The integration of scientific knowledge for managing multiple pressures on coastal waters

The contribution of the Framework Programmes to major innovations

This report presents the overall findings of the Study on Contribution of the Framework Programmes to Major Innovations (N° RTD-Major Innovations-2013-A5). The aim of the project is to evaluate the contribution of the European research programmes (FP5, FP6 and FP7) to the development of a selected number of Major Innovations. The focus of the...

Medium scale CO2 releases

The scale of proposed carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) chains also draws attention to the hazards posed by the transport mode, enabling the link from source to sink. As such, the adverse consequences of an accidental release from transport pipelines or other equipment containing CO2 at high pressure in a dense-phase (supercritical...

The value of safety and safety as a value

The research presented in this document analyzes how safety values are defined and used in practice, in particular by managers, and how they affect employers’ and employees’ decisions and behaviour at work. The work comprises three complementary activities: a literature review on the value of safety and safety as a value, focusing on the moral,...

A new GIS approach for reconstructing and mapping dynamic late Holocene coastal plain palaeogeography

The geomorphological development of Holocene coastal plains around the world has been studied since the beginning of the twentieth century from various disciplines, resulting in large amounts of data. However, the overwhelming quantities and heterogeneous nature of this data have caused the divided knowledge to remain inconsistent and fragmented...

Getting caught up in the game: Managing non-formal dynamics in the remediation of contaminated sediments in Oslo harbor

This study aims at describing, analyzing and evaluating the relation between management styles and process dynamics of a complex planning process confronted with unexpected dynamics. The development of an aquatic disposal site for dredged contaminated sediments in Oslo was managed by a project management style focused on timely and cost...

Fostering resilience through changing realities. Introduction to operational resilience capabilities

The reality of operations does not always follow the book. Operational circumstances may develop into surprising situations that procedures have not accounted for. Still, we make things work. Resilient performance recognizes surprise early and acts upon it through adaptation, which is critical for an organization to succeed. It enables continued...

EU-Great! European guide and recommendations for the combined funding of large-scale RDI initiatives

This report results from the H2020 project entitled “EU-GREAT!”.1 Objective of the report is to assess how to finance the set-up and / or continuation of what is defined as Large-scale RDI initiatives (LSIs, see Box 1). The report analyses the potential use of different public and private funding sources, and how these can be combined. The...

Using concept mapping in the development of the EU-PAD framework (EUropean-Physical Activity Determinants across the life course): A DEDIPAC-study

BACKGROUND: A large proportion of European children, adults and older adults do not engage in sufficient physical activity (PA). Understanding individual and contextual factors associated with PA behaviours is essential for the identification and implementation of effective preventative environments, policies, and programmes that can promote an...

Mapping the regional embeddedness of the NMP programme

Versterken van veerkracht onder veranderende omstandigheden : operationele veerkracht als organisatievermogen : een introductie

Veerkrachtig vermogen is het vermogen om tijdens de operatie het werk aan te passen aan veranderende omstandigheden door strategieën, middelen en competenties anders te organiseren. In de dagelijkse praktijk verloopt de uitvoering van het werk (de ‘operatie’) niet altijd volgens het boekje. Omstandigheden zorgen soms voor verrassende situaties...

Developments in modelling of thermal radiation from pool and jet fires

In the past decades, the standard approach in the modelling of consequences of pool and jet fires would be to describe these fires as tilted cylindrical shaped radiating flame surfaces, having a specific SEP (Surface Emissive Power). Some fine tuning on pool fires has been done by Rew and Hulbert in the late nineties to divide the flame in a...

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