MSc theses 2014

Below, an overview is provided of the MSc thesis reports produced by students who did an MSc thesis at the Environmental Systems Analysis Group in 2014.

  • Christa Blokhuis: Modelling metal-related impacts of organic soil amendments in view of European agro-ecosystem quality
  • Ang Li: The Effects of Double High Agriculture on Nutrient Export from Land to Seas in China
  • Anniek Elemans: Assessing the relationship between the altitudinal distribution of cropping systems in Quilcas, Peru, and their vulnerability to climate change
  • Juan Ramirez Chiriboga: The Environmental Impact of Humans in Yasuni National Park
  • Aljaž Gaberšek: Roadmap for municipalities to move towards carbon neutrality with a focus on Wageningen
  • Jie Zhao: Spatial biodiversity models for data scarce environments: exploring different methods for Telemark County, Norway.
  • Tesfaye Sahle: Integrated Assessment of Ecosystem Services and Stakeholder Interactions for Better Management of Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia
  • Yimeng Zou: Adapting to Climate Change by green Infratructure in Ecosystem in Shanghai
  • Ellen van der Berg: Comparing companies and sustainability themes. A case study of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug
  • Md. Nurul Amin: Human Waste: An Underestimated Source of Nutrients in Rivers of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
  • Kwame Kusi-Wiredu Asumadu: Potential Effects of Land Reclamation and Pollution on the Total Value of Lutembe Bay Wetland, Uganda
  • Bregje van der Bolt: Relationship between faecal coliform concentrations and hydrological variables worldwide
  • Erik Lammers: The influence of local birch trees on hay fever
  • Masoud Faki: Options to reduce the carbon footprint of tourism in Zanzibar
  • Jimmy Wilopo: A Method to Analyse and Visualize Trade-offs Between Different Mangrove Management States. A Case Study of Pangpang Bay, Banyuwangi Distric, Indonesia
  • Negar Monshizadeh: Effects of expanding palm oil fields on ecosystems in Thailand
  • Sandra Wolters: Spatial models of biodiversity: testing GLOBIO for the province of Limburg, The Netherlands
  • Hein Heuver: A Life Cycle Assessment for Dutch Shale Gas. Comparing Dutch shale, Dutch conventional and Russian conventional gas.
  • Martijn Hermans: Assessing ecosystem services to develop ‘De Maashorst’ nature reserve
  • Kingsley Ansah: Development of management scenarios for Atewa Range Forest Reserve in Ghana using Integrated Ecosystem Assessment
  • Mamanbek Reimov: Using Ecosystem Service Analysis to develop a zonal map for the Lower Amudarya State Biosphere Reserve in Uzbekistan
  • Jillian Student: Weathering the storm: Exploring IAATO’s capacity to self-regulate Antarctic tourism under changing conditions using agent-based modelling
  • Biqing Zhu: Uncertainty assessment in greenhouse gas emission profiles of livestock sectors in Africa, Latin America and Europe
  • Leonie Jorna: The Effects of the 2013 CAP Reform on Biodiversity in the Netherlands. A case study on Het Groene Woud
  • Hui Zhang: The Multidimensional Evaluation of Soft Drink Containers: Aluminium Can and PET Bottle
  • Assefa Hadush: An Environmental Impact Analysis of the Messebo Cement Factory in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
  • Jeroen Bloom: Effects of Water Framework Directive measures on ecosystem services and values of the Beneden-Linge within the municipality Geldermalsen
  • Mengru Wang: Modelling of nutrient flows from land to sea in China: exploring the possibilities to link parts of the Global NEWS, NUFER and MAREM models
  • Jia Wei: Effects of changing diets on N fertilizer demand and N emissions to air and water at global scale
  • Yu (Peter) Guan: Improving the management of the Niubeiliang Nature Reserve in the Chinese Qinling Mountains with an ecosystem services assessment
  • Jorick Pels: The carbon footprint of tourist accommodations in North Brabant
  • Eric Ofori Agyekum: Life Cycle Assessment of Ghana-made bamboo-frame bicycles and China-made conventional bicycles assembled and used in The Netherlands
  • Adriana Gómez Mateus: Impacts of Nitrogen Deposition and Climate Change on Plant Species Diversity
  • Melissa Cuevas Romero: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Crude Palm Oil Mills in the Tapi River Basin (Thailand) and Options for Control
  • Seble Kefyalew: Integrated Asessment of Ecosystem Services and Stakeholder Interactions to Improve the Management of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia
  • Aslihan Ural: Nitrogen inputs to EU27 rivers with nitrate vulnerable zones – Global NEWS projections and management consequences
  • Núria Cases Sampere: Maximizing collection rates of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment – Practices in the Netherlands and Spain in the context of the EU legislation
  • Ceren Yüceçam: River export of nutrients to the North Sea - Global NEWS projections and policy recommendations
  • Mingyuan Zhao: Costs and benefits or restoring urban forests in the inner city area in Beijing
  • Yuehan Dou: Integrated assessment of the benefits of restoring cultural services of urban ecosystems in Beijing
  • Cheng Wang: Air pollution in Shanghai, China. Current situation and scenario analysis for future trends of air pollution up to 2030.