BR.20.004 – Drijvende Toekomst
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 030 How can we keep our densely populated country liveable?
[Drijvende Toekomst]Het doel van dit onderzoek is het ontwikkelen van unieke kennis over drijvend bouwen om bij te dragen aan […]
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BR.20.014 – Urban Green Climate
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 008 How is the climate changing, including extreme weather, and what impact will those changes have?
Climate projections indicate higher temperatures, more extreme precipitation and an increase in drought. All cities in the Netherlands are conducting […]
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BR.20.020 – Diamonds in the Delta – Towards inclusive, green and climate-proof futures in deltas
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 011 How can we ensure proper water governance in the future?
Worldwide, people in delta regions are increasingly at risk. Rapid urbanization along riverbanks and in low-lying floodplains, coupled with sea-level […]
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BR.20.019 – Improving biosecurity in marine aquaculture: disease exchanges and outbreaks in aquaculture and wildlife in an ecological context
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 015 How can we make agricultural production systems more sustainable as the worldwide demand for healthy, safe food continues to grow?
Aquaculture is a promising source for maintaining human food security but it is increasingly recognised that diseases are one of […]
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BR.20.016 – RED & BLUE: Real Estate Development & Building in Low Urban Environments
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 008 How is the climate changing, including extreme weather, and what impact will those changes have?
Real estate and infrastructures are increasingly important drivers of wealth creation and economic activity, yet many of the highest value […]
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BR.20.018 – Drought in the Built Environment
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 008 How is the climate changing, including extreme weather, and what impact will those changes have?
Drought is the costliest and trickiest of all climate threats for urban environments. Most of the damage comes slowly and […]
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BR.20.012 – S.O.S. – Stop the Ocean Soup
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 002 What do humans and nature mean to each other and what is the ideal relationship between the two?
Leakage and accumulation of man-made materials into the nature is one of the biggest challenges for mankind, where the presence […]
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BR.20.013 – Forests for Our Future (FoF): sustaining biodiversity, carbon storage and drinking water production on sandy soils in the Netherlands
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 011 How can we ensure proper water governance in the future?
Owing to their favorable drainage and infiltration characteristics, sandy soils are crucial for drinking water production and provide approximately a […]
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BR.20.015 – CO2-OCEAN
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 012 How do the seas and oceans function, and what role will they play in the future?
Ongoing anthropogenic CO2 emissions increasingly affect our planet. In the scientific community, there is broad consensus on the severe impact […]
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BR.20.003 – Preventing a lock-down of the North Sea. Socio-economic, judicial and ecological solutions for a sustainable North Sea in Transition.
Route: The blue route: water as a pathway to innovation and sustainable growth
cluster question: 012 How do the seas and oceans function, and what role will they play in the future?
To reach a sustainable North Sea, we will study its ecological functioning, possible changes due to the Energy & Food […]
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