Study on the spatial variability of urban background PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations
Measurements have shown that the spatial variability of urban background concentrations of particulate matter (PM) was about the same as the measurements’ estimated inaccuracy. The differences were 10…
Steering local housing production: evaluating the performance of governance structures
This article presents an analytical framework that allows us to evaluate the performance of dynamic governance structures. In housing development processes, governance structures – markets…
Erratum: Voyage without constellation: evaluating the performance of three uncalibrated process-oriented models (Hydrology research (2009) 40(2) (261-72))
Unfortunately an incorrect version of the Acknowledgements section appears on p. 270 of this paper.
Voyage without constellation: evaluating the performance of three uncalibrated process-oriented models
Three process-oriented dynamic acidification models were applied to a long-term monitoring site without calibration to evaluate the influence of model structural differences on simulation. The models…
Electric driving - Evaluating transitions based on system options
Large-scale use of electric vehicles could drastically reduce CO 2 emissions, especially if more electricity would be generated by sustainable energy. Moreover, using electric vehicles would diminish…
Territorial Impact Assessment of Territorial Cohesion for the Netherlands
In terms of land use, the impacts of territorial cohesion, however interpreted, would be virtually negligible for the Netherlands in the near future. In the long term, territorial cohesion does…
The Environmental Food Crisis: the environment’s role in averting future food crises
A new rapid response assessment report released by United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) warns that up to 25% of the world’s food production may be lost by 2050, due to environmental breakdown…
Assessment of the relation between climate and nitrogen related policy for the Dutch situation
This assessment reviews the major drivers and interactions of the cycles of nitrogen and greenhouse gasses in the Netherlands. The objective was to identify opportunities for synergism of climate and…
Conceptualizing sustainable development. An assessment methodology connecting values, knowledge, worldviews and scenarios
The idea of sustainable development reflects one of the leading aspirations of humankind in the 21st century, not unlike the idea of socialism in the early 20th century and the Declaration of Human…
GLOBIO 3: A Framework to investigate options for reducing global terrestrial biodiversity loss
With unchanged policies, terrestrial biodiversity will decrease between 2000 to 2050 at the same pace as during the last century. This was calculated with the GLOBIO 3 model, developed by PBL in…
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