UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Changing Food Practices: Exploring the Dynamics of Social Practices for Sustainable Food Innovations in Cotonou’s Food System Lab
(2024)The current food system fails to ensure food security and nutrition for millions. In Benin, 83% of households cannot afford a nutritious diet, and only 18% are food secure. In response, pathways towards more sustainable ... -
Reimagining Ways of Living with Water: An Exploration of the Responses to Reoccurring Floods in the Mangkang Wetan Kampong in Semarang, Indonesia.
(2024)Floods have been a frequent occurrence, especially in the global south. This thesis examines the realities of responding to floods from the perspectives of formal actors like governmental agencies and residents affected. ... -
NOCTURNAL URBAN HEAT ISLAND (NUHI) MITIGATION IN HIGH-DENSITY AREAS IN THE NETHERLANDS
(2024)This thesis explores whether and how Nocturnal Urban Heat Island (NUHI) mitigation is considered and integrated into the decision-making in the urban planning process of two highpopulation densification areas: Beurskwartier ... -
Functional-guided Thoracic Radiotherapy
(2024)This literature project focused on evaluating various methods for functional-guided thoracic radiotherapy, targeting the reduction of radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) in lung cancer patients. Functional information ... -
Bouwen aan een gezonde stad: kansen en uitdagingen voor een gezonde voedselomgeving bij gebiedsontwikkeling
(2024)Ongezond voedsel domineert de Nederlandse voedselomgeving, resulterend in ernstige gevolgen voor de volksgezondheid. De grote beschikbaarheid van ongezond voedsel, dat altijd en overal verkrijgbaar is, draagt bij aan de ... -
How to better understand environmental (non)migration patterns through the livelihood and social identity of the fisherman community in Tambakrejo Kampung, Semarang, Indonesia
(2024)This master thesis investigates the notion of migration in relation to climate change induced environmental changes by looking at livelihood and social identity through a case study of a small fishermen community in ... -
(On)beperkt buitenspelen
(2024)Buitenspelen is essentieel voor de ontwikkeling en gezondheid van kinderen en wordt erkend als een recht, ook voor kinderen met een beperking. Deze kinderen hebben vergelijkbare speelwensen als hun leeftijdsgenoten, maar ... -
The Sumbiopolis - Activists imagining the Symbiocene in contemporary urban environments
(2024)The current separation of culture and nature as two different realities validates the subjugation and subsequent degradation of nature for human gain (Mrozowski, 1999; Haila, 2000). Crutzen (2006) diagnoses the Anthropocene ... -
The involvement of real estate owners and the municipality in solving vacancy in inner-cities. Three case studies of medium-sized cities in Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands.
(2024)Inner-cities are important as being vibrant meeting places, economic centres and offer a wide range of amenities, yet they also face significant challenges. One challenge is vacancy, which has a negative effect on the ... -
Sowing Seeds of Understanding: Epistemic Justice in the Co-Creation of Nature-based Solutions
(2024)This research studies Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and their potential in creating a climate adaptation approach that is just and inclusive. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) represent a promising approach to climate adaptation, ... -
Exploring the Impact of Anti-Squatting as a Temporary Housing Option on Resident's Housing Career: A case study in the Netherlands
(2024)This paper examines the housing careers and pathways of individuals who have resided in anti-squatting arrangements as a temporary housing option. Given the housing crisis in the Netherlands, securing affordable housing, ... -
The future of creative workspaces
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Exploring the capabilities of women waste pickers in the recycled plastic supply chain in Maputo, Mozambique.
(2024)As titled, this study shall explore the capabilities of women waste pickers in the recycled plastic supply chain in Maputo City, Mozambique. In doing so, it aims to understand the opportunities and constrains experienced ... -
Public Transit and Health Access in Utrecht's 10-Minute City Vision
(2024)This thesis examines the relationship between public transit accessibility and health amenities within the framework of Utrecht's '10-minute city' vision. The study focuses on five neighborhoods: Wittevrouwen, Leidsche ... -
Examining residents’ acceptability
(2024)In 2023, the number of passenger cars in the Netherlands surged to approximately 9.4 million from 139.000 in 1950 (CBS, 2023), reflecting a significant transformation in urban mobility and infrastructure. This growth has ... -
A step in the right direction or losing your way?: A quantitative and qualitative master's thesis on the factors that influence pedestrian route choice
(2024)When people go for a walk, they must decide how they are going to walk from A to B. This can vary from person to person. Do you want the shortest route, or a scenic route? And how do you decide this if you are using a ... -
De sociale functie van MaaS
(2024)Deze scriptie gaat over de relatie tussen Mobility as a Service (MaaS) en vervoersarmoede onder mensen met lage inkomens in Amsterdam. MaaS is onderdeel van de smart mobility transitie, waarbij mobiliteit een grote rol ...