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5 oktober 2020

Air pollution in Santiago

This trend report looks into the effect of air pollution on the urban network of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Air pollution is caused by several anthropogenic factors and enhanced by the specific topographic and meteorological circumstances in Santiago. The sources of air pollution are outlined and quantified and several suggestions to mitigate these sources are given. These suggestions can create social inequality, this is an ethical implication that is looked at. A solution strategy in the form of a monitoring network consisting of cheap IoT sensors is presented.

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Gijs Vis

5 oktober 2020

Air Pollution in Tokyo

This report investigates the effect of air pollution on Tokyo. The global effects of air pollution on human health and environment are mentioned. Next, the historical context and current status of air pollution in Tokyo are mentioned and evaluated. The most impacted sector is identified, and projections are made how these effects will develop under climate change until 2050. In addition, the current ethical consequences of the presence of the shock are identified. Next, different solution strategies are found and evaluated, including policy based and technological solutions. Technologies mentioned are hydrogen and urban vegetation. Policies include increased laws and regulations, or increased investment in public transport. Lastly, the ethical consequences of these solutions strategies are mentioned, as well as the resources needed for monitoring of the effectiveness of these solution strategies. A potential stress is the increased negative effect on human health by the deterioration the air quality, making people unable to breath the air in the most affected areas. The most present solution strategies include lowering the amount of exhaust fumes, lowering the amount of air pollutants released by industrial activity, and the capture of already present pollutants by urban vegetation.

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Sjoerd Heegstra

5 oktober 2020

Urban Heat Island effect in Rotterdam

The trend report describes the stress Urban Heat Island (UHI) on the city of Rotterdam located in the Netherlands. The UHI refers to the phenomenon where the temperature in the city is higher than the temperature of the surrounding areas. The UHI is caused by the change of land use. The describes solutions to this problem are to use urban vegetation. Another solution is the use of materials with a higher albedo. The last solution that is described is the change of the design of the urban area. Knowledge questions as well as discussion questions are provided as well.

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Irene van der Veer

20 september 2019

2. Environmental Chemistry - Chemicals

This chapter is the second chapter of 'Toxicology, an open online textbook' . The textbook aims at covering the field in its full width, including aspects of environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, toxicology and risk assessment. Environmental toxicology deals with the negative effects of the exposure to chemicals we regard as pollutants (or contaminants/toxicants).

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Kees van Gestel

21 juli 2017

Air Quality in Kampala

First, we will look at Kampala’s air quality from a general and natural science perspective. Dr. Folkert Boersma will give an introduction to Kampala´s air quality, explain which factors play a role in the city’s air quality, and how it compares to other cities around the world. Learning Objectives: Understand the state of Kampala’s air quality Explain shocks and stresses on critical services and infrastructures (CSIs) of STE systems resulting from a range of disastrous events.

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Folkert Boersma

21 juli 2017

Co-creation on Kampala's Air Quality

Dr. Patience Mguni and Dr. Bas van Vliet reflect on the forms of co-creation for more sustainable cooking practices in the slums of Kampala. They highlight this section’s most important lessons and give an outlook on the future. What do you think is needed for a transition towards clean cooking practices? Learning Objectives: Understand ways citizens of Kampala are co-creating sustainable solutions to air quality issues Explain shocks and stresses on critical services and infrastructures (CSIs) of STE systems resulting from a range of disastrous events.

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Patience Mguni, Bas van Vliet

1 januari 2017

Responsible innovation: From MOOC to book

This textbook is based on the MOOC Responsible Innovation offered by the TU Delft. It provides a framework to reflect on the ethics and risks of new technologies. How can we make sure that innovations do justice to social and ethical values? How can we minimize (unknown)risks? The book explains: • The concept and importance of responsible innovation for society • Key ethical concepts and considerations to analyse the risks of new technologies • Different types of innovation (e.g. radical, niche, incremental, frugal) • Roadmap for Responsible Innovation by Industry • The concept of Value Sensitive Design (VSD) It includes a link to all the web lectures as well as case studies ranging from care robots and nuclear energy to Artificial Intelligence and self-driving vehicles.

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Joost Groot Kormelink