Advancing social equity has been implicitly and explicitly central to water resources policy
for decades. Yet, equity remains largely outside of standard water resources planning and …

EU Member States invest some€ 2.5 billion per year in flood protection, yet flood damages
continue to increase. A new approach to the planning, design and management of flood …

Design alternatives for traditional infrastructure are often compared in terms of expected–
and often narrowly defined–costs and benefits to justify the selected plan. Taking a broader …

One of the most rapidly emerging measures in infrastructure asset management is Structural
Health Monitoring (SHM), which aims at reducing uncertainty in structural performance by …

Uncertainties about climate change consequences, changing societal requirements and
system complexity require flood protection asset managers to continuously evaluate their …

North Sea Region countries depend heavily on flood protection infrastructure, such as dikes,
dams, sluices and flood gates. Knowledge on where, when and how much to invest to …

The concepts of equity and justice presented in the laws, regulations, and decision-making
frameworks are presented as a central guiding principle in the allocation strategies of water …

ABSTRACT North Sea Region (NSR) countries depend heavily on flood protection
infrastructure, such as dykes, dams, sluices and flood gates. Knowledge on where, when …

After a full year of master courses, an internship at a contractor and a multidisciplinary
project in Indonesia, I had to come up with a topic for my graduation thesis. During my …

As a young woman in engineering, I have always been fascinated by the concept of
sustainability in a very broad sense. After moving to the Netherlands, I was very impressed …