In het Meerwaldtplantsoen zijn effecten van klimaatverandering goed op te maken. Door toepassing van een wadi als klimaatadaptieve maatregel wordt ingespeeld op de klimaatthema’s wateroverlast en droogte. Het water wordt lokaal opgevangen, waardoor het kan infiltreren in de bodem en de grondwaterstand …

Sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) such as swales are designed to collect, store and infiltrate a large amount of surface runoff water during heavy rainfall. Stormwater is known to transport pollutants, such as particle-bound Potential Toxic Elements (PTE), which are known to often accumulate …

The Netherlands is a densely populated and economically developed country. Coastal areas are important for aquaculture, agriculture, harbors, and urban development. Coastal habitats mainly exist on the south Delta coast and the north Wadden sea, hosting a great biological diversity. The Netherlands had …

De Japanse oesterboorder (Ocinebrellus inornatus) is een aquatische roofslak die zich voedt met de Japanse oester (Magallana gigas) als de Zeeuwse platte oester (Ostrea edulis). De oesterboorder boort door middel van zijn tong een gaatje in de schelp van de Japanse- en Zeeuwse platte oester en zuigt …

Calcium phosphate and struvite crystallization has been widely studied for phosphate removal and recovery from urban wastewater. In this study, calcium phosphate and struvite crystallization were carried out in a fluidized-bed reactor. Experimental values of the P concentration ranged from 117-1000 mg …

In the following thesis, research is conducted on the effect of sea-level rise and expected hydraulic load levels for the Scheldt Estuary, currently and in the future. As climate changes advances and the sea-level rises, insight into the effects of the rise on our coastal area's is essential. Rijkswaterstaat …

Article only: CC-BY licence. As a consequence of climate change and urbanization, many cities will have to deal with more flooding and extreme heat stress. This paper presents a framework to maximize the effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk reduction and thermal comfort enhancement. …

Our current linear economy works in the following system; take-make-waste. The waste products, materials and components contain lots of valuable resources that will end up on a landfill or being incinerated in order to generate energy. The majority of the companies in the research area Mid Brabant, are …

The natural value of Dutch sandy beaches has been declining for decades. These relatively unstable, low nutritious, wave-washed environments lack the primary producers that represent the base of the food web. Thus, the sandy beach food web relies almost entirely on nutrient influx of other systems. Beside …

Colijnsplaat is een dorp gelegen in de gemeente Noord-Beveland. Het dorp is te vinden aan de noordzijde van Noord-Beveland en behoort tot één van de zes dorpen op het eiland. Het doel van dit onderzoek is het vaststellen van probleemlocaties binnen de kern Colijnsplaat en hier een mogelijke oplossing …