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.
Bioreduction of Selenite and Tellurite by Phanerochaete Chrysosporium
1st Edition
By Erika Jimena Espinosa-Ortiz
July 08, 2016
Selenium (Se) and tellurium (Te) are metalloids of commercial interest due to their physicochemical properties. The water soluble oxyanions of these elements (selenite, selenate, tellurite and tellurate) exhibit high toxicities; hence, their release in the environment is of great concern. This ...
Establishing the Environmental Flow Regime for the Middle Zambezi River
1st Edition
By Elenestina Mwelwa-Mutekenya
July 08, 2016
The Middle Zambezi, host to a rich biodiversity, is located in the central part of the Zambezi River Basin which covers eight Southern African Countries. The area is located downstream of three hydropower schemes. In the last decades, the floodplain riparian tree, the Faidherbia albida, vital for ...
Operational Flood Forecasting, Warning and Response for Multi-Scale Flood Risks in Developing Cities
1st Edition
By María Carolina Rogelis
July 08, 2016
The aim of this book is to contribute to understanding risk knowledge and to forecasting components of early flood warning, particularly in the environment of tropical high mountains in developing cities. This research covers a challenge, taking into account the persistent lack of data, limited ...
Multiple Scales of Suspended Sediment Dynamics in a Complex Geometry Estuary
1st Edition
By Fernanda Achete
May 11, 2016
Many estuaries are located in urbanized, highly engineered environments. Cohesive sediment plays an important role due to its link with estuarine health and ecology. An important ecological parameter is the suspended sediment concentration (SSC) translated into turbidity levels and sediment budget....
Nested algorithms for optimal reservoir operation and their embedding in a decision support platform
1st Edition
By Blagoj Delipetrev
May 11, 2016
Reservoir operation is a multi-objective optimization problem, and is traditionally solved with dynamic programming (DP) and stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) algorithms. The thesis presents novel algorithms for optimal reservoir operation, named nested DP (nDP), nested SDP (nSDP), nested ...
Climate Change Impacts on the Stability of Small Tidal Inlets
1st Edition
By Duong Minh Trang
January 28, 2016
This work explores coastal zones in the vicinity of tidal inlets, which are commonly utilized for navigation, sand mining, waterfront developments and fishing and recreation, are under particularly high population pressure and will only be exacerbated by foreshadowed climate change (CC). Although ...
Design and Development of Two Novel Constructed Wetlands: The Duplex-Constructed Wetland and the Constructed Wetroof
1st Edition
By Maribel Zapater Pereyra
January 28, 2016
Constructed Wetlands (CWs) are among the few natural treatment systems that can guarantee an efficient wastewater treatment and an appealing green space at the same time. However, they require large areas for their construction, which is not available in many cases. In this thesis, two domestic ...
Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal: Metabolic Insights and Salinity Effects
1st Edition
By Laurens Welles
January 28, 2016
The Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) process is a biological process for efficient phosphate removal from wastewaters through intracellular storage of polyphosphate by Phosphate-Accumulating Organisms (PAO) and subsequent removal through wastage of excess sludge. Although many studies ...
Pathogen removal using saturated sand columns supplemented with hydrochar
1st Edition
By Jae Wook Chung
January 28, 2016
Lack of clean water is one of the most important public health challenges in less developed communities. Due to insufficient financial and technical resources in places in need, development of low-cost water treatment technologies can play a key role in sustainable water provision. In this context,...
Policies lost in translation? Unravelling water reform processes in African waterscapes
1st Edition
By Jeltsje Sanne Kemerink-Seyoum
January 28, 2016
Since the 1980s a major change took place in public policies for water resources management. The role of governments shifted under this reform process from an emphasis on investment in the development, operation and maintenance of water infrastructure to a focus on managing water resources systems ...
Rip Current Prediction System for Swimmer Safety: Towards operational forecasting using a process based model and nearshore bathymetry from video
1st Edition
By Leo Sembiring
January 28, 2016
Rip currents are among the most dangerous coastal hazards for the bathing public, and contribute to the highest portion of beach rescues all over the world. In order to help life guards in planning and preparing rescue resources so that casualties can be minimized, information about where and when ...
Water Productivity of Sunflower under Different Irrigation Regimes at Gezira Clay Soil, Sudan
1st Edition
By Eman Rahamtalla Ahmed Elsheikh
November 03, 2015
The Gezira Scheme is Sudan's oldest and largest gravity irrigation system. The scheme has played an important role in the economic development of the country, and is a major source of foreign exchange. The farming system of the Gezira Scheme is dominated by crop production. The main crops grown are...