Projects
News diversity: a Longitudinal and Comparative Perspective KU Leuven
You are holding a manuscript that has been written within the Steunpunt Media (2012-2016), a policy instrument and knowledge centre that was set up to monitor the pluriformity of the Flemish news media landscape, initiated by the former Flemish Minister of Media Ingrid Lieten. The starting point of our research is the notion that content diversity, by itself, ought to be protected within a democratic society (Lieten, 2011; Napoli, ...
Adverse health outcomes in relation to blood pressure and genetic, epigenetic and environmental risk factors KU Leuven
Identification of risk factors is pivotal in disease prevention. The objectives of this doctoral thesis were to address the contribution of common risk factors to the incidence of adverse health outcomes. In line with the title of my thesis, I structured my research around three themes: hypertension, genetic and epigenetic variants that potentially carry risk and exposure to environmental pollutants. The focus on hypertension was obvious ...
Monitoring of perennial flower strips in agricultural landscapes Ghent University
Flower borders are now increasingly installed as an agri-environmental measure to improve biodiversity in the agricultural landscape. However, latest studies show that not all flowers are even attractive to wild pollinators, and that an optimised composition and proportion is necessary, especially for the proper development of perennial flower strips in farmland.
In addition, appropriate mowing schemes are also needed for perennial ...
The interaction between climate and the African great lakes: A study with a regional climate model. KU Leuven
In this PhD project, use will be made of the regional climate model CCLM, in which only very recently, the freshwater lake parameterisation scheme FLake has been implemented. The research will be build around three main axes: (i) improvement of the treatment of turbulent exchanges and lake dynamics in FLake, (ii) climate simulations –and evaluation– for Central and Eastern Africa using CCLM driven by Global Climate Model (GCM) output, and ...
Demonstrator of systemic solutions for the territorial deployment of the circular economy in the Trilateral Chemical Region with a focus on plastic waste streams Quality for Recycling Ghent University
The EU’s plan for a green transition (reducing net greenhouse gas emissions and making Europe carbon-neutral by 2050) hinges on the success of bloc-wide efforts to combat climate change. It is also important for industrial districts throughout Europe to transform into circular economies focussed on sustainability, reduced emissions and consumption. In this context, the EU-funded SYSCHEMIQ project aims to support this transition by providing ...
Circular Economy Transition in Flanders. An Urban Landscape Design Contribution. KU Leuven
Responding to threatening resource scarcity Flemish policy documents and public tenders increasingly mention ‘circular economy’, turning waste into resources, as a goal. Nevertheless, a clear consensus about what exactly constitutes this circular economy lacks. Going to the core of the issue, resource scarcity will not be solved with endless recycling if (population and therefore) consumption keeps growing. Instead consumption needs to ...