Projects
Patterns and trends in growth of beech and oak. Does biodiversity improve the resilience of forests to environmental change? KU Leuven
Forests deliver invaluable ecosystem services and products to humanity. The provision of forest biomass is one of the important ecosystem services delivered by forests. Woody biomass is used as building material, for the production of industrial products and bio-energy. In addition, woody biomass is an important carbon dioxide sink, therefore forests are seen as a climate mitigation strategy. However, recent studies link climate change (e.g. ...
Globalization, Agency and Art Nouveau: a comparative study on the development of Japanese department stores and on the role they played in the promotion of decorative arts and textile trends (1880-1930). KU Leuven
The end of the nineteenth century brings forth the birth of department stores and the development of large-scale consumer culture in Japan. That Western department stores and their organisational and promotional systems had a major influence on the formation of department stores in Japan, has been confirmed in research. However, a thorough comparison between Western and Japanese department stores in order to retrace these influences has not ...
Quality and equity of educational systems worldwide: trends over time and determining factors KU Leuven
Education has an essential role in societies, showing both individual as well as social benefits. Therefore, countries worldwide aim for quality and equity of their educational system(s). In this dissertation, we mapped trends over time of educational systems’ quality and equity and explored some possibly determining (classroom) factors. Because there is no consensus on the definitions and on appropriate indicators of quality and equity, both ...
A drying Congo basin? Detection and attribution of the hydroclimatic trends in the Congo basin to anthropogenic activities Vrije Universiteit Brussel
associated changes in weather to anthropogenic activities including
climate change and land and water resources management. Despite
climate change being identified as the key driver of trends in the
hydrological cycle for most regions of the world, there are hardly any
studies carried out within Central Africa and particularly for the Congo
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