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Du, Ximing (author)At present, many studies have begun to focus on evaluating urban accessibility and livability, which can be a series of great guidance for future urban planning considering residents’ personal perceptions of various living aspects. It can be observed from the existing literature that urban accessibility has a mature evaluation system,...student report 2023
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van Bergen, J. (author)Sandy shores around the world suffer from coastal erosion due to land subsidence, a lack of sediment input and sea level rise. This often leads to the construction of hard structures, such as sea walls and breakwaters, that consolidate the coastal zone but disrupt the dynamic system of coastal deltas. To compensate for coastal erosion in a more...doctoral thesis 2023
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Rado, Karlo (author)A key challenge for SaR robotics is to avoid dynamic obstacles in cluttered environments, with limited and noisy information. In this research, a controller for SaR robots is developed by coupling a local heuristic motion planner with a model predictive control (MPC) based trajectory tracker. Constraint tightening and tube-based control are used...master thesis 2023
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van der Werf, J.A. (author)REAL-time control (RTC) is a technique used to dynamically control urban drainage systems to utilise the existing infrastructuremore optimally. It can be used to achieve a number of objectives aiming to improve the functioning of the urban drainage system, typically through the reduction of pollution. When heavy rainfall occurs, combined sewer...doctoral thesis 2023
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Druschke, Luis (author)Cities are constructed with extractive, finite resources that put enormous pressure on global climatic conditions. The building and construction sector is responsible for 36 percent of the global energy demand and 37 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. With the prospect of massive urbanization, the built environment will...student report 2023
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Chan, Julia (author)This paper is a comparative analysis on major airport-related plannings and<br/>developments in Europe. Since the advancement of aviation technology in the<br/>20th century, airports have become indispensable infrastructures and emerging urban city nodes. This thesis aims to look into how airport developments affect the transformations of their...student report 2023
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Sit, Chi Man (author)Public-participation in housing practice not only happens with architectural participatory notion, instead it was already exercised differently in the history of Amsterdam according to the governmental urban planning visions. To provide more insight for contemporary participatory practice, instead of interpreting architectural public...student report 2023
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Angelini, Marianna (author)Resilience has become an increasingly popular concept, particularly in the context of climate change and its impact on the environment and cities. Its history and meaning are multifaceted, with various definitions across different disciplines, geocultural contexts, and historical periods. What is the etymology of resilience? How was it used...student report 2023
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Song, Sijie (author)Suzhou, with a unique urban fabric regarding the water-land relation, has been famous as a ‘water city’ in China for centuries. The intertwining of the canal and street systems creates waterfront spaces, which involve waterways, streets and buildings at the same time, forming the typical image of Suzhou. Additionally, throughout history, Suzhou...student report 2023
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LAI, Jacky (author)their places of living. This media became popular and applied as real-time responses during the massive protests in 2019 in Hong Kong. One of the anonymous streams of mapping produced more than 500 maps over the year and attracted thousands of views per each map. To understand the significance of real-time maps, this thesis investigated the...student report 2023
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van Schaik, Freek (author)The 1960s Amsterdam neighbourhood of Buitenveldert, with its radical open and green layout, has an appearance quite dissimilar to that of the city’s centre. Visiting my grandparents there since I was a little child, has always sparked my interest and made me curious about its history and evolution after almost 65 years of existence. Therefore,...student report 2023
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Kremer, Marc (author)Exploration of the emergence of grids in Scandinavia, by gathering, compiling and comparing relevant information and supply a new broader understanding in the topic.student report 2023
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Willemse, Kasper (author)This thesis investigates whether mapping urban diversity, density, and certain compositions of types of uses can help predict and prevent certain types of crime in urban neighborhoods. Little research is available on the influence of urban diversity on crime. Through literature research, mediating variables like social surveillance and economic...student report 2023
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Zuidmeer, Jenna (author)The paper examines the relationship between the public transport network and urban diversity in Amsterdam using urban mapping and data analysis. The paper presents a hierarchical analysis of the urban diversity outcome, which is based on the computation of the average diversity scores for each geographical area. The Simpson index is used to...student report 2023
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Neoh Ke Ling, Ke Ling (author)Penang was once an important port along the Straits of Melaka, connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans, serving as a major stop point for ships sailing between Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In the 19th century, the British colonial authorities decided to undertake a massive land reclamation project to expand harbour and trade activities,...student report 2023
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Go, Yi (author)In 2022, the Outline Zoning Plan S/K15/27 was approved by the Hong Kong Government, confirming the demolition of Cha Kwo Ling Village (hereinafter: CKL Village) for high-density residential development. The fate of CKL Village and the responses it instigated raises how various stakeholders value the same space differently, but lack a...student report 2023
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Amanda Hwa De Ai, Amanda (author)This thesis examines the impact of colonialism on the urban development of Kuching, a city in Sarawak, Malaysia. Many port cities in the greater Southeast Asia region were born from their strategic location along the trade route between India and China, which attracted Western powers to establish control over these coastal entrepots and their...student report 2023
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Vajpeyi, Tarini (author)The flaneur is a figure of perception and an embodiment of liberation in the metropolis - an uninhibited spectator of the city, seeking the pleasures of its indulgent atmospheres and basking in the vibrancy of its unfolding urban life. However, this simple, cognitive engagement with the urban realm is reserved for male authorship, where the...student report 2023
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Dębska, Michalina (author)To answer the question of women’s empowerment in mid-century landscape architecture, this essay will focus on the legacy of the “mother founder”<sup>1</sup> of Polish landscape architecture, Alina Scholtz admitted for her immense independence and involvement at work.<br/>Scholtz was a designer and educator, serving as a professor of landscape...student report 2023
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Hollander, Kevin (author)Our world is going through several transitions at the time of writing. One of them is the digital transition. The digital transition changes the way we interact with each other, it gives us new ways to learn, new ways to work. It changes how society functions on a global scale. The digital transition makes people more individualised. It means...master thesis 2023