Health effects of coarse particles in ambient air: messages for research and decision-making
Adverse health effects of ambient air pollution in general, and particulate matter (PM) in particular, have drawn considerable attention over recent years. Health effects range from increases in…
Exploring the possibilities for setting up sustainable energy systems for the long term: two visions for the Dutch energy system in 2050
In this paper, two long-term visions of the Dutch future energy system are composed, analysed and evaluated. Both visions were set up to meet the requirement to reduce the GHG emissions with 80% in…
Scenarios of freshwater fish extinctions from climate change and water withdrawal
Reductions in river discharge (water availability) like those from climate change or increased water withdrawal, reduce freshwater biodiversity. We combined two scenarios from the Intergovernmental…
The choice of a temperature target in the context of Article 2 of the UN Climate Convention requires scientific information on the consequences and risks of a variety of options to achieve this target…
Embedding soil quality in the planning and management of land use
Changes in land use are foreseen on a great scale in the Netherlands. Nonetheless, assessment of soil quality hardly plays a role in spatial planning and consequent land use. Therefore, we analyzed…
Three centuries of global population growth: a spatial referenced population (density) database for 1700-2000
The Earth's surface has changed considerably over the past centuries. Since the start of the Industrial Revolution in the early 1700s, humans from the "Old World" started to colonize the "New World"…
Simulating the future of agricultural land use in The Netherlands
The agricultural sector in the Netherlands has lost much of its importance over the last 50 years in terms of the number of people involved and its relative contribution to the economy – even though…
Reduce health risks by subsidizing particulate traps on new diesel cars
From 2010 on, new diesel cars sold in the European Union will probably have to be equipped with particulate traps to be able to meet the Euro-5 emission standards. In order to possibly diminish the…
EURURALIS is developed for policy makers dealing with the future of agriculture and other land use in the enlarged Europe of 25 member states. Expecting that major developments affect the rural areas…
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