Towards a robust and well-functioning Rhine River system that can sustainably provide its geo-ecosystem services

The policy programme Integrated River Management (IRM) aims to anticipate climate change and to redress the negative consequences of earlier river engineering interventions. Its objective is to first and foremost ensure a well-functioning river system that can provide its essential ‘public’ geo-ecosystem services: safe discharge of floods,...

Morphological analysis of settlements in the Arctic: a comparative analysis of four settlements with diverging ideologies on Svalbard

Real estate implications of transitions in Dutch health care institutions

Due to structural changes in laws and regulations and ways of financing, Dutch health care organisations are in a phase of reorientation and transition. As such, many strategical issues have to be solved that will influence their corporate real estate strategy. In such a dynamic context real estate represents a high risk. The transition requires...