Possible thesis subjects
The Environmental Systems Analysis Group provides the possibility for students to do their thesis in collaboration with our group. Below you can find a large variety of possible thesis subjects.
Please feel free to contact the expert(s) connected with the subject for any more information. Their contact information can be found on the top right hand corner of each page.
Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
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Quantifying ecosystem services under river restoration scenarios in the Rhine Branches (NL)
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Analysis of ecosystem services in Guaviare and the Colombian Pacific (IDEAS-DESIRA Project)
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Does nature help to enhance crop production?
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Citizen involvement in biodiversity monitoring and conservation
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Working on nature’s digital twin (strong quantitative skills required)
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Earth Observation data to monitor agri-environmental-climate measures
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Using games to explore the current and future provision of ecosystem services in an agricultural landscape
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The multiple benefits of (urban) green infrastructure
Pollution & Nutrients
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Impacts of agricultural management on crop yields, SOC, P and N/GHG losses
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Evaluation of fertilizer strategies in view of crop yields and nutrient losses
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Evaluation of forms of agricultural systems on soil quality and environmental impacts
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Optimizing agricultural management in view of surface water quality
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Drivers of spatial variation in actual and potential nitrogen use efficiency at global scale
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Spatial analysis to support agri-environmental policies for a reduction of pesticide use risks
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Impacts of phosphorous deposition on forest carbon sequestration
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Assessment and modelling the interaction between nitrogen inputs and carbon sequestration in agricultural and natural ecosystems
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Impacts of agricultural measures on crop yields, soil quality and environment
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Valuation of ecosystem services as basis for the new CAP
Environmental change and Society
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Unpacking the effect of climate change mitigation policies
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Individual climate adaptation and mitigation behaviour
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A systems analysis of tourism water consumption in Rimini and Benidorm
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Conceptual model (ontology) of water demand and supply systems in Rimini
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Group-Model Building as part of participatory modelling in Benidorm
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Analysis of water saving strategies in the tourist sector in the Mediterranean
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Evaluation of water demand management strategies in the tourism sector (or more specifically: in coastal mass tourism destinations)
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A participatory modelling approach for tourist water demand issues in Rimini (Italian speaking student)
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Climate scenarios development for coastal mass tourist destinations: case studies in Rimini and Benidorm
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Spatially explicit land use modelling with the iCLUE model