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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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
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A systems analysis of tourism water consumption in Rimini
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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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Participatory modelling for tourist water consumption
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Reconnecting Business parks: towards an integral and functional part of the landscape
Pollution & Nutrients
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Spatial analysis to support agri-environmental policies for a reduction of pesticide use risks
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Impacts of agricultural management measures on soil compaction
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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
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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
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Export of heavy metals from watersheds
Environmental change and Society
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Spatially explicit land use modelling with the iCLUE model
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Group model building with stakeholders using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping
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Development and analysis of Multi-scale scenarios
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European scenarios for tourism
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Agent-based modelling of tourism and water scarcity
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(Mis)matches between current agricultural impact investments and socioeconomic and ecological conditions of targeted area. A multiscalar analysis
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Boundary Crossing Competence Development for Environmental Professionals
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The multiple benefits of (urban) green infrastructure
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Assessing climate and development measures in major economies
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Impacts of roads and other infrastructure on biodiversity