Sand nourishments have been executed throughout the coastline of Walcheren for decades with the goal of improving coastal safety, widening beaches for recreation and reducing the impact of coastal erosion on dune habitats and the landscape. While the coastal engineering benefits of sand nourishments …

Salt marshes are known to be an important habitat type for numerous species of fish. As fish stocks are pressured around the world, providing them with suitable habitat is very important. Through managed realignments or tidal restoration, intertidal salt marshes are created or restored. Which fish use …

The Netherlands has a mission to use 16% of sustainable energy by 2023, and 100% of sustainable energy by 2050, thus making green energy to be the only source of energy in the future. Foundation Loswal “De Bonnen” has 17.5 hectares of raw land where they want to develop a digester. The aim of this paper …

This study investigated the urban growth dynamics of urban regions. The study area was the Marmara Region, one of the most densely populated and ecologically diverse areas in Turkey. Using CORINE land cover data for 2006, 2012, and 2018, the study utilized multiple correspondence analyses and cluster …

Praktijkgericht onderzoek speelt een belangrijke rol binnen de University of Applied Sciences van onze Hogeschool Inholland. Wij hebben dan ook een ijzersterk verhaal te vertellen en een schat aan relevante onderzoeksresultaten om te laten zien. En dat willen we graag delen met de wereld. Binnen ons …

Food waste is a growing problem; 925 million people are living in starvation, while the total food loss worldwide could feed more than three billion people (Stop Wasting Food, n.d.). Food waste does not only impact society, it also impacts the environment; It is a waste of water, energy, and land (Engelsma, …

This thesis is a part of BEESPOKE, an international initiative to reverse the decline of wild pollinators and create more resilient agroecosystems by providing expertise, tools and financial knowledge to land managers and policy makers. The severe decline of pollinators and other beneficial insects is …

Large floating projects have the potential to overcome the challenge of land scarcity in urban areas and offer opportunities for energy and food production, or even for creating sustainable living environments. However, they influence the physical, chemical, biological and ecological characteristics …

The complexity and high relevance of land and natural resources are very important to all communities throughout the world. In fact, without natural resources rural communities strive to survive. The land, trees, water and animals are all examples of natural resources that rural communities depend on …

Anthropocentrism is the belief that value is human-centered and that all other beings are means to human ends. The Oxford English Dictionary defines anthropocentrism as “regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence”. Anthropocentrism focuses on humanistic values as opposed …