536 zoekresultaten voor “environmental sustainability” in de Publieke website
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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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Responding to environmental cues: the adaptive qualities of chromatin compaction proteins
Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-Promotor: R. T. Dame
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The Metals Programme
Accumulation of metals in economy and environment and its associated risks, within the Netherlands and the EU.
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Evaluating European imports of Asian aquaculture products using statistically supported life cycle assessments
Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo
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Deepening the uncertainty dimension of environmental Life Cycle Assessment: addressing choice, future and interpretation uncertainties.
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.
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the interaction between spatiotemporal patterns and agri-environmental management
Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Muster
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Ilse MarkensteijnWiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
i.d.markensteijn@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1476
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Feifei WangWiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
f.wang@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Genetic and environmental factors determining heterogeneity in preservation stress resistance of Aspergillus niger conidia
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.
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A macro level assessment of material circularity
A sustainable resource management is an essential aspect to satisfy the current human needs without compromising the needs of future generations.
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methodology for assessing the effective dose of nanomaterials for environmental risk assessment purposes
How to make a quantitative assessment of the relative contribution to toxicity of ions and particles? Is the toxicity of nanoparticles related to their size or shape? Which physicochemical property of nanoparticles is an appropriate dose metric of nanoparticles?
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A composite indicator for evaluating safety and sustainability by design and circularity in emerging technologies
De eerste index om de veiligheid, duurzaamheid en circulariteit van producten te meten, waarmee ze het EU-kader (SSbD) operationaliseren.
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Towards a Sustainable and Circular Metals Economy
In-use stocks of products can be considered as intermediaries between human needs and the physical world.
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CERA - Certification of Raw Materials
CERA (CErtification of RAw Materials) is a four-year project that will develop a standardized certification scheme ensuring environmental, social and economic sustainability in extraction, processing, trading and manufacturing of all mineral raw materials. It will guarantee traceability of certified…
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The International Legal Protection of Environmental Refugees. A human rights-based, security and State responsibility approach
Op 7 mei 2020 verdedigde Jolanda van der Vliet proefschrift 'The International Legal Protection of Environmental Refugees. A human rights-based, security and State responsibility approach'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. N.J. Schrijver en prof.dr.ir. J.J.C. Voorhoeve.
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Waste Collection Systems Assessed and Good Practices Identified (COLLECTORS)
What is the environmental impact of different waste collection systems across Europe? How can the collection be improved when considering collection, sorting, and treatment, as well as use options for secondary materials?
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Een chemische stof die leven geeft en kapotmaakt: Jan Willem Erisman over ammoniumnitraat
Naar aanleiding van de explosie in Beirut maakte BBC podcastserie 'The Foodchain' een aflevering over de chemische stof die de explosie veroorzaakte: ammoniumnitraat. Deze stof wordt veelvuldig gebruik in kunstmest. Met Hoogleraar Environmental sustainability Jan Willem Erisman spraken ze over de effecten…
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Marin VisscherWiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
m.r.visscher@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Centre for Sustainability presenteert plannen tijdens bijeenkomst Verenigde Naties
Het nieuwe Centre for Sustainability, een samenwerking van de Universiteit Leiden, de Technische Universiteit Delft en de Erasmus Universiteit, presenteerde zijn plannen tijdens een bijeenkomst van de International Resource Panel van het Milieuprogramma van de Verenigde Naties in Rotterdam (UNEP).
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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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CircuMat | 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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Neem de toekomst in eigen hand met de nieuwe master Governance of Sustainability
Voor studenten die graag een intermediair zijn tussen wetenschappelijke experts, beleidsmakers en politici op het gebied van duurzaamheid, is het masterprogramma Governance of Sustainabiliy wellicht precies wat ze zoeken. De Universiteit Leiden is voornemens deze nieuwe masterstudie in Den Haag te beginnen…
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BioSustain
Examining the sustainability aspects of biotechnology, especially those related to the production of ethanol from biomass.
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Life Cycle Assessment-Based Guidance for development of New Energy Technologies
The development of new environmentally sound technologies is seen as a key route towards achieving sustainability.
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Integrated life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of concrete recycling in the Netherlands
Integrating life cycle assessment (LCA) with life cycle costing (LCC) offers the opportunity to simultaneously analyze the environmental and economic aspects of product alternatives, for the integration of which a unified computational has been proposed by Heijungs et al. (2013) [1]. The project aims…
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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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Self-Steering Committees
Binnen Una Europa vindt academische samenwerking plaats in interdisciplinaire zelfsturende comités (SSC’s).
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Grote belangstelling voor LDE Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability
Vandaag gaat het LDE Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability van start. Daarin gaan studenten van de Universiteit Leiden, TU Delft en Erasmus Universiteit samen aan de slag met concrete duurzaamheidsvraagstukken van organisaties. De interesse voor het nieuwe programma bleek overweldigend. Twee docenten…
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Studenten worden ‘agenten van verandering’ in Sustainability Challenge
Leidse studenten die in opdracht van een externe partij sleutelen aan een duurzaamheidsvraagstuk: dat is de Sustainability Challenge. Tijdens een symposium onthulden 28 groepjes van 4 of 5 studenten hun oplossingen. Opdrachtgevers staken hun enthousiasme niet onder stoelen of banken.
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Analysis of Energy Systems
The Institute of Environmental Sciences has carried out and participates in several projects that deal with the analysis of energy systems.
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Van Wegwerpeconomie van Reparatiesamenleving: Let’s fix it!
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Jan Willem Erisman in Tijdschrift Milieu: 'Stikstofprobleem weerspiegelt worsteling met alle milieudilemma’s'
Naar aanleiding van zijn overstap van het Louis Bolk Instituut naar de Universiteit Leiden interviewde Tijdschrift Milieu hoogleraar Environmental sustainability Jan Willem Erisman. Hij pleit voor een integrale aanpak om milieudilemma's als de stikstofproblematiek aan te pakken: 'De oplossing ligt in…
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IDREEM - Increasing industrial resource efficiency in European mariculture
What are the environmental trade-offs for SMEs considering moving from monoculture aquaculture practice towards IMTA? What are the environmental trade-offs comparing IMTA species with their conventional monoculture alternatives?
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International Environmental Obligations and Liabilities in Deep Seabed Mining
Op dinsdag 26 juni 2018 verdedigt Linlin Sun haar proefschrift ‘International Environmental Obligations and Liabilities in Deep Seabed Mining’. De promotoren zijn prof. dr. N.J. Schrijver en prof. dr. E.C.P.D.C. De Brabandere.
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Jaarverslag CML 2013 - 2014 (English)
In 2013-2014, CML published over 100 papers, contributed to various international sustainability debates, renovated our building and educated thousands of students from all over the world through our MOOC. These accomplishments and many more are highlighted in this booklet, CML wish you a pleasant…
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‘Om de wereld te redden, moeten we drastisch veranderen. Ook de wetenschap’
Waarom hebben we geen Faculteit van Voedselsysteem, Gezonde samenleving of Rechtvaardige duurzame energievoorziening? In het Financieele Dagblad van zaterdag 29 oktober betoogt Jan Willem Erisman dat voor bestrijding van crises ook de wetenschap moet veranderen.
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Duurzame toekomst
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.
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Jan Willem Erisman bespreekt stikstofproblematiek in EenVandaag
Om de natuur te herstellen, moet de uitstoot van stikstof door de industrie, transport en landbouw flink omlaag. Dat is vastgelegd in de stikstofwet. Maar hoe gaan we dat doen en welke maatregelen moet het nieuwe kabinet straks nemen? EenVandaag vraagt het aan 'stikstof-expert' Jan Willem Erisman, hoogleraar…
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Final presentations Area Study Sustainability: Wheels of Metals
Friday 30 January 2015 were the final presentations of the last course of the Minor Sustainable Development.
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Towards an effective biodiversity conservation and governance in the Pontocaspian region
Freshwater and brackish water ecosystems are arguably the most vulnerable ecosystems on earth, due to concentrated human developments in and around them. The Pontocaspian (PC) region located at the border of Europe and Asia contains a variety of brackish water ecosystems and unique inhabitants, known…
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Call for Papers: Environmental History in the Medieval and Early Modern Low Countries Symposium
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…
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Recommended weighting methods
The project falls in the context of the EU Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (COM(2005)670). The Institute for Environment and Resources (IES) of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed three sets of decoupling indicators. Such indicators require the definition of a…
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Symposium Environmental History in the Medieval and Early Modern Low Countries
On 25 and 26 October 2024, the first biennial symposium Environmental History in the Medieval and Early Modern Low Countries, is scheduled to take place at Leiden University.
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Sustaining Ethical Aquatic Trade (SEAT)
Creating a framework to assess the sustainability of fish farms which will set sustainability standards and give consumers information about the the sustainability and safety of their seafood.
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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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Pesticides and health – challenges and opportunities for exposure assessment
The aim is to develop methods to assess environmental and occupational exposure to (individual) pesticides, to be applied in epidemiological studies investigating pesticide exposure and human health. Furthermore, we aim to investigate the potential association between exposure to pesticides and Parkinson’s…
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Materials Innovative Technologies Assessment (MIN-TEA)
How can prospective LCA be streamlined in a way that its practical application in research and technology development increases?
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Management of small-scale -African fisheries: The Case of Elephant Marsh in Malawi
How does the management of Elephant Marsh Fishery in Malawi relate to wider contexts of policies, theories and regions? And how can the current management system be adapted to achieve long-term sustainability of the fishery?
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PROGENY
How do you make a technology sustainable that does not even exist yet? Well, by bringing together an interdisciplinary team of pioneering European experts right at the start and paying attention to sustainability right from the development phase.
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Klimaatwetenschappers starten Nationaal initiatief klimaatwetenschap
Een breed gezelschap van Nederlandse klimaatonderzoekers verenigt zich in een taskforce om de krachten te bundelen voor integraal klimaatonderzoek en om bestaande kennis beter te stroomlijnen. Onder hen Jan Willem Erisman, de Leidse hoogleraar Environmental sustainability.