Assessment of the global and regional geographical, technical and economic potential of onshore wind energy
The regional and global geographical, technical and economic potential of onshore wind energy is assessed using a grid cell approach. For the economic potential, the regional cost–supply curves of…
Comparison of modeled and observed stratospheric ozone springtime
Abstract: To investigate how well the global distribution of total ozone is simulated by models we have selected a number of parameters in climatological values we address are timing, magnitude and…
Quick scan health benefits and costs of water supply and sanitation
The objective of this report is to outline the development issues in the interaction of water & sanitation and population health in general, and to summarise possible solutions to reduce the water…
Sectorale CO2-emissies tot 2010. Update Referentieraming als basis voor streefwaarden
Nederland stoot in 2010 precies zoveel CO 2 uit om de doelstelling volgens het Kyoto-protocol te halen. Dat blijkt uit sectorale CO2-emissies die ECN en RIVM hebben berekend op verzoek van VROM.
Aan de hand van vier scenario’s wordt in dit artikel beschreven hoe de Nederlandse bevolking zich in de toekomst kan ontwikkelen. De scenario’s zijn gebaseerd op vier toekomstbeelden van mogelijke…
Lange-termijn allochtonenscenario's voor Nederland
Aan de hand van vier scenario’s wordt in dit artikel beschreven hoe de allochtone bevolking zich in de toekomst kan ontwikkelen. Deze scenario’s sluiten aan bij de vier lange-termijn…
This report provides an overview and analysis of the air pollution situation in Europe in the year 2000 and the preceding decade. It is based on indicators for underlying driving forces, emissions…
Accessibility evaluation of land-use and transport strategies: review and research directions
A review of accessibility measures is presented for assessing the usability of these measures in evaluations of land-use and transport strategies and developments. Accessibility measures are reviewed…
The new decision tree for the evaluation of pesticide leaching from soils
The Dutch decision tree on leaching from soil has been re-designed to be more in line with EU guidelines on the assessment of the leaching potential of substances.
The GeoPEARL model: Part II - User guide and update of model description
Recently, the Netherlands has adopted a new decision tree for evaluating the leaching potential of pesticides, specifically to see if the concentration in groundwater exceeds the EU drinking-water…
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