2,593 zoekresultaten voor “environmental politics and policy” in de Publieke website
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Impact of nitrogen fertilization on the soil microbiome and greenhouse gas emission
The use of N fertilizers has increased worldwide in the past century. While this increased input of N has increased food productivity, it has also contributed to decreases in biodiversity, soil quality and environmental health, including increases in greenhouse gas emissions.
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Bertram de Boer
Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
b.f.de.boer@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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General plant strategies and functions in wetlands: Global trait-based analyses
Wetland plants are distinguished from plants of other terrestrial ecosystems by their adaptations to specific habitat stresses, including waterlogged and flooding and the subsequent abundance of phytotoxic compounds.
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Social Dimensions of Crane and Wetland Conservation in African Rural Landscapes: Insights from Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe
This thesis focuses on the social dimensions of crane and wetland conservation in rural landscapes in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
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David Font Vivanco heeft Environmental Sciences Research Prize gewonnen
De Environmental Sciences Research Prize 2012 is uitgereikt aan CML onderzoeker David Font Vivanco door de Environmental Scientists Association van Catalonië.
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Substances from Cradle to Grave
Materials balances have been used in the recent past for the analysis of substance oriented environmental problems and the formulation of measures for environmental policy. In this study an integrated tool, based on the materials balance principle, has been developed for the analysis of both environmental…
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The Ecology and Evolution of Microbial Warfare in Streptomyces
The soil-dwelling, filamentous bacteria of the genus Streptomyces are renowned for their production of useful secondary metabolites including antibiotics. The work described in this thesis provides new insights on the role and regulation of antibiotic production and resistance in these bacteria.
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Willie Peijnenburg is benoemd tot bijzonder hoogleraar Environmental Toxicology and Biodiversity
Dr.ir. Willie Peijnenburg is per 1 september 2009 bij de Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen benoemd tot bijzonder hoogleraar Environmental Toxicology and Biodiversity. Het betreft een deeltijdaanstelling. Peijnenburg blijft daarnaast werkzaam bij het Laboratorium voor Ecologische Risico-beoordeling…
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Soil and crop management options to improve nitrogen cycling on dairy farms on peat soil
The main research question of this thesis was: Can nitrogen cycling on dairy farms on peat soil in the Dutch Green Heart area be improved by adapting management to the nitrogen supply from soil and by using other grassland species and crops without affecting milk production?
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Lithium-ion batteries and the transition to electric vehicles
The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) reduces vehicle emissions to combat climate change. EVs raise concerns regarding the production of lithium-ion batteries and related emissions; while batteries can also provide energy storage services for the electricity system.
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Kat Stewart
Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
k.a.stewart@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Data-driven Predictive Maintenance and Time-Series Applications
Predictive maintenance (PdM) is a maintenance policy that uses the past, current, and prognosticated health condition of an asset to predict when timely maintenance should occur.
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Exiopol
A new environmental accounting framework using externality data and input-output tools for policy analysis.
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Wout Broekema op de website van Platform O: Zijn experts 'heilig'?
In het bestrijden van de coronacrisis leunen politici in verregaande mate op de kennis van experts. Dat is verstandig, maar het is niet aan experts om politieke besluiten te nemen. Dit betogen Wout Broekema, Universitair Docent Crisis Governance aan de Universiteit Leiden, en Beatrice de Graaf, Hoogleraar…
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Circular city & Industry park MATerials metabolism learning package and assessment tool
Some examples of research questions include: What framework of circular strategies should local practitioners use? How should practitioners organize their monitoring of the circular economy activities in the region of interest? What are the main products that have the most circular potential in the…
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The Sand Motor - Building with Nature to optimise coastal protection and other ecosystem services
How can mega sand nourishments, such as the Sand Motor, be designed and managed for optimal ecosystem services provision ?
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Insights from modeling metabolism and amoeboid cell motility in the immune system
This thesis focuses on two processes involved in fighting infections: metabolism and immune cell motility and navigation.
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Toxicity, bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of engineered nanoparticles in the aquatic environment
The findings in this thesis improve the understanding of 1) the relationship between exposure characteristics and toxicity of ENPs, 2) the joint toxic action of ENP mixtures and the comparison to metal salt mixtures, 3) how NOM affects the individual and joint toxicity of ENPs, 4) the extent of trophic…
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Wim van Anrooij
Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen
w.van.anrooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2121
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EPCEM 2001: Differences in the authorization process of GMOs in the EU and the USA
This report investigates the different approaches in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use in the European Union and the United States of America. Three main aspects are considered and analyzed as potential causes of differences in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use.…
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The Agta of the Northern Sierra Madre. Livelihood strategies and resilience among Philippine hunter-gatherers
Promotores: G. Persoon, R. Schefold
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Research project The Power of Evidence
De wetenschappelijke onderbouwing van beleid wordt cruciaal geacht voor goed bestuur. Maar ondanks de overvloed aan beschikbare kennis uit onderzoek en evaluaties, weten we nog maar weinig over de daadwerkelijke invloed die dergelijke evidence heeft op overheidsbeleid. Het onderzoeksprogramma ‘Power…
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De Partij. Over het politieke leven in de vroege SDAP
De Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij (SDAP) was een politiek experiment. Bij haar oprichting in 1894 hadden de meeste leden geen stemrecht, de leiders geen politieke ervaring en stond de organisatievorm nog in de kinderschoenen. Wie lid werd, zette bovendien zijn geld, goede naam en baan op het…
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Exposure and health Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) at e-waste recycling site among workers in the informal sector in Nigeria
Do e-waste workers display enhanced effects of adverse health effects due to informal e-waste processing in Nigeria? Is there a difference between the health outcomes of the exposed and the control groups? Are there difference in health effects within and between job groups (collectors, dismantlers,…
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Evaluating Asian aquaculture using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Are there significant differences among the environmental impacts resulting form the production of Asian aquaculture commodities and what are the main causes for these?
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Prestigieuze Journal of European Public Policy selecteert Leids onderzoek voor Special Issue
Het Journal of European Public Policy heeft de Special Issue dit jaar gewijd aan het thema European Union Enlargement and Integration Capacity, op voordracht van dr. Antoaneta Dimitrova, universitair hoofddocent van het instituut Bestuurskunde van de Universiteit Leiden. In de Special Issue zijn bovendien…
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AT-HOOK MOTIF NUCLEAR LOCALIZED 15 gene in Arabidopsis meristem activity and longevity
Plant architecture has distinct forms in different plant species, but also within a species the finalarchitecture of a plant is determined by its gradual development and changes therein induced by environmental conditions during the plant’s life cycle.
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Network on the Synergy between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Description of The Regional Network on the Synergy between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
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The rebound effect through industrial ecology’s eyes : the case of transport eco-innovation
Promotor: Prof. dr. Arnold Tukker & Prof. dr. René Kemp (Maastricht University)
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Modelling the interactions of advanced micro- and nanoparticles with novel entities
Novel entities may pose risks to humans and the environment. The small particle size and relatively large surface area of micro- and nanoparticles (MNPs) make them capable of adsorbing other novel entities, leading to the formation of aggregated contamination.
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Understanding the uptake and internal distribution of metallic nanoparticles in Danio rerio larvae
The aim is to discover where differently shaped metal nanoparticles distributes in Danio rerio, linking the distribution with genomic responses and so come up with a Mode of Action.
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Matter into context: population- and community-level impacts of nanomaterials in freshwater ecosystems
The application of nanomaterials in industrial processes and consumer products provides many societal benefits, but can also lead to the release of nanomaterials into the environment. The work in this dissertation aims to provide insights into the potential environmental impacts that may follow from…
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Anthropogenic effects on links between macro-invertebrate diversity and ecosystem functioning
How are links between macro-invertebrate diversity and ecosystem functioning influenced by anthropogenic pressures?
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Towards a greater understanding of the presence, fate and ecological effects of microplastics in the freshwater environment
This thesis combines field and laboratory studies to address some of the most pressing questions in the field of microplastic research.
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Rare Earth Supply Chain and Industrial Ecosystem: A Material Flow Assessment of European Union
1) Assess the trends in supply and production status of these critical minerals and mineral products worldwide and Europe’s dependence including on intermediate products such as permanent magnets, RE based super alloys, batteries, polishing compounds, phosphors, catalysts etc. 2) Trace the entire value…
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The dynamic organization of prokaryotic genomes: DNA bridging and wrapping proteins across the tree of life
Every organisms in the tree of life faces the same challenge: the length of its DNA exceeds the volume of the cell it needs to fit in. Several strategies have evolved to solve this problem, one of them being the expression of proteins that bind and organize the DNA.
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2 Assistant Professors in Intelligence and Security (1 fte)
Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Intelligence and Security
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Musems, Collections and Society | Yearbook 2020
In this Yearbook you will find some fascinating examples of what was done in 2021, not only by ourselves, but also by our international colleagues.
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Musems, Collections and Society | Yearbook 2021
In this Yearbook you will find some fascinating examples of what was done in 2021, not only by ourselves, but also by our international colleagues.
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Forces and symmetries in cells and tissues
The way organisms develop from the initial single-cellular state to a complex final assembly like the human body, and how the final body is maintained throughout life, is one of the greatest mysteries and it’s understanding one of the biggest scientific challenges.
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Going global to local: achieving agri-food sustainability from a spatially explicit input-output analysis perspective
The global agri-food system plays a critical role in food security and environmental issues.
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Postdoctoral Researcher on Actor-level Global Food System Footprinting
Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden (CML)
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Susan van den Brink
Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
s.van.den.brink@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Biology and Science Communication and Society (MSc)
In deze opleiding ligt de focus op het informeren van het algemene publiek over belangrijke wetenschappelijke onderwerpen en hoe je deze communicatie wetenschappelijk onderbouwt.
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Postdoc in Structures and Homotopy in Optimisation
Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
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Physics and Science Communication and Society (MSc)
Deze opleiding bereidt je voor op een rol als verbindende schakel tussen wetenschap en de samenleving. Je verwerft de kennis en vaardigheden waarmee je andere wetenschappers en leken kunt informeren over belangrijke wetenschappelijke ontwikkelingen in jouw vakgebied.
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Mathematics and Science Communication and Society (MSc)
Deze opleiding bereidt je voor op een rol als verbindende schakel tussen wetenschap en de samenleving. Je verwerft de kennis en vaardigheden waarmee je andere wetenschappers en leken kunt informeren over belangrijke wetenschappelijke ontwikkelingen in jouw vakgebied.
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Astronomy and Science Communication and Society (MSc)
In deze opleiding ligt de focus op het informeren van het algemene publiek over belangrijke wetenschappelijke onderwerpen en hoe je deze communicatie wetenschappelijk onderbouwt.
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Terrorism and Political Violence
Begrijpen van het evoluerende landschap van extremisme in de 21e eeuw.
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SMALL Savannah : an information system for the integrated analysis of land use change in the Far North of Cameroon
Promotores: W.T. de Groot, M. Tchuenté, Co-promotor: J.P. Cheylan