Research themes

The Twente Water Centre has four main research themes:

§	river and marine science and engineering

§	water systems and policy analysis

§	water governance

§	uncertainty and risk analysis

plaatje The first theme focuses on the understanding of the physical processes in large surface water bodies such as rivers, estuaries and seas. In the second theme, interactions between human and natural processes are studied within the framework of systems theory and policy is studied from a policy analytical point of view, focused on policy instruments and their effects rather than on policy processes. The theme of water governance focuses on the study of policy processes, institutional arrangements and networks. The theme of uncertainties and risk analysis is cross-cutting and addresses the role of uncertainties and risks in both systems understanding and policy making.

Complete list of research projects

Ongoing projects:

Period	Research titles and researchers
2011-2012	Applying the concepts of virtual water trade and water footprint in developing national policy in a water-scarce country: A case study for Tunisia. Chouchane (PhD), Hoekstra (Promoter)
2010-2014	Evaluation of Hydrological Response of Yangtze River Basin to Climate Change and Human Activities. Huang (PhD), Hoekstra (Promoter), Su, Krol, Salama, Zhou
2010-2014	Exploring downstream water availability of Yellow River based on historic and projected runoff change in the source region area Zheng (PhD), Hoekstra (Promoter), Su, Booij, van der Velde
2010-2014	Drought in the Netherlands: a Risk approach. Van Duinen (PhD), Van der Veen (Promoter)
2010-2014	Communication of model results in flood management Leskens (PhD), Hoekstra (Promoter), Brugnach
2010-2014	River bed form evolution modelling for flood management purposes Naqshband (PhD), van Duin (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Dohmen, Ribberink, Sterlini, Paarlberg
2009-2013	Coping with uncertainty in water engineering projects embracing natural dynamics Van den Hoek (PhD), Hoekstra (Promoter), Krol
2009-2013	Development of a water information system for global scale water use assessment Romaguera (PhD), Hoekstra (Promoter), Su , Krol, Salama
2009-2013	Short term biophysical interactions in coastal mangroves Horstman (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Dohmen, Bouma, Herman, Webb, Friess, Galli, Balke]
2009-2012	Governance of Globalized Water Resources Water footprint: from methodology to practice Ercin (PhD), Hoekstra (Promoter)
2008-2012	Seasonal and Long-Term Prediction of Low Flows in the Rhine Basin Demirel (PhD), Hoekstra (Promoter) Booij
2008-2012	Applying Dutch water expertise abroad Vinke (PhD), Hulscher (PhD),Augustijn, Bressers
2007-2012	Uncovering inherent dynamics in coupled bio-geomorphodynamic systems offshore Borsje (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Herman
2005-2012	Globalization of water Mekonnen (PhD), Hoekstra (Promoter), van Oel
2007-2011	Roughness modelling Warmink (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), van der Klis
2006-2010	Interactive implementation. Evers, Bressers, van Leussen
2005-2010	Congruent scales in economics, coastal engineering and coastal morphology van der Burgh, Wijnberg, Hulscher
2005-2009	Aquaterra NL: Scientific knowledge in decision making for water-management projects. Bressers, Coenen, Kuks, van Tilburg
2005-2009	Administrative coupling: Dealing with complexity in water management. Bressers, Hanegraaff, Kuks, Lulofs
2005-2009	Integration of remote sensing in water quality assessment & monitoring. Mannaerts, Strobl, Nonomura
2005-2008	Modelling radiation, heat and mass exchanges. Su, Gieske, W. Timmermans, J. Timmermans
2005-07	Dragon drought monitoring. Su, van der Velde, Rientjes
2005-07	Exploitation of Angular effects in land surface observations from satellites. Su, Gieske, Timmermans
2005-07	Rivercross: Cross-border issues in water management. Coenen, Kuks, Lulofs
2005-07	Synergy of passive microwave observations and SAR observations for soil moisture estimates. Su, van der Velde
2005-06	Operational evapotranspiration estimations for hydrological applications using MSG and Envisat data Maathuis, Timmermans, Gieske
2003-07	Effectiveness of wetland protection policies Owens, Bressers, Dinica
	Collaborative spatial planning support system for food security. Sharif
	Food security in space and time. de Bie
	GIPWM. Mannaerts, Bos, Parodi, Brito, Muthuwatta, Saavedra
	Integration of modern space and ground RS techniques for monitoring and modelling of subsurface water fluxes. Lubczynski
	Improvements to atmosphere-land exchange analysis Gieske, Su, Timmermans
	Mapping, monitoring and modelling of wetland ecosystems de Leeuw, Vekerdy

Completed projects:

Period	Research titles and researchers
2006-10	Analysis and forecasting of change in the marine environment: a method for identifying impact of large scale offshore wind farms on marine fauna Pérez Lapeña, WIjnberg, Stein, Hulscher
2005-10	Water policy development from an uncertainty perspective Bijlsma, Krol, Hoekstra
2006-09	Sand transport in oscillatory flows in the sheet-flow regime Schretlen, van der Werf, Ribberink
2005-09	Congruent scales in economics, coastal engineering and coastal morphology Filatova, Veen, Hulscher, Bochev, Wijnberg, Mulder
2004-09	Roughness modelling for managing natural shallow water systems Hommes, Noordam, de Vries, van der Mark, Tuijnder, Roos, Otter, Blom, Augustijn, Ribberink, van der Klis, Hulscher
2004-09	Coastal zone management of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia Meilianda, Dohmen-Janssen, Hulscher
2006-08	Water security Chapagain, Hoekstra
2007-08	Flood security strategies for dike ring 6: reducing system risk Booij, Buijsrogge, Hoekstra, de Kok, Lansink, Reedt Dortland, Steinweg
2007-2008	Trade-offs between energy and waterfootprints Gerbens-Leenes, Hoekstra, van der Meer
2005-2008	NeWater Scientific Challenge Krywkow, van der Veen
2004-2008	Dune stochastic in river morphodynamics Blom, Parker
2004-2008	FLOODsite Krywkow, van der Veen
2004-2008	Rapid assessment methodology for support of strategic lowland river planning Janssen, Hoekstra, de Kok,, Krol
2006-2007	Adapting to climate change: the probabilistic versus the self-learning dike Hoekstra, Kok
2003-2007	Climate change and adaptive water management in semiarid Northeast Brazil van Oel, Krol, Hoekstra
2003-2007	Dynamic roughness in rivers during floods Paarlberg, Dohmen-Janssen, Hulscher
2003-2007	Modelling vegetation roughness for river basin management Huthoff, Augustijn, Hulscher
2003-2007	Geographical information system of the North sea van der Veen, Knaapen, Buijsrogge, Hulscher
2003-2007	Modelling of spatial and temporal variations in offshore sandwaves: process-oriented vs. stochastic approach van der Meer, Hulscher, Knaapen, Németh, van den Berg, Van Damme
2001-2006	Decision making on flood management in the Meuse river Wesselink, Krol
2002-2005	European marine sand and gravel resources: evaluation and environmental impact of extraction Idier, Knaapen, Hulscher
2002-2005	Eines Decision Support Systems, Elbe de Kok
2001-2005	Appropriate modelling for river basin management Huang, de Kok, Hulscher
2001-2005	Methodology for validation of integrated systems models Giang, de Kok, Hulscher
2001-2005	Sediment transport processes in the ripple regime on the shoreface van der Werf, Ribberink, Hulscher
2000-2005	Flood waves in the Dutch Meuse River Gerretsen, Hulscher
2000-2005	AQUADAPT project Kuks, Schrama
1999-2005	Controversies in water management - frames and mental models Kolkman, van der Veen
2004	Urban water-chain management Lulofs, Coenen, Kuks
2003-04	Interactive governance in practice Lulofs, van de Peppel, Coenen, Bressers
2002-2004	European water regimes and the notion of a sustainable status Bressers, Fuchs, Huitema, Kuks
2001-2004	Flood control decision support Booij, Vreugdenhil
2000-2004	Appropriate flood forecasting for reservoir operation Dong, Dohmen-Janssen
2000-2004	Decision support systems for river basin management Xu, Booij, Hulscher
2000-2004	Offshore sand extraction – morphodynamic effects in relation to seabed patterns Roos, Hulscher, de Vriend
2000-2004	The effectiveness and efficiency of environmental regulation: The Dutch effluent charges Bressers, Lulofs
1995-2004	Water governance and institutional change Bressers, Kuks
2003	Evaluation of an internal organization in charge of water retention areas Lulofs
2003	Evaluation of the water retention areas ‘Noord en Zuid Meene’ Lulofs
1997-2002	Appropriate modelling of climate change impacts on river flooding Booij, Vreugdenhil