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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Economic impacts of climatic variability and subsidies on European agriculture and observed adaptation strategies

In order to assess agricultural adaptation to climate impacts, new methodologies are needed. The translog distance function allows assessing interactions between different factors, and hence the…
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Contribution of N2O to the greenhouse gas balance of first-generation biofuels

In this study, we analyze the impact of fertilizer- and manure-induced N 2 O emissions due to energy crop production on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when conventional transportation…
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