The concept of biodiversity, which usually serves as a shorthand to refer to the diversity of life on Earth at different levels (ecosystems, species, genes), was coined in the 1980s by conservation biologists worried over the degradation of ecosystems and the loss of species, and willing to make a case …

Presentatie voor bezoek van Deputy Director General Patrick Child van de Europese Commissie aan de Hanzehogeschool.

Forecasting long-term consequences of global warming requires knowledge on thermal mortality and how heat stress interacts with other environmental stressors on different timescales. Here, we describe a flexible analytical framework to forecast mortality risks by combining laboratory measurements on …

The world is rapidly changing because of ecological, social, geopolitical changes and digital transformation. For example, the global pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation and encouraged more online learning and working. Furthermore, reducing the speed of climate change is one of the major …

Een vertaling realiseren omvat meer dan het werk van de linguïstisch vertaler die een brontekst transformeert naar een doeltekst. Het is een vertaalproject waarin meerdere actoren een rol spelen, en al die actoren laten hun sporen in de vertaling na. Deze scriptie beschrijft de weg die de Amerikaanse …

Abstract: Climate change is related with weather extremes, which may cause damages to infrastructure used by freight transport services. Heavy rainfall may lead to flooding and damage to railway lines, roads and inland waterways. Extreme drought may lead to extremely low water levels, which prevent …

Recent studies have shown that the climate is seeing a rapid change, causing amongst other sea level rise. Although the protection standards for conventional flood protection are generally high in The Netherlands, flood protection experts from government, research and industry are exploring alternative …

Een introductiecollege en -workshop om enerzijds het docententeam van de opleiding vastgoedkunde enthousiast te maken over het onderwerp klimaatadaptatie en ze anderzijds belangrijke informatie en hulpmiddelen te bieden voor gebruik onder studenten.