Principles of Environmental Sciences provides a comprehensive picture of the principles, concepts and methods that are applicable to problems originating from the interaction between the living and non-living environment and mankind. Both the analysis of such problems and the way solutions to environmental…

De afdeling richt zich op het verbeteren van het wetenschappelijk begrip in de relatie tussen mens en natuur. Hoe beïnvloedt menselijk handelen (via bijvoorbeeld klimaatverandering, landgebruiksverandering en de emissie van mogelijk toxische verbindingen) de natuur in het algemeen en de biodiversiteit…

Promotor: W.T. de Groot

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: R. Heijungs

Evaluating the environmental consequences of diet changes in the European Union.

De afdeling Environmental Biology (CML-EB) houdt zich bezig met vraagstukken rondom biodiversiteit en natuurlijke hulpbronnen op het platteland in westerse en niet-westerse gebieden.

In this course, we will focus on the fascinating history of the Arabic Medieval World. We will take you on a journey through the Middle Ages. All along, we will present you with historiographical debates and dilemmas and travel back and forth in time explaining to you how events of the past affected…

The majority (80%) of e-waste generated globally are recycled informally in developing countries.

World Teachers Festival 2024 - Celebrating and exploring language, culture, diversity and criticality in teaching and learning

Op 24 april verdedigde Feby Kartikasari het proefschrift 'Mining and environmental protection in Indonesia: regulatory pitfalls'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door Adriaan Bedner en Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida.

To limit the effects of climate change, global average temperature since pre-industrial measurements are to be kept well below 2 °C preferably even at 1.5 °C.

What is the best way to combine the environmental and economic data and how can we create an operational system to do so, thereby supporting the delivery of data to the Data centres on Products and Resources?

Promotores: E. van Dijk, G.R. de Snoo. Co-promotor: H. Staats

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

Does knowledge of environmental performance change farmer's behaviour?

CREEA is a FP7 project on compiling and refining environmental and economic accounts. The project runs from April 2011 to March 2014.

Identification of the products or product groups that have the greatest environmental impact from a life-cycle perspective using environmentally extended input-output analysis.

Environmental Humanities in the New Himalayas: Symbiotic Indigeneity, Commoning, Sustainability' laat zien hoe de eco-geologische creativiteit van de aarde verweven is met de landvormen, culturen en wereldvisies van moderne Himalayagemeenschappen. Het boek laat casestudies zien uit Bhutan, Assam, Sikkim,…

Op 19 juni 2018 verdedigde Matthew Gillett zijn proefschrift ‘Prosecuting environmental harm before the international criminal court’. De promotoren is prof.dr. L.J. van den Herik.

Promotor: M.K. Richardson, Co-Promotor: F. Witte

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

Op dinsdag 26 juni 2018 verdedigde Linlin Sun haar proefschrift ‘International Environmental Obligations and Liabilities in Deep Seabed Mining’. Het onderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. N.J. Schrijver en prof. dr. E.C.P.D.C. De Brabandere.

Acidobacteria is a widely distributed phylum but their functional roles in ecosystem processes are still largely elusive.

What performance criteria does a new technology have to fulfill in order to be added to the list of future energy options and what constraints exist in terms of broad market penetration?

Deze systematische review van 68 Engelstalige artikelen onderzoekt de rol van gewoonterechten in het milieubeheer in Afrika bezuiden de Sahara.

De auteurs vergelijken aannames over het normatieve nut van de term 'milieuvluchteling' met empirische bewijs van die term anders dan 'milieumigrant'.

Security and safety challenges rank among the most pressing issues of modern times. Challenges such as cyber-crime, terrorism, and environmental disasters impact the lives of millions across the globe. The course will introduce you to this broad theme in an increasingly complex world.

Kunnen landen bij gebrek aan een sterk internationaal kader voor milieubescherming unilateraal optreden om het wereldwijde milieu te beschermen?

Promotor: I. A. G. Snellen, Co-promotor: M. A. Kenworthy

International trade has played a major role in defining the modern global economy. Trade, however, entangles the environmental pressures of economic sectors, giving the illusion of environmental improvements, while the opposite may be occurring.

De onderzoekers van het departement ‘World Archaeology’ van de Faculteit Archeologie richten zich in hun onderzoek op verschillende periodes en regio’s: van de oorsprong van de mens tot aan de Middeleeuwen en de moderne tijd, en van Azië tot Zuid-Amerika.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.P. van Wezel

Studievoorlichting

A remarkable population of short period transiting rocky exoplanets with equilibrium temperatures on the order of 2,000 K has recently been discovered.

Indonesia is experiencing various environmental challenges related to its fast economic growth. Therefore, it is necessary to have measurable and applicable indicators to obtain accurate data and information regarding the costs of adverse environmental impacts arising from economic activities to support…

How to ensure the environmental and economic benefits of circularity transition at macro-scale?

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Ontdek de cursus Ontwikkelingen rondom Rechts-Extremisme van het Centre for Professional Learning en leer over de actualiteiten. Lees hier meer!

This thesis aims to address offshore wind energy (OWE)-related environmental impacts.

Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-Promotor: R. T. Dame

Indigenous Latin American artifacts have attracted the interest of Europeans since the earliest moment of contact between Europeans and the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. The ERC-funded BECACO project uses an innovative multidisciplinary framework to investigate the provenance of ethnographic and…

Archeologie is een veelzijdige bacheloropleiding waarmee je van het verleden jouw toekomst maakt. Met onze mix van onderwijs en onderzoek leg je een stevige basis voor een (inter)nationale carrière in de archeologie.

Dit masterprogramma combineert gevorderde niveaus van filosofische analyse met het bestuderen van niet-westerse bronnen, met name Chinese, Indiase en Arabische bronnen.

Het World Teachers Programme (WTP) is een tweetalig profiel binnen de lerarenopleiding waarbij tweetalig en internationaal onderwijs centraal staan.

LCA has become an important method to study environmental impacts of human activities. Still, there are several methodological issues in LCA that can adversely affect the results reliability.

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

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Muster

Fungal food spoilage often starts with a contamination with spores. Experimental data strongly indicate the existence of subpopulations of spores with different levels of resistance to preservation methods.