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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Ecosystem services of central African Marantaceae forests
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Does nature help to enhance crop production?
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Biodiversity and land use
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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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Climate change impacts on ecosystem services provided by forests
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Using games to explore the current and future provision of ecosystem services in an agricultural landscape
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Analysis of environmental effects of agri-environmental measures (1)
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Analysis of environmental effects of agri-environmental measures (2)
Pollution & Nutrients
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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
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Tourism and the nitrogen cycle: contribution to emissions, deposition and impacts
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Effects of mitigation options and changing diets on nitrogen and phosphorous losses to the environment
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Impacts of heavy metal inputs on the long term immobilization and release in agricultural soils
Environmental change and Society
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Energy transition: from fossil fuels to biofuels/renewable energy
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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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Assessment of stakeholder interaction in complex water systems: case study in Benidorm