New firms in former farms. A process with two faces
In the period 1979-1999, nearly one fifth of all agricultural buildings in the Netherlands lost its agricultural functions. Farmers quit because they become older ant the potential successors face…
In this chapter the impact of ICT on the way firms in the Netherlands allocate their production in relation to the housing choice is addressed. The housing choice is adaptive behaviour to combine the…
Side effects of categorized environmental measures and their implications for impact analysis
Environmental measures have sometimes unintended side effects. The paper focuses on side effects that are the result of relations and feedback mechanisms between economic activities and industries in…
Fuzzy modeling of cyanobacterial surface waterblooms: validation with NOAA-AVHRR satellite images
Surface waterblooms of toxic cyanobacteria (scums) interfere with the use of lakes, for instance in the production of drinking water or for recreation. Routine monitoring data are not sufficient for…
Defining uncertainty. A conceptual basis for uncertainty management in model-based decision support
The aim of this paper is to provide a conceptual basis for the systematic treatment of uncertainty in model-based decision support activities such as policy analysis, integrated assessment and risk…
Issues of replicability in Monte Carlo modeling: a case study with a pesticide leaching model
Sensitivity and uncertainty analyses based on Monte Carlo sampling were undertaken for various numbers of runs of the pesticide leaching model (PELMO). Analyses were repeated 10 times with different…
Long-term measurements of gamma-HCH in precipitation in the Netherlands
The results of 20 years of measuring gamma-HCH in precipitation in the Netherlands are presented here. Analysis has revealed a systematic seasonal behaviour, with enhanced levels of gamma-HCH in…
Survey of the occurrence of residues of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in Dutch drinking water sources and drinking water
An indicative survey has been carried out in The Netherlands investigating the presence of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in drinking water and the corresponding sources.
FAIR 2.0 - A decision-support tool to assess the environmental and economic consequences of future climate regimes
This report describes policy decision-support-tool FAIR 2.0 (Framework to Asses International Regimes for differentiation of commitments), developed with the aim of assisting policy makers in…
Regional costs and benefits of alternative post-Kyoto climate regimes: Comparison of variants of the Multi-stage and Per Capita Convergence regimes
This study explores technical, economic and environmental implications of different post-Kyoto climate regimes for differentiation of future commitments that would lead to a stabilisation of…
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