Biogas produced through Anaerobic Digestion can be seen as a flexible and storable energy carrier. However, the environmental sustainability and efficiency of biogas production is not fully understood. Within this article the use, operation, structure, validation, and results of a model for the environmental …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) can play an important role in achieving renewable goals set within the Netherlands which strives for 40 PJ bio-energy in the year 2020. This research focusses on reaching this goal with locally available biomass waste flows (e.g. manures, grasses, harvest remains, municipal organic …

Damen Shipyards is always on the lookout for new emerging niche markets. It appeared one of the most promising emerging niche markets is the offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning industry. Therefore Damen produced a preliminary design of an offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning …

Stakeholder engagement in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA) provides opportunities for inclusive environmental decision-making contributing to the attainment of agreement about the potential environmental and health impacts of a plan. A case evaluation of stakeholder …

De keuzes voor het wijzigen van bestemming of het slopen van de gebouwen op een VAB locatie komt neer op maatwerk. Doordat elke locatie anders is en een andere ligging heeft verschillen de mogelijkheden per situatie. Dit heeft als gevolg dat er geen algemeen advies op deze gebieden gegeven kan worden …

In dit onderzoek is gekeken naar de ecologische impact van katten in Nederland. Tijdens dit onderzoek is de volgende hoofdvraag geformuleerd: Wat is de ecologische impact van verwilderde katten in Nederland en hoeveel invloed heeft dit op beheer en beleid? Om deze vraag te kunnen beantwoorden zijn verschillende …

Due to their high adaptability and opportunistic predation behaviour feral cats have a great impact on worldwide bird biodiversity in particular on islands. However not much is known about their actual behaviour and time budget, as direct behavioural observations often are difficult regarding free-ranging …

This research paper explores the role of women talk (schmoozing) and the gender gap in urban sociology. In the discussions concerning the changing face of the Dutch inner cities, there is an increasing tendency for attention to be paid to ethnicity, without a concomitant analysis of the impact of gender …

Introduction The CEFR offers a framework for language teaching, learning and assessment for L2 learners. Importantly, the CEFR draws on a learner’s communicative language competence rather than linguistic competence (e.g. vocabulary, grammar). As such, the implementation of the CEFR in our four years …

Praktijkgericht onderzoek is wetenschappelijk onderzoek dat wordt uitgevoerd met als primair doel om praktische impact in relevante werkvelden te realiseren. Praktische relevantie en methodische grondigheid zijn niet alleen abstracte eigenschappen van onderzoek, maar ook competentiedimensies die het …