Conventional centralised sewerage systems are increasingly challenged by climate change, population growth and sustainability goals. Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DWTS) offer an alternative by reducing hydraulic loads, enabling local reuse and supporting resource recovery. This study analyses …

Urbanisation and climate change increase the need for quantitative insight into the contribution of nature-based solutions (NbS) to climate adaptation. While NbS are widely implemented at local scales, their aggregated contribution to regional and national adaptation ambitions remains largely unknown. …

Het onderzoek richt zich op de behoefte aan interdisciplinaire, praktijkgerichte en maatschappelijk geëngageerde leermodellen om klimaatgerelateerde wateruitdagingen aan te pakken. Het traditionele onderwijs schiet vaak tekort bij het toerusten van jonge waterprofessionals met de nodige praktische, interdisciplinaire …

This conceptual essay examines why Integral Sustainable Entrepreneurship (ISE) is an essential enabler for long-term value creation under conditions of ecological and societal constraints. Dominant shareholder-oriented economic models prioritize short-term financial performance and tend to overlook ecological …

SPARKLES – TOOLBOX SPARKLES is an interdisciplinary research project at the Hanzehogeschool Groningen (Hanze). The project focuses on the responsible, large-scale deployment of floating solar panels (Floating PV) on inland waters. Toolbox Students will learn for example to: Understand FPV technology …

Climate adaptation requires innovative approaches to address collaborative knowledge exchange and multidisciplinary problem solving. For over a decade, ClimateScan has provided an open-source platform to map urban resilience and existing climate adaptation solutions implemented all over the world. Apart …

Building energy performance is largely determined during the early conceptual design stages. However, energy evaluation is often postponed until after key architectural decisions—such as massing and façade configuration—have been finalized, limiting opportunities for meaningful optimization. This study …

Permeable pavements are implemented at more than thousand locations enabling rainfall infiltration and evapotranspiration of stormwater in The Netherlands. However, the efficiency has not been extensively tested. Therefore, research is conducted using a full-scale infiltration test (FSIT) method to measure …

Afdelingsexcursie van de afdeling Beleid, plannen en Laboratorium van Waterschap Hunze en Aa’s, ongeveer 75 personen.

Medium-scale farms using anaerobic digestion must choose among different biogas utilization pathways, each with distinct technical and environmental implications. This study develops an integrated assessment framework that combines Aspen Plus process simulations with life cycle assessment in openLCA …