The global industrial economy is still predominantly linear, working according to the take-make-waste principle. This has affected the planet to a concerning amount, which is why the European Union signed the Paris Agreement, committing to a 1,5 to 2 degree scenario of global warming. In order to achieve …

The Exodus of rural settlers to urban centers with greater attractiveness of quality of life, has brought serious consequences to the rural environments all over the world. An example of this phenomenon is Spain, that has around 3,000 abandoned villages, half of them in Galicia. These settlements have …

Germany has a known a growth of organic consumption within the recent years, however its consumption is growing faster than the German wine production which is still relatively low. Therefore, a large amount of wine is imported from other countries, making Germany the largest organic wine importer in …

In the Netherlands, intensification of agriculture has led to doubled yield per hectare, but the production driven practice come with an alarming and irreversible effects on the environment. Pressure on land and natural resources is increasing, biodiversity is declining, and climate change is getting …

Dairy Farmers in the Ziway-Hawassa milk shed have different knowledge, experience, assets that enable them to adjust themselves from various vulnerabilities and continue operating. This knowledge, experiences and assets help them to be more resilient by improving their adoptive capacities. However, asset …

Designers of the Anthropocene era have to work with and for nature in order to reintroduce its beauty and functionality into our everyday life. As humans, we are colonising every single spot on earth. According to the United Nations, 55% of the human population is currently living in cities and by 2050 …

This research was conducted as a part of the bachelor program of Delta Management at the HZ University of applied sciences in Middelburg, The Netherlands. Collaborating with the Can Tho University in Can Tho, Vietnam. As a part of an ongoing efforts to limit floating macro plastic pollution. This research …

The present study focuses on the environmental and socio-economic impacts of extreme drought in the Aspiring UNESCO Scheldt Delta Geopark (ASDG). Climate change projections indicate that periods of extreme drought, as experienced in 2018, are likely to occur with higher frequency and intensity in the …

A final research product for the International Teacher Education Course at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, this is an investigation into the Assessment for Learning (AfL) practices of a small international school in southern Germany as well as possibilities to support AfL and student agency …

As education in Vietnam is still too intensively focused on theory, a learning forum at the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh city is a necessary development. It is situated inside an infrastructural cloverleaf of freeways and surrounded by a university campus, a High-Tech Park and a Theme park. Theory and practice …