The International Course on Water Use and Management in Cagayan Valley The Philippines (2011-2015)

Astronomical observations of cold regions in the universe show a rich inventory of ices. Part of these ices may end up on planets like our own, but in that journey they will be exposed to considerable amounts of radiation.

This thesis examines the impacts and challenges of water use of electric power system. This thesis found that there are large differences in water use of electricity technologies, with hydropower and thermal power being two large water users.

In the search for sustainable energy solutions, the idea of artificial photosynthesis has been proposed as an approach with which to use water and sunlight to produce hydrogen.

Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: L.B.F. Juurlink

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: F. Calle-Vallejo

The Dutch atlas with pesticides concentrations in surface waters have been overhauled. This new, free accessible, website is in line with the European Framework Directive on Water (In Dutch: KRW).

How can ecosystem services within river catchments be quantified in spatial and temporal explicit way?

As a contribution to the changing legislation and evolving societal attitudes concerning environmental issues, this project aims to enhance and manipulate the plants’ own natural defense mechanisms against western flower thrips (WFT).

Gisteren verscheen er een artikel in Biznews over het watertekort in California. David Zetland, universitair docent aan het Leiden University College The Hague, gaf zijn mening over dit probleem.

How can we quantify the density of species within a community through environmental DNA concentrations?

Creating information portals for support of European environmental policy.

“Een partnerschap gebaseerd op water”, zo vatte Gerhard van den Top de relatie tussen Nederland en de Filipijnen samen in de 4e Louwes lezing. Hij benadrukte de cruciale rol van internationale en interculturele samenwerking in het managen van de complexe uitdagingen veroorzaakt door klimaatverandering.…

Exploring linkages between energy and material use and implications for sustainable development.

Description of Development of a low cost technology for in-situ treatment of groundwater for potable and irrigation purposes (TiPOT) (2004 - 2007)

Review of new technical decisionsupport systems in the environmental field, and application in water management decission processes.

Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states. This can create conflict and limit opportunities for regulated consumption of their goods and services, but also provide opportunities for joint multinational efforts that exceed single country capabilities.

Promotores: T.H.W. Bäck, Y. Tan, Co-promotor: M.T.M. Emmerich

Do Ethiopian wolves change their diet and foraging strategy in the landscape under different land uses? How land use affect Afro-alpine rodent Communities? How important are Afro-alpine natural resources utilisation for local livelihoods? What is the human perception of conflict in the Afro-alpine a…

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

PNEC-pro is a user-friendly screening tool for professionals dealing with the assessment of surface water quality. The tool calculates local, watertype specific no-effect concentrations (PNEC) of copper, lead, nickel and zinc based on biotic ligand models (BLMs).

Indicators to measure progress in de-linking economic growth and environmental pressure.

How soil microbial composition impacts structure and composition of the aboveground plant and animal communities?

Analytical tools for environmental design and management in a systems perspective. The combined use of analytical tools.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.K. Richardson

Possible improvements for the assessment of abiotic depletion in LCA.

Freshwater is an important resource, but at a great risk of species decline due to habitat loss, pollution and over-exploitation, and invasive alien species.

Promotie

Leiden University and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management are involved in a collaboration in the form of a research project titled 'Data-Driven Risk Assessment in Infrastructure Networks'

Hoe kan de methode om de gecombineerde effecten van metaal-gebaseerde chemische stoffetn te bepalen worden verbeterd?

To deliver a Virtual Sensor tool optimised to exploit the synergy between Sentinels 2 and 3 to allow the consistent retrieval of land surface parameters (Albedo, LAI, and LST); To extend the existing capabilities of land EO data assimilation tools to add capacity to handle data in the thermal domain…

How to bring together different footprints into an integrated family and what are the synergies? What are the roles of inventory analysis and characterization in measuring individual footprints and how these affect a footprint family? How to benchmark environmental footprints against related planetary…

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden (CML)

Hoe kunnen we onze maatschappij zo inrichten dat de wereld leefbaar blijft voor onszelf en al het andere leven om ons heen? Aan dat vraagstuk werken Leidse wetenschappers samen vanuit allerlei disciplines, van biologie tot datawetenschap en van milieueconomie tot archeologie.

Lezing

Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs

Op donderdag 3 maart 2020 zal Prof. Margaret Moore de jaarlijkse Centre for Political Philosophy lezing verzorgen.

Paul Hudson, universitair hoofddocent Fysische Geografie aan het Leiden University College, geeft in TIME Magazine zijn visie op de overstromingen van de Mississippi- rivier die de Verenigde Staten de afgelopen maanden hebben geteisterd.

The first biennial symposium Environmental History in the Medieval and Early Modern Low Countries is scheduled for October 25 and 26, 2024. This event aims to facilitate the exchange of recent research, ongoing projects, and key discussions within the realm of environmental history among scholars from…

Climate change, depletion of natural resources, loss of natural and cultural landscapes, and many other (ecological) sustainability challenges urge us to (re)evaluate human interaction with the natural world. This renewed environmental consciousness has invigorated not only scientists working on effects…

For questions and suggestions regarding the series, please contact prof. dr. Olaf van Vliet or dr. Max van Lent

Lezing

Veel van onze medewerkers en studenten hebben het afgelopen jaar een prijs gewonnen, een mooie subsidie binnengehaald, of zijn vanwege hun kwaliteit benoemd in een academisch genootschap of op een maatschappelijke functie. Reden om hen op te nemen in onze Eregalerij 2015. We zijn trots op hen.

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