Within the Province of Zeeland, tree removal is generally allowed, but it is required to notify the province and replant an equivalent number of trees within three years. However, there is limited insight into tree removal that is not reported through this mandatory notification system, resulting in …

With a growing world population and simultaneously degrading ecosystems due to unsustainable agricultural practices, and due to a limited available space and resources, sustainable food sources are increasing in demand. Seaweed has emerged as a promising nutritious and protein rich alternative of low …

From March 2014 to September 2016, the instruments in the Rosetta Plasma Consortium (RPC) onboard the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft measured the plasma environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/CG) in detail. Multiple datasets of these instruments show instances of asymmetric and …

Native European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) reefs have strongly declined in the Dutch Delta, motivating restoration efforts that use engineered substrates to support settlement and early reef development. In Lake Veere, Project Asta tests the Mother Reef concept: biodegradable clay blocks that are conditioned …

Image it is 2100 and half of the Netherlands has flooded. How will such a disaster influence how we see ourselves and our society and result in new design principles for the much-needed new cities? By combining several sources (e.g. the WUR and PBL future scenario's) and based on his view on the newly …

‘Compounding Waalwijk. Transformation of the urban core’. The monofunctional shopping center in Waalwijk is no longer functioning. How can this location, in phases, be transformed for Waalwijk to regain its regional importance and revitalizing existing identity nodes? Inspired by midsize utopia, New …

Throughout this thesis, a competitive durable reinforcement design for the Mastenbroek-IJssel reinforcement project is developed and modeled. In 2024 the Drents Overijsselse Delta Water Board began with the exploration phase of the Mastenbroek-IJssel reinforcement project as 10.8 km of the IJssel dike …

This thesis explores the issue of overconsumption in the fashion industry and investigates how circular design and consumer education can encourage longer garment use. While awareness of sustainability has increased, many consumers still struggle to translate this into action. Through primary research—including …

Urban areas, particularly those surrounding universities, can present promising opportunities for small food businesses due to the high concentration of students seeking convenient and affordable lunch options. In Augsburg, Germany, Feinkost Glück, a family-run delicatessen and catering company, has …

This research investigates how Visser & Van Baars, a Dutch recruitment agency specialised in data and analytics, can strengthen its differentiation in the fragmented IT recruitment market by enhancing the quality and consistency of its client partnerships. Amid growing competition and increasing client …