De Risk Factory is een veiligheidseducatiecentrum waar basisschoolleerlingen en groepen met een verhoogd veiligheidsrisico veiligheidsbewust worden gemaakt door realistische scenario’s aan den lijve te ondervinden. Het doel van de Risk Factory is om bezoekers kennis te geven van mogelijke veiligheidsrisico’s en de zelfredzaamheid van deze bezoekers te vergroten. Dit onderzoek is erop gericht om te kijken in hoeverre een bezoek aan de Risk Factory bijdraagt aan de mate van zelfredzaamheid van bezoekers. Uit het onderzoek naar de effectiviteit van de Risk Factory blijkt dat een bezoek aan de Risk Factory leidt tot een hoog veiligheidsbewustzijn en een grotere intentie tot zelfredzaamheid onder kinderen uit groep 7 en 8 van de basisschool. De Risk Factory levert een belangrijke bijdrage aan het voorbereiden van kinderen op mogelijke onveilige situaties in de omgeving. Ondanks de positieve resultaten verkregen in dit onderzoek, is het nog wel van belang om na te gaan in hoeverre het ‘aan den lijve ondervinden’ van realistische scenario’s in de Risk Factory doorslaggevend is in het vergroten van de zelfredzaamheid. Het vergelijken van het effect van een bezoek aan de Risk Factory met het effect van ‘standaard’ voorlichtingsbijeenkomsten verdient daarom aanbeveling.
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International Womans day in Katowice, presentation about Sustainable risk leadership
Leven is risico nemen, dat geldt ook voor ICT-voorzieningen. Wie wil dat ze draaien, moet voor lief nemen dat ze soms uitvallen. Niet ieder risico kan geheel uitgeschakeld worden, maar door selectief risico's te nemen kun je de prestaties van de systemen maximaliseren op beschikbaarheid, bereikbaarheid, betrouwbaarheid of behendigheid.
The primary objective of the project is to identify policies for the transformation of the Norwegian tourism sector to become resilient to climate change and carbon risks; to maintain and develop its economic benefits; and to significantly reduce its emissions-intensity per unit of economic output. Collaborative partnersStiftinga Vestlandforsking, Stiftelsen Handelshoyskolen, Stat Sentralbyra, Norges Handelshoyskole, Stiftelsen Nordlandsforskning, Fjord Norge, Hurtigruten, Neroyfjorden Verdsarvpark, Uni Waterloo, Uni Queensland, Desinasjon Voss, Stift Geirangerfjorden Verdsarv, Hogskulen Pa Vestlandet.
Due to the existing pressure for a more rational use of the water, many public managers and industries have to re-think/adapt their processes towards a more circular approach. Such pressure is even more critical in the Rio Doce region, Minas Gerais, due to the large environmental accident occurred in 2015. Cenibra (pulp mill) is an example of such industries due to the fact that it is situated in the river basin and that it has a water demanding process. The current proposal is meant as an academic and engineering study to propose possible solutions to decrease the total water consumption of the mill and, thus, decrease the total stress on the Rio Doce basin. The work will be divided in three working packages, namely: (i) evaluation (modelling) of the mill process and water balance (ii) application and operation of a pilot scale wastewater treatment plant (iii) analysis of the impacts caused by the improvement of the process. The second work package will also be conducted (in parallel) with a lab scale setup in The Netherlands to allow fast adjustments and broaden evaluation of the setup/process performance. The actions will focus on reducing the mill total water consumption in 20%.
This PD project aims to gather new knowledge through artistic and participatory design research within neighbourhoods for possible ways of addressing and understanding the avoidance and numbness caused by feelings of vulnerability, discomfort and pain associated with eco-anxiety and chronic fear of environmental doom. The project will include artistic production and suitable forms of fieldwork. The objectives of the PD are to find answers to the practice problem of society which call for art that sensitises, makes aware and helps initiate behavioural change around the consequences of climate change. Rather than visualize future sea levels directly, it will seek to engage with climate change in a metaphorical and poetic way. Neither a doom nor an overly techno-optimistic scenario seem useful to understand the complexity of flood risk management or the dangers of flooding. By challenging both perspectives with artistic means, this research hopes to counter eco-anxiety and create a sense of open thought and susceptibility to new ideas, feelings and chains of thought. Animation and humour, are possible ingredients. The objective is to find and create multiple Dutch water stories, not just one. To achieve this, it is necessary to develop new methods for selecting and repurposing existing impactful stories and strong images. Citizens and students will be included to do so via fieldwork. In addition, archival materials will be used. Archives serve as a repository for memory recollection and reuse, selecting material from the audiovisual archive of the Institute of Sound & Vision will be a crucial part of the creative work which will include two films and accompanying music.
