Bertien Broekhans
Part of
SR Engineering for Sustainable development 2015/2016
Here you find results of Validated Student Research
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Health & Happiness
How does a sustainable Texel look like that promotes happiness amongst inhabitants and visitors and what is needed to achieve this? -
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Food & More
How does a sustainable agriculture system for Texel look like and what is needed to achieve a transition to such a system? -
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Live with salination
Farmers, nature conservation and water managers currently perceive salination as a major threat that pushes the problem of the distribution of freshwater even further. But how would the future look like if Texel no longer fights against salination, but if Texel would ‘live with nature’ and make use of salt and brackish water, and be more thrifty with the drain-off of freshwater? Ideas of zoning… -
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Texel Research
The main objective of the Texel research is to design Texel as a sustainable island. Texel has about 13.500 inhabitants and 1 miljoen tourists/year; both spend approximately the same number of nights/year. In the past years many sustainable initiatives were developed on the island Texel. Nevertheless, it is perceived that these initiatives do not necessarily build up to a transition to a… -
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Final presentation to Texelars
The results of the research to pathways and actions for transition to sustainable Texel were presented to Texelars at friday afternoon… -
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Texel Week Final Products – January 2016
The final presentation exists in three parts, all grounded in research:a forecast of the transition to a sustainable personal life on Texel in 2065 (have a look at the video/visuals) a general overview of the sustainable island in 2065, and possible transition pathways (report) an impression of the development of island tourism 2015-2065 (view the documentary)