Networked learning happens naturally within the social systems of which we are all part. However, in certain circumstances individuals may want to actively take initiative to initiate interaction with others they are not yet regularly in exchange with. This may be the case when external influences and …

This report is the result of a study done at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama. It is part of a bachelor thesis of the Forest- and Nature Management – Tropical Forestry Program at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands. This study is the first in a series …

Fish and vegetable protein sources are relatively underutilized for human consumption in comparison to meat, dairy and egg protein sources. Only part of the available fish proteins is used: fish is to small for human consumption and fish has a high proportion of by-products, up to 50% of fish weight …

De klimaat robuuste oplossingen die het meest geschikt zijn om de wateroverlast in Nijmegen-Oost te voorkomen zijn: kolken met slibvang en waterberging onder de weg, infiltratiebassins, diepinfiltratie, het afdammen en verdelen van waterstromen en het toepassen van zaksloten en zakputten.

De onderzoeksvraag luidde: Water op straat! Is de stad klaar voor de stortbui? Een onderzoek naar praktische oplossingen voor klimaatrobuuste hemelwatervoorzieningen in bestaand stedelijk gebied. Het doel van dit onderzoek is te komen tot concrete aanbevelingen voor het zoveel mogelijk bovengronds vasthouden, …

This thesis investigates the vulnerability of the crop production towards extreme weather events in the Drentsche Aa Catchment Area in the future years (From 2085 to 2115) and attempts to find the best solution for dealing with the vulnerability. The main method that has been used is literature study …

In deze studie staat centraal: Welke ervaringen hebben gemeenten opgedaan met de aanleg en beheer van infiltratievoorzieningen en wat is de rol van deze ervaringen in de toekomst. In totaal zijn daartoe tien gemeenten geïnterviewd. Om meer zicht te krijgen op vragen als: waarom afkoppelen, van welke …

This research was done in the Land Dynamic group of Wageningen University between February and June of 2012. The research is mainly focused on analysis of whether land use/cover change (LUCC) influences sediment discharge and stream flow in the upstream regions of the Beiluo River, China. Five methods …

Ghanaian farmers suffer from a decline in cocoa production partly due to damages and diseases from insect pests. To increase predation by bats on insects on the cocoa plantations we installed two different types of bat boxes on 15 plantations around the village of Buoyem. Bat activity, bat species composition …