Coastal flood managers seek to anticipate future flood risk and as a result consider the adaptation of flood defences. Instead of crest heightening, dikes can be adapted to include hydrodynamic reducing vegetated foreshores to form a nature-based hybrid flood defence, for instance; at managed realignments. …

Verzoek nietigverklaring besluit Europese Toezichthouder voor gegevensbescherming (EDPS). In deze casus is de Verordening (EU) nr. 2018/1725 van toepassing en niet de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG). Toch is deze zaak op een groot aantal punten interessant voor de AVG, aangezien de beginselen …

Data collection is crucial in modern automotive engineering. Yet, the focus on technological development often overlooks legal, ethical, and privacy aspects. This feasibility study aims to bridge this knowledge gap for SMEs and research entities by examining the technical, legal, and ethical aspects …

In this paper we describe one aspect of nature-based flood protection by foreshores in hybrid flood defences and discuss how foreshore ecosystem restoration can contribute to flood protection. Flood protection consists of flood prevention, by grey, green or hybrid defences, and flood impact reduction, …

Gebruik gezichtsherkenning vormt inbreuk op art. 8 en art.10 EVRM.

'Data protection by design' is een van de verplichtingen die volgt uit de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG). Dit betekent dat passende technische en organisatorische maatregelen bij inkoop moeten worden meegenomen om gegevensbescherming te waarborgen.Trix Mulder nam ons tijdens dit IPNN …

Ecosystems shaped by habitat-modifying organisms such as reefs, vegetated coastal systems and peatlands, provide valuable ecosystem services, such as carbon storage and coastal protection. However, they are declining worldwide. Ecosystem restoration is a key tool for mitigating these losses but has proven …

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 …

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 …

In the Iranian province Baluchistan local economies can be improved by upturning local produce and handicrafts in a collective effort. A secure place for different generations of women serves as a cultural incubator and marketplace and offers participation in the village life. The project is sited along …