The objective of this thesis is to identify how Circular Business Models enabled by Smart Technologies can lead to two interesting business cases for Small and Medium Tech Enterprises (SMTEs). This report is written due to the challenges the current linear economy faces from environmental changes and …

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 …

Farmers-herdsmen relations and interactions have existed for a long time as both groups complemented and depended on each other for their livelihoods. However, there are now increase in violent conflicts between farmers and herdsmen in many parts of Nigeria. The study area is not an exception as multi-causal …

#archtivism is a movement that strives for a world where the building industry positively impacts our society, economy and environment. To tackle the main challenges of this globalisation era, homogeneity and the climate crisis in particular, #archtivism introduces the Place Responsive Design Method, …

This paper is investigating an existing photogrammetry workflow to find a method for increasing its viability for scanning in smaller objects in a production scenario. We are taking a closer look at the different production steps within the scanning process, to examine their influences on the overall …

Rijkswaterstaat is de uitvoeringsorganisatie van het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. Zij beheren binnen Nederland de rijkswegen, -vaarwegen en –wateren en ontwikkelen deze ook. Dit maakt dat Rijkswaterstaat in het bezit is van een breed scala aan infrastructurele assets, zoals bruggen en …

Het niveau van het onderhoud voor de mechanische aandrijflijn van de Coenbrug is lager dan gewenst. Er valt hier nog een verbeterslag in te maken. In opdracht van Rijkswaterstaat is een onderzoek uitgevoerd met als hoofdvraag: “Hoe kan het onderhoud van de mechanische aandrijflijn van de Coenbrug worden …

Das Buro is een ontwerpbureau dat zich specialiseert in branding. Ze combineren strategie, design en communicatie. Het probleem bij de opdracht is dat Das Buro een tool mist om alle stijlelementen en communicatieuitingen die zij voor hun opdrachtgevers ontwikkelen op een efficiënte manier te rubriceren …

The Dominican Republic (DR) is home to a wide variety of ecosystems and environmental assets, from flourishing tropical rainforests to arid deserts, and from the highest mountain in the Caribbean to a lake that lies 42 meters below sea level. This has caused tourism development to be of national interest. …

Sustainable provision of the microfinance program is recommended to widen the income sources of poor people. Since the poor people do not have access to formal financial services, microfinance services regarded as useful way out for financial constraints. Microfinance services have grown immensely since …