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F.P. Bakker

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Quantifying water transport performance in estuaries

An agent-based method to facilitate system modification trade-offs in multi-stakeholder settings

This dissertation is triggered by the prevalent observation of conflicting stakeholder interests in highly urbanised deltas. These are coastal areas containing estuaries - i.e., water bodies where river water meets and mixes with seawater - which can form open or closed systems, ...
Reducing waiting times is crucial for ports to be efficient and competitive. Important causes of waiting times are cascading interactions between realistic hydrodynamics, accessibility policies, vessel-priority rules, and detailed berth availability. The main challenges are deter ...

Climate change puts stress on the efficient operation of lock complexes. During more frequent and more severe periods of drought, freshwater losses and saltwater intrusion fluxes through lock operations have to be kept to a minimum to guarantee sufficient freshwater availabi ...
Ports strive to maximize their revenues through being sufficiently nautically accessible for sea-going vessels while minimizing dredging efforts, among many other objectives. These two objectives form an interesting trade-off as they are both dependent on the chosen maintained be ...