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Netherlands
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Knowledge partnerKnowledge partnerCountry of registrationNetherlandsRelation to CTCNConsortium PartnerKnowledge PartnerSector(s) of expertiseRenewable energy
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationNetherlandsRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseCoastal zonesEarly warning and Environmental assessmentInfrastructure and Urban planningWater
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the international graduate water education facility based in Delft, the Netherlands.
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Demonstration of the ecological aspect of this zero-energy high-rise office building (Netherlands).
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The China National Engineering Research Center for Human Settlements (CNERCHS) is carrying out a REEEP project "Promoting low energy building program in China". This project supports the development of a strategy for the sustainable development of the energy consumption in the construction industry in China.
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Demonstration of the ecological aspect of this single family dwellings project (Netherlands).
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Country of registrationUnited KingdomRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseRenewable energyEnergy efficiencyTransportIndustryAgricultureForestryWaste management
International Synergies is the world’s leading expert in the application of industrial symbiosis, having implemented many ground-breaking projects over the last decade including the award winning National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) in the UK. The company has successfully exported its
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Studies on the impact of climate change and sea level rise usually rake climate scenarios as their starting point. To support long-term water management planning int he Netherlands, this paper starts at the opposite end of the effect chain. The study refers to three aspects of water management:
flood defence
drinking water supply
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The construction of new infrastructure is hotly contested. This paper presents a comparative study of three environmental policy domains in the Netherlands that all deal with legitimising building and locating infrastructure facilities. The author notes that such infrastructure is usually declared essential to environmental policy and claims to serve sustainability goals. It is considered to serve (proclaimed) public interests, while the adverse impact or risk (mainly concerning environmental values) is concentrated at a smaller scale, for example in local communities.