Finished research projects

Period

Research titles and researchers  

2015-2023

Filters and plant trait strategies; What steers vegetation dynamics in floodplains of regulated lowland rivers?
Harezlak (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor), Augustijn

2018-2023

Vertical dependences in swash-zone flows and sand transport
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. 
Pourteimouri (PhD), Hulscher (Promotor, Wijnberg, Campmans

2018-2022

Water quality stress shifting within inter-regional commodity trade
Ye (PhD), Krol (Promotor), Wang

2018-2022

Coastal hazard and risk assessments at European scale
Athanasiou (PhD), Krol (Promotor), Kwadijk (Promotor), van Dongeren, Giardino

2017-2022

Morphological effects of buildings in a sandy beach environment
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