IHE Delft PhD Thesis Series
About the Book Series
IHE Delft PhD programme leads to a deepening of a field of specialisation. PhD fellows do scientific research, often with conclusions that directly influence their region. At IHE Delft, PhD researchers from around the world participate in problem-focused and solution-oriented research on development issues, resulting in an inspiring research environment. PhD fellows work together with other researchers from many countries dealing with topics related to water and the environment.
PhD research is often carried out in the ‘sandwich’ model. Preparation and final reporting – the first and last portion of the programme – are carried out in Delft, while actual research is done in the fellow’s home country, under co-supervision of a local institute. Regular contacts with the promotor are maintained through visits and long-distance communication. This enables researchers to employ solutions directly to problems in their geographical region.
IHE Delft PhD degrees are awarded jointly with a university. The degrees are highly valued and fully recognised in all parts of the world.
Soil Aquifer Treatment: Assessment and Applicability of Primary Effluent Reuse in Developing Countries
1st Edition
By Chol Deng Thon Abel
November 03, 2014
Climate change, rapid population growth and urbanization are causing water shortage and pollution, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of the world due to the growing demand in different sectors and disposal of inadequately treated wastewater to water bodies. To tackle these challenges, ...
Coagulation and Ultrafiltration in Seawater Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment
1st Edition
By S. Assiyeh Alizadeh Tabatabai
June 24, 2014
This study investigates the role of coagulation in enhancing hydraulic performance and permeate quality of UF membranes and provides insight into options for minimizing or ideally eliminating coagulation from UF pre-treatment to SWRO. Results show that coagulation improves UF hydraulic performance ...
Space-time Variation of Hydrological Processes and Water Resources in Rwanda: Focus on the Migina Catchment
1st Edition
By Omar Munyaneza
June 17, 2014
Presenting the hydrological research carried out in the Migina catchment (260 km2), Southern Rwanda with the objective to explore the hydrological trends and climate linkages for catchments in Rwanda (26,338 km2), and to contribute to the understanding of dominant hydrological process interactions....
Algal Blooms and Membrane Based Desalination Technology
1st Edition
By Loreen Ople Villacorte
May 20, 2014
Seawater desalination is rapidly growing in terms of installed capacity (~80 million m3/day in 2013), plant size and global application. An emerging threat to this technology is the seasonal proliferation of microscopic algae in seawater known as algal blooms. Such blooms have caused operational ...
Assessing the Impacts of Environmental Changes on the Water Resources of the Upper Mara, Lake Victoria Basin
1st Edition
By Fidelis Ndambuki Kilonzo
May 20, 2014
Growing population and unregulated access to forest land have exerted high pressure on the land and water resources of the recharge areas of the transboundary Mara river, in the Lake Victoria region leading to changes in land and water use patterns in the basin. This thesis considers the ...
Networked Environments for Stakeholder Participation in Water Resources and Flood Management
1st Edition
By Adrian Delos Santos Almoradie
May 20, 2014
Stakeholders’ lack of awareness, involvement and participation in the planning and management of water resources and flood risk often creates problems in the acceptance and implementation of proposed measures. Interactions among stakeholders and decision makers build awareness, trust, enhance ...
Delivering Change: Towards Fit-for-Purpose Governance of Adaptation to Flooding and Drought
1st Edition
By Jeroen Rijke
May 06, 2014
This book addresses pressing challenges of policy makers, planners and project managers in the water sector to successfully implement adaptation action. Taking into account both strategic planning and implementation of adaptation projects, it provides principles and attributes that contribute to ...
Delivering Integrated Flood Risk Management: Governance for Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation
1st Edition
By Sebastiaan van Herk
May 06, 2014
The frequency and consequences of extreme flood events have increased rapidly worldwide in recent decades and climate change and economic growth are likely to exacerbate this trend. Flood protection measures alone cannot accommodate the future frequencies and impacts of flooding. Integrated flood ...
Modelling Groundwater Systems: Understanding and Improving Groundwater Quantity and Quality Management
1st Edition
By Girma Yimer Ebrahim
May 06, 2014
Groundwater is increasingly subjected to excessive over-exploitation and contamination in many parts of the world. It faces the challenge of balancing its multiple functions in a sustainable manner. This thesis explores several specific problems related to contaminant migration, groundwater-surface...
The Effect of Riparian Zones on Nitrate Removal by Denitrification at the River Basin Scale
1st Edition
By Linh Hoang
May 06, 2014
At the interface between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, the riparian zone plays an important role in nitrogen removal, despite the minor proportion of the land area that it covers. Very limited studies are carried out in modelling these effects at the river basin scales. The Soil and Water ...
Web-based Virtual Environments for Decision Support in Water Based Systems
1st Edition
By Xuan Zhu
May 06, 2014
User interface is one of the most important components for decision support systems since it directly faces to the end users: decision makers and stakeholders. Implementation of modern visualization and interaction techniques can fill the gap between models and information in order to assist the ...
Adsorptive Removal of Heavy Metals from Groundwater by Iron Oxide Based Adsorbents
1st Edition
By Valentine Uwamariya
March 06, 2014
In general, groundwater is a preferred source of drinking water because of its convenient availability and its constant and good quality. However this source is vulnerable to contamination by several substances. Acceptable quality limits relative to micropollutant contents in drinking water are ...