Finished research | Projects | Department of Civil Engineering

Period	Research titles and researchers
2021-2025	Water level simulation in rivers: exploring alternatives to traditional roughness calibration [PhD thesis] Khorsandi Kuhanestani (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Booij, Warmink, Bomers
2020-2025	Towards integrated management of sandy anthropogenic shores: exploring human natural interactions [PhD thesis] Bakhshianlamouki (PhD), Wijnberg (Promotor), Voinov, Augustijn, Brugnach
2020-2025	Morphodynamics of Sandy anthropogenic shores; beach-dune systems affected by human action [PhD thesis] Teixeira Manion (PhD), Wijnberg (Promotor), Horstman
2020-2024	Efficient modelling of ecomorphodynamcis in estuaries to evaluate salt-intrusion solutions [PhD thesis] Siemes (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Duong, Borsje
2019-2024	Coastal Flood Risk Reduction By Mangroves; An Engineering Perspective [PhD thesis] Gijsman (PhD), Wijnberg (Promotor), Horstman
2022-2024	Back to the roots: The reliability of a pullout test for assessing the erosion resistance of grassed dike covers van der Meijden (EngD), Augustijn, Warmink
2020-2024	River dune dynamics under high and low flows [PhD thesis] Lokin (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Warmink, Bomers
2019-2023	Idealized modeling of estuarine sand dunes [PhD thesis] Van der Sande (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Roos
2015-2023	Filters and plant trait strategies; What steers vegetation dynamics in floodplains of regulated lowland rivers? [PhD thesis] Harezlak (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Augustijn
2018-2023	Vertical dependences in swash-zone flows and sand transport [PhD thesis] Kranenborg (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Reniers, v.d. Werf, Campmans
2018-2023	Modelling the influence of characteristics, orientation and positioning of beach buildings on airflow and aeolian sediment transport patterns in the surrounding area. [PhD thesis] Pourteimouri (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor, Wijnberg, Campmans
2017-2022	Morphological effects of buildings in a sandy beach environment [PhD thesis] Poppema (PhD), Wijnberg, Hulscher
2017-2022	Over the dike top; Modelling the hydraulic load of overtopping waves including transitions for dike cover erosion [PhD thesis] van Bergeijk (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Warmink
2017-2022	Exploratory modelling of barrier coast dynamics [PhD thesis] Reef (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Roos, Schuttelaars
2017-2021	Medicines unwanted in water (MEDUWA) – Vecht(e): Grey Water Footprint for selected pharmaceuticals in the Vecht river catchment Wöhler(PhD), Krol (Promotor), Hogeboom
2017-2021	The influence of berms, roughness and oblique waves on wave overtopping at dikes [PhD thesis] Chen (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Warmink, van Gent
2017-2021	Discharge and water level uncertainty in bifurcating rivers [PhD thesis] Gensen (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Warmink
2016-2019	ForeShore: soft solutions - certain safety Borsje
2015-2019	The feedbacks among tidal sand waves, benthic organisms and sediment sorting processes Damveld (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Roos, Borsje
2015-2019	Biogeomorphology of salt marshes; Understanding the decadal salt marsh dynamics for flood defense Willemsen (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Borsje
2016-2020	An integrative approach to reducing the water, land and carbon footprint of global energy consumption Holmatov (PhD), Krol (Promoter), Schyns
2019-2020	Narratives on water savings in Agriculture Vargas Farias, Schyns
2018-2019	Climate Vulnerabilities of Agriculture in Turkey Ercin
2015-2019	Application of soil moisture information for operational water management [PhD-thesis] Pezij (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Augustijn, Hendriks
2015-2019	Floods of the past – Design for the future ) [PhD-thesis] Bomers (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Schielen
2018-2019	Responses of hydrological processes to varying rainfall characteristics and rainfall patterns under climate change Gao (PhD), Booij
2015-2019	Improving river management by estimating model uncertainty Berends (PhD), Hulscher (Promoter), Warmink
2014-2018	The dynamics of side channels as rehabilitation measure: linking theory and practice [PhD thesis] Denderen(PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Schielen
2014-2018	Beach-dune systems near inlets: linking subtidal and subaerial morphodynamics [PhD thesis] Galiforni Silva (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Wijnberg
2014-2018	Modeling the effect of storm events and wind waves on sand wave dynamics [PhD thesis] Campmans (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Roos
2014-2018	Agricultural Resource Efficiency and Reduction of Impacts Under Land-Use and Climate Change Scenarios in Brazil Nouri (postdoc), Hoekstra, Krol, de Jong van Lier, Dourado Neto
2014-2018	Present and future global availability and scarcity of land with sufficient green water resources for agricultural production: The potential of green water for reducing agricultural blue water consumption [PhD thesis] Schyns (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Booij
2011-2018	Understanding the economics of water use, allocation and trade: Showing the added value of applying different analytical tools [PhD thesis] Chouchane (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor)
2013-2017	Assessing and addressing inter-annual variability in blue water scarcity at high spatial and temporal resolution on a global scale [PhD thesis] Hogeboom (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Krol
2013-2017	Aeolian and hydrodynamic sand exchange across beaches [PhD thesis] Duarte Campos (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Wijnberg
2013-2017	Impact of land use change on water availability in Indonesia under varying climatic conditions [PhD thesis] Marhaento (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Booij, Rientjes
2013-2017	Water Footprint Reduction and Associated Cost in Irrigated Crop Production [PhD thesis] Chukalla (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Krol
2012-2016	Safety assessment of multifunctional flood defences [PhD thesis] Aguilar López (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Warmink , Schielen
2012-2016	Sand Transport under Breaking Waves [PhD thesis] Van der Zanden (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Ribberink
2011-2015	The water and ecological footprint of meat and milk production and consumption in Kenya: Sustainability and food security [PhD thesis] Bosire (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor)
2011-2015	Past, current and future water scarcity in China [PhD thesis] Zhuo La (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor)
2011-2015	Sand Extraction and coastal safety (SEACOS) [PhD thesis] Chen Wenlong (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor)
2010-2014	Evaluation of Hydrological Response of Yangtze River Basin to Climate Change and Human Activities [PhD thesis] Huang (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), 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 [PhD thesis] Zheng (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Su, Booij, van der Velde
2010-2014	Communication of model results in flood management [PhD thesis] Leskens (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Brugnach
2010-2014	River bed form evolution modelling for flood management purposes; River dune evolution and the transition to plane beds [PhD thesis] van Duin (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Dohmen, Ribberink, Sterlini, Paarlberg
2010-2014	Drought in the Netherlands: a Risk approach Van Duinen (PhD), van der Veen (Promotor)
2010-2014	System robustness analysis for flood and drought risk management [PhD thesis] Mens (PhD), van Beek (promotor), Klijn, van der Sluijs
2010-2014	River bed form evolution modelling for flood management purposes; On the influence of suspended sediment transport on dune evolution [PhD thesis] Naqshband (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Dohmen, Ribberink, Sterlini, Paarlberg
2009-2013	Development of a water information system for global scale water use assessment Romaguera (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Su (Promotor), Krol, Salama
2010-2014	Turbidity Dynamics in Lake Naivasha Ecosystem [PhD thesis] Ndungu (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor)
2009-2013	Short term biophysical interactions in coastal mangroves [PhD thesis] Horstman (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Dohmen, Bouma, Herman, Webb, Friess, Galli, Balke
2009-2013	Coping with uncertainty in water engineering projects embracing natural dynamics [PhD thesis] Van den Hoek (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Krol
2009-2012	Governance of Globalized Water Resources Water footprint: from methodology to practice [PhD thesis] Ercin (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor)
2008-2012	Process based modelling of sediment transport under waves in the sheet-flow regime [PhD thesis] Kranenburg (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Ribberink, Uittenbogaard
2008-2012	Seasonal and Long-Term Prediction of Low Flows in the Rhine Basin [PhD thesis] Demirel (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Booij
2008-2012	Applying Dutch water expertise abroad; how to contribute effectively in the Romanian context [PhD thesis] Vinke (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Augustijn, Bressers
2007-2012	Uncovering inherent dynamics in coupled bio-geomorphodynamic systems offshore [PhD thesis] Borsje (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Herman
2005-2010	Congruent scales in economics, coastal engineering and coastal morphology [PhD thesis] van der Burgh (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Wijnberg
2009-2012	Modeling sand transport by strong currents and waves using DPM Sterlini (PhD), van der Hoef (FCRE), Ribberink
2007-2011	Roughness modelling Warmink (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Booij, van der Klis
2005-2012	Globalization of water [PhD thesis] Mekonnen (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Gerbens-Leenes, van Oel
2005 – 2010	Water policy development from an uncertainty perspective [PhD thesis] Bijlsma (PhD), Hoekstra (Promotor), Krol
2005 - 2009	Sand transport under full scale progressive surface waves in the sheet-flow regime [PhD thesis] Schretlen (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Ribberink
2005-2009	Congruent scales in economics, coastal engineering and coastal morphology Filatova, Veen, Hulscher, Bochev, Wijnberg, Mulder
2004 - 2009	Roughness modelling for managing natural shallow water systems [PhD thesis Hommes] [PhD thesis vd Mark] Hommes, Noordam, de Vries, van der Mark, Tuijnder, Roos, Otter, Blom, Augustijn, Ribberink, van der Klis, Hulscher
2004 - 2009	Coastal zone management of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia [PhD thesis] Meilianda, Dohmen-Janssen, Hulscher
2006 - 2008	Water security Chapagain, Hoekstra
2007 - 2008	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 [PhD thesis] Paarlberg, Dohmen-Janssen, Hulscher
2003 - 2007	Modelling vegetation roughness for river basin management [PhD thesis] 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 Huang, de Kok
2001 - 2005	Appropriate modelling for river basin management Huang, de Kok, Hulscher
2001 - 2005	Methodology for validation of integrated systems models [PhD thesis] 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 [PhD thesis] Gerretsen, Hulscher
1999-2005	Controversies in water management - frames and mental models [PhD thesis] Kolkman, van der Veen
2001 - 2004	Flood control decision support Booij, Vreugdenhil
2000 - 2004	Appropriate flood forecasting for reservoir operation [PhD thesis] 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 [PhD thesis] Roos, Hulscher, de Vriend
1997 - 2002	Appropriate modelling of climate change impacts on river flooding [PhD thesis] Booij, Vreugdenhil