, Jose (author), Daamen, T.A. (author)Port cities face enormous sustainability challenges. In this chapter, we propose a relational view of these challenges and explore how different models of governance connect the three pillars of sustainable development: Economy, environment, and society. We also address the contradictions inherent to new port plans or waterfront projects,...book chapter 2020
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Unger, Eva-Maria (author), Bennett, Rohan (author), Lemmen, Christiaan (author), Zevenbergen, Jaap (author), Dijkstra, Paula (author), de Zeeuw, Kees (author)The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its defined Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), together with other policies such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, or the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) stimulate...conference paper 2019
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Kortman, Anne Sophie (author)The attempts made in history to design livable sustainable neighborhoods, have created dependency instead on motorized transportation and have increased the pressure of the city, leading to unsustainable environments and causing global climate change. To accomplish sustainability we introduce a new vision to explain what sustainability means in...student report 2019
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Vetter, Elias (author)The limitation of natural resources forces humanity to rethink its current habits of material use. Plastic product packaging, fossil fuels for transportation and energy generation are just a few examples of highly resource intensive processes in modern society. Urgency of this matter increases due to the fast-growing world population and big...master thesis 2019
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van Maaren, Vera (author)This graduation project addresses the problem of waste management in Nairobi, Kenya. The current inadequate waste management throughout Nairobi remains a spatial challenge as it contributes to health concerns, threatens local ecologies, and degrades public space. Analyzing waste flows, the social construct and in particular communitybased...master thesis 2019
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Avella, Ricardo (author)The ‘resource curse’, a term coined by Richard Auty in 1993, refers to the paradox that the abundance of natural resources tends to have adverse effects in a country’s economic, social and political well-being (Ross, 2015). This correlation has also led many to refer to this phenomenon as the ‘paradox of plenty’. When a country depends...master thesis 2019
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Luijt, Heleen (author)Context: As a result of the human behavior of the past century, in which linear approaches were used, we’re facing environmental challenges due to global warming. Since the awareness of climate change, planning departments are focusing on sustainable development in which the social, economic and environmental dimensions are combined. In the...master thesis 2019
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Koolen, Anna (author)The aim of this project was to evoke dialogue between family members about the content of the exhibition One Planet, an exhibition about global issues. One Planet is the main exhibition of the Museon and is based on the seventeen sustainable development goals of the United Nations. The project focused on families with children between 8-12, the...master thesis 2019
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van de Geer, Cedric (author)Malaria is a major problem in sub-Saharan Africa, with as a result over 400,000 deaths each year. With pesticide resistance on the rise, new methods have to be developed that will reduce malaria transmission. The mosquito trapping method, in combination with bed nets, has been proved to be effective. The M-Tego is a mosquito trap embodiment...master thesis 2019
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Malmqvist, Johan (author), Knutson Wedel, Maria (author), Lundqvist, Ulrika (author), Edström, Kristina (author), Rosén, Anders (author), Fruergaard Astrup, Thomas (author), Vigild, Martin E. (author), Munkebo Hussman, Peter (author), Kamp, A. (author)The topic of this paper is the CDIO Standards, specifically the formulation of CDIO Standards version 3.0. The paper first reviews the potential change drivers that motivate a revision of the Standards. Such change drivers are identified both externally (i.e., from outside of the CDIO community) and internally. It is found that external change...conference paper 2019
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Smits, M.W.M. (author)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the quasi-experiment setting to test the formulated design support (developed in the author’s PhD research) within a design research methodology (DRM) framework. This support intends to help designers to consciously engage rural families within a development aid scenario and increase their...journal article 2019
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Di Baldassarre, Giuliano (author), Sivapalan, Murugesu (author), Rusca, Maria (author), Cudennec, Christophe (author), Garcia, Margaret (author), Kreibich, Heidi (author), Konar, Megan (author), Pande, S. (author), Sanderson, Matthew R. (author)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030 represent an ambitious blueprint to reduce inequalities globally and achieve a sustainable future for all mankind. Meeting the SDGs for water requires an integrated approach to managing and allocating water resources, by involving all actors and stakeholders, and...journal article 2019
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Sustainability indicators: Monitoring cross-county water cooperation in the Nzoia river basin, KenyaOnencan, A.M. (author), Enserink, B. (author), van de Walle, B.A. (author)Kenya Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) Impact Report indicates a stagnation in water coverage at 55 percent, for the last three years, contrary to the 2015 target of 80 percent. One main reason for the stagnation is weak cross-county cooperation between hydrologically interdependent governments. WASREB has little guidance on what...journal article 2019