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WARiBaS, Water Assessment on a River Basin Scale. A computer program for calculating water demand and water satisfaction on a catchment basin level; to be used for global scale water stress analysis

The methodology presented as a technical background document to facilitate a first rapid quantitative assessment of water demand and resources on a watershed level is meant for use in global water…
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Compendium of data and indicators for sustainable development in Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica and the Netherlands

In 1994, the Netherlands' Government signed three bilateral Sustainable Development Agreements with the Governments of Bhutan, Benin and Costa Rica. Initiatives taken within this framework resulted in…
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Environmental costs; model and results

The, in connection with this project adapted, Environmental Information and Planning Model (Dutch acronym RIM+) enables the users to calculate environmental costs on a scale of regions (provinces)…
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The human environmental balance

A future policy instrument for assessing the consequences of changes (already made) to the physical environment can be found in the instrument known as the human environmental balance. By taking all…
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Deposition of heavy metals to the Convention waters of OSPARCOM

The depositions of the heavy metals, arsene, cadmium, copper, chromium, nickel, lead and zinc on the Convention waters of OSPARCOM were calculated using an emission-based modelling approach. Emissions…
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Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands 1990-1996: Updated methodology

This inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands has been prepared according to the IPCC Guidelines and complies with the obligations under the European Union's Greenhouse Gas Monitoring…
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Recruitment and composition of population of research to be used for the Natural History Study of the PIAMA project

This report describes the recruitment of participants for the Natural History study of the PIAMA (Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy) project, a birth cohort study on incidence and…
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The Interactive Scenario Scanner (ISS): a Tool to Suppport the Dialogue between Science and Policy on Scenario Development; Version 1

In order to explore long-term policy options for controlling climate change, there is a need to develop and evaluate long-term emission scenarios. If these scenarios are to be policy relevant, they…
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Ecosystem Vulnerability and Climate Protection Goals

Using a review of possible impacts, scenarios of the IMAGE 2 model and the 'Safe Landing Analyses', we have shown here that selecting an appropriate ecological target could assist in defining…
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The impact of NOx emissions from subsonic aircraft on the atmosphere: a 3D model study of the changes in ozone and radiative forcing for the period 1990-2015

Global air traffic has increased extensively during the last few decades and is expected to increase further over the next 20 years by about 5-6% per year. Emissions of trace gases such as carbon…
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