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	Author	Goorden, L.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Lenaerts, S.; Deblonde, M.; van Oudheusden, M.; et al.
	Title	Nanotechnologie op de agenda			Type	Minutes and reports
	Year	2009	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
	Volume		Issue		Pages
	Keywords	Minutes and reports; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM); Society and Environment; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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	Publisher	NanoSoc	Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos		Publication Date	0000-00-00
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN		ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82903			Serial	2278
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	Author	Reijniers, J.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Hybrid ferromagnetic/semiconductor Hall effect device			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1998	Publication	Applied physics letters	Abbreviated Journal	Appl Phys Lett
	Volume	73	Issue		Pages	357-359
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Engineering Management (ENM)
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	Publisher	American Institute of Physics	Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000075275600027	Publication Date	2002-07-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0003-6951;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.411	Times cited	35	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.411; 1998 IF: 3.349
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24171			Serial	1519
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	Author	Ang, F.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Beyond the environmentalist's paradox and the debate on weak versus strong sustainability			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2012	Publication	Bioscience	Abbreviated Journal	Bioscience
	Volume	62	Issue	3	Pages	251-259
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Environmentalists generally argue that ecological damage will (eventually) lead to declines in human well-being. From this perspective, the recent introduction of the “environmentalist's paradox” in BioScience by Raudsepp-Hearne and colleagues (2010) is particularly significant. In essence, Raudsepp-Hearne and colleagues (2010) claimed that although ecosystem services have been degraded, human well-being-paradoxically-has increased. In this article, we show that this debate is in fact rooted in a broader discussion on weak sustainability versus strong sustainability (the substitutability of human-made capital for natural capital). We warn against the reductive nature of focusing only on a stock flow framework in which a natural-capital stock produces ecosystem services. Concretely, we recommend a holistic approach in which the complexity, irreversibility, uncertainty, and ethical predicaments intrinsic to the natural environment and its connections to humanity are also considered.
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	Language		Wos	000301561900008	Publication Date	2012-03-07
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	ISSN	0006-3568	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.378	Times cited	17	Open Access
	Notes	; We thank three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. This aiticle has benefited considerably from interesting discussions (especially with Liesbet Vranken) at the 13th Belgian PhD Symposium of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics, Brussels, on 27 April 2011. We are grateful for the financial support of the European Fund for Regional Development project 475, Closing the Circle. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 5.378; 2012 IF: 4.739
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:127559			Serial	6160
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	Author	Lan Thanh Nguyen; Anh Pham Hoai Nguyen; Van Passel, S.; Azadi, H.; Lebailly, P.
	Title	Access to preferential loans for poverty reduction and rural development : evidence from Vietnam			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal Of Economic Issues	Abbreviated Journal	J Econ Issues
	Volume	52	Issue	1	Pages	246-269
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Preferential loans play an important role in the process of reducing poverty in developing countries. Considering the data set from the 2010 Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey, we aim to examine the influential factors in probability of households getting access to preferential loans. Additionally, we analyze the determinants of household income in association with the loans by applying a quantile regression model. Our results show that ethnicity-related factors have the largest marginal effect on the access to preferential loans. The results from the quantile regression model demonstrate that the debt factor has a deeper impact on the borrowing group at the lower quantiles of household income.
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	Language		Wos	000426925300012	Publication Date	2018-12-05
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0021-3624	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	0.581	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 0.581
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:150919			Serial	6146
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	Author	Reijniers, J.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Diffusive transport in the hybrid Hall effect device			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2000	Publication	Journal of applied physics	Abbreviated Journal	J Appl Phys
	Volume	87	Issue		Pages	8088-8092
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Engineering Management (ENM)
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	Publisher	American Institute of Physics	Place of Publication	New York, N.Y.	Editor
	Language		Wos	000087067400075	Publication Date	2002-07-26
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0021-8979;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.068	Times cited	12	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.068; 2000 IF: 2.180
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:28516			Serial	703
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	Author	Annys, S.; Adgo, E.; Ghebreyohannes, T.; Van Passel, S.; Dessein, J.; Nyssen, J.
	Title	Impacts of the hydropower-controlled Tana-Beles interbasin water transfer on downstream rural livelihoods (northwest Ethiopia)			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Journal Of Hydrology	Abbreviated Journal	J Hydrol
	Volume	569	Issue	569	Pages	436-448
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Despite public awareness of unintended impacts (1980s) and well-developed international standards (2000s), downstream impacts of large hydropower projects still very often are not properly assessed. Impacts of (hydropower-regulated) interbasin water transfers (IBWTs) are considered self-evidently positive, although they can have far-reaching consequences for hydrogeomorphological systems and consequently river-dependent communities. In this study, the downstream direct and indirect impacts of the Ethiopian hydropower-regulated Tana-Beles IBWT are evaluated in an interdisciplinary way. The components of the framework of rural livelihoods are considered and changing contexts, resources availabilities and livelihood strategies are analysed. Mixed methods are applied, combining hydrogeomorphological field observations, GIS analyses, scientific literature, policy documents, and semi-structured interviews with local people and local to federal authorities. Results show that the IBWT drastically increased the Beles rivers discharge (with an average release of +92 m3 s−1 at the outlet; 2 in rainy season and 12 in dry season 100 km downstream of the water release) and introduced dangerous situations for local communities (over 250 people drowned in the river). River bank erosion resulted in the uncompensated loss of farmland (163 ha) and the establishment of large-scale commercial farms increased the pressure on land and led to the impoverishment of displaced communities (4310 households). The project was implemented top-down, without any transparency, benefit sharing or compensation for external costs. This stresses the importance of downstream interdisciplinary impact assessments and highlights the need for decent in-depth ex post-analyses of hydropower projects. Environmental impact assessments should be taken seriously and cannot be considered a formality. In Ethiopia and in many developing countries, the hydropower industry is booming. Although dams and IBWTs can be the best solution for water-related problems in specific contexts, national development goals (such as the expansion of the electricity network) should not be at the expense of rural livelihoods.
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	Language		Wos	000457952900032	Publication Date	2018-12-15
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	ISSN	0022-1694	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.483	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	; This study was funded by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO, Belgium), through project No. G022217N and a specific travel grant for a long stay abroad (No. V445417N). We acknowledge the cooperation with the Bahir Dar University VLIR-UOS IUC programme. All support given by Bahir Dar University has been greatly appreciated and many thanks go to Yonnas Shawul and Deribew Fenetie, for assisting and translating in the field. Staff of various ranks in administrative offices are thanked for their cooperation and mostly openness during interviews. Special thanks go to the local farmers and other rural dwellers, for their cooperation and contribution to this research. We thank the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.483
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:156935			Serial	6215
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	Author	Janssens de Bisthoven, L.; Rochette, A.-J.; Verheyen, E.; Akpona, T.J.-D.; Verbist, B.; Vanderhaegen, K.; Naturinda, Z.; Van Passel, S.; Berihun, D.; Munishi, L.; Hugé, J.
	Title	Conserving African biosphere reserves : a workshop on the valuation of ecosystem services in Man and the Biosphere Reserves			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Oryx	Abbreviated Journal	Oryx
	Volume	53	Issue	4	Pages	609
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2019-10-01
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0030-6053; 1365-3008	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor	2.191	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 2.191
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:163043			Serial	6172
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	Author	Vaitkeviciute, J.; Chakir, R.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Climate variable choice in Ricardian studies of European Agriculture			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Revue économique	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	70	Issue	3	Pages	375-401
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	The Ricardian model has been employed frequently to study the impact of climate change on European agriculture. This paper contributes to this literature by using a panel data of FADN EU regions and the period 2004-2012 and by taking into account both individual heterogeneity as well as spatial autocorrelation among EU regions. We tested three hypotheses related to the degree days model. Our results show that climate outside the defined growing season matters for European agriculture, and excluding it could underestimate climate change impacts. Our results should support public policy decisions about efficient and effective mitigation and adaptation policy measures in EU agriculture.
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	Language		Wos	000469914100005	Publication Date	2019-05-23
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	ISSN	0035-2764; 1950-6694	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
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	Notes	; We thank the two anonymous referees and the editors of the Revue economique for their useful comments which have helped us to improve the paper significantly. The usual disclaimers apply. The research leading to these results received funding from the European Union within the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme in the frame of RURAGRI ERA-NET under Grant Agreement 235175 TRUSTEE (ANR-13-RURA-0001-01) and from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche within STIMUL (Scenarios Towards integrating multi-scale land use tools) flagship project as part of the “Investissements d'Avenir” Programme (LabEx BASC; ANR-11-LABX-0034). This work was also supported by the metaprogramme Adaptation of Agriculture and Forest to Climate Change (AAFCC) of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). Neither the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche nor the European Union or European Commission organization is accountable for the content of this research. The authors are solely responsible for any omissions or deficiencies. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:160346			Serial	6167
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	Author	Moretti, M.; Van Passel, S.; Camposeo, S.; Pedrero, F.; Dogot, T.; Lebailly, P.; Vivaldi, G.A.
	Title	Modelling environmental impacts of treated municipal wastewater reuse for tree crops irrigation in the Mediterranean coastal region			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Science Of The Total Environment	Abbreviated Journal	Sci Total Environ
	Volume	660	Issue	660	Pages	1513-1521
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Wastewater reuse provides valuable solutions to solve the societal challenges of decreasing availability and limiting access to secure water resources. The present study quantifies the environmental performance of nectarine orchards irrigation using treated municipal wastewater (TMW) and surface water using a unique dataset based on field experimental data. Climate change, toxicity (for human and freshwater), eutrophication (marine and freshwater) and acidification impacts were analysed using the impact assessment method suggested by the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD). The water footprint associated to the life cycles of each system has been estimated using the Available WAter REmaining (AWARE) method. Monte Carlo simulation was used to assess data uncertainty. The irrigation of nectarine orchards using TMW performs better than the irrigation using surface water for eutrophication impact categories. Compared with surface water resources, the potential impacts of TMW reuse in agriculture on climate change and toxicity are affected by the wastewater treatment phase (WWT). Only eutrophication and acidification burdens are generated by in-field substitution of surface water with TMW. Considering human and ecosystem water demand, the irrigation with TMW increases water consumption of 19.12 m3 per kg of nectarine produced. Whereas, it shows a positive contribution to water stress (−0.19 m3) if only human water demand is considered. This study provides important results that allow for a better understanding of the potential environmental consequences of TMW reuse in agriculture. It suggests that embracing the type of WWTs, the replacement of fertilizers, the effects on water scarcity and ecosystem quality might be useful to redefine water reuse regulations and increase public acceptance for the reuse of TMW in agriculture. Moreover, this study reveals the need for developing consensus and standardized guidance for life cycle analysis of water reuse applications.
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	Language		Wos	000457725700145	Publication Date	2019-01-06
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0048-9697	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.9	Times cited	4	Open Access
	Notes	; The authors would like to thank the EU, MIUR and FNRS for funding, in the frame of the collaborative international Consortium DESERT financed under the ERA-NET WaterWorks2014 Cofunded Call. This ERA-NET is an integral part of the 2015 Joint Activities developed by the “Water Challenges for a Changing World Joint Programme Initiative (Water JPI)”. G.A. Vivaldi would like to thank also the Regione Puglia for the support from the “Fondo di Sviluppo e Coesione” 2007-2013 – APQ Ricerca Regione Puglia “Programma regionale a sostegno della specializzazione intelligente e della sostenibilita sociale ed ambientale – FutureInResearch”. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.9
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:156931			Serial	6227
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	Author	Chelan, M.M.; Alijanpour, A.; Barani, H.; Motamedi, J.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Economic sustainability assessment in semi-steppe rangelands			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Science Of The Total Environment	Abbreviated Journal	Sci Total Environ
	Volume	637-638	Issue	637-638	Pages	112-119
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This study was conducted to determine indices and components of economic sustainability assessment in the pastoral units of Sahand summer rangelands. The method was based on descriptive-analytical survey (experts and researchers) with questionnaires. Analysis of variance showed that the mean values of economic components are significantly different from each other and the efficiency component has the highest mean value (0.57). The analysis of rangeland pastoral unitswith the technique for order-preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) indicated that from an economic sustainability standpoint, Garehgol (Ci = 0.519) and Badir Khan (Ci = 0.129), pastoral units ranked first and last, respectively. This study provides a clear understanding of existing resources and opportunities for policy makers that is crucial to approach economic sustainable development. Accordingly, this study can help better define sustainable development goals and monitor the progress of achieving them. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Language		Wos	000436605400012	Publication Date	2018-05-09
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	ISSN	0048-9697	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.9	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.9
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:153617			Serial	6190
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	Author	Thomassen, G.; Huysveld, S.; Boone, L.; Vilain, C.; Geysen, D.; Huysman, K.; Cools, B.; Dewulf, J.
	Title	The environmental impact of household's water use: A case study in Flanders assessing various water sources, production methods and consumption patterns			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2021	Publication	Science Of The Total Environment	Abbreviated Journal	Sci Total Environ
	Volume	770	Issue		Pages	145398
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ;
	Abstract	Responsible water use and sustainable consumption and production are high on the agenda of multiple stakeholders. Different water supply sources are available, including tap water, bottled water, domestically harvested rainwater and domestically abstracted groundwater. The extent to which each of these water supply sources is used, differs over consumption patterns in various housing types, being detached houses, semi-detached houses, terraced houses and apartments. To identify the environmental impact of a household's water use and potential environmental impact reduction strategies, a holistic assessment is required. In this paper, the environmental impact of a household's water use in Flanders (Belgium) was assessed including four different water supply sources and four different consumption patterns by means of a life cycle assessment. The outcomes of this study reveal a large difference between the environmental impact of bottled water use, having a global warming impact of 259 kg CO2-eq.·m−3, compared to the other three supply sources. Tap water supply had the lowest global warming impact (0.17 kg CO2-eq.·m−3) and resource footprint (6.51 MJex·m−3) of all water supply sources. The most efficient strategy to reduce the environmental impact of household's water use is to shift the water consumption from bottled to tap water consumption. This would induce a reduction in global warming impact of the water use of an inhabitant in Flanders by on average 80%, saving 0.1 kg CO2-eq.·day−1 in case of groundwater-based tap water. These results provide insights into sustainable water use for multiple consumption patterns and can be used to better frame the environmental benefits of tap water use.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2021-01-27
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	ISSN	0048-9697	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	4.9	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.9
	Call Number	ENM @ enm @			Serial	6681
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	Author	Sharafi, L.; Zarafshani, K.; Keshavarz, M.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Farmers' decision to use drought early warning system in developing countries			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2021	Publication	Science Of The Total Environment	Abbreviated Journal	Sci Total Environ
	Volume	758	Issue		Pages	142761
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Drought is a persistent, sluggish natural disaster in developing countries that has generated a financial burden and an unstable climate. Farmers should adopt early warning systems (EWS) in their strategies for monitoring drought to reduce its serious consequences. However, farmers in developing countries are reluctant to use EWS as their management strategies. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the decision of farmers to use climate knowledge through the model of farming activity in Kermanshah Township, Iran. A surveyor questionnaire was used to gather data from 370 wheat farmers using random sampling methods inmulti-stage clusters. Results revealed that the decision to use climate information is affected by personal factors, attitude towards climate information, objectives of using climate information, and external/physical farming factors. The result of this study has implications for drought management practitioners. To be specific, the results can aid policymakers to design early alert programs to minimize the risk of drought and thus move from conventional to climate smart agriculture. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Language		Wos	000605623800001	Publication Date	2020-10-05
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0048-9697	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.9	Times cited		Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 4.9
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:176030			Serial	6924
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	Author	Muys, M.; Phukan, R.; Brader, G.; Samad, A.; Moretti, M.; Haiden, B.; Pluchon, S.; Roest, K.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Spiller, M.
	Title	A systematic comparison of commercially produced struvite : quantities, qualities and soil-maize phosphorus availability			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2021	Publication	Science Of The Total Environment	Abbreviated Journal	Sci Total Environ
	Volume	756	Issue		Pages	143726-12
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL); Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Production of struvite (MgNH4PO4·6H2O) from waste streams is increasingly implemented to recover phosphorus (P), which is listed as a critical raw material in the European Union (EU). To facilitate EU-wide trade of P-containing secondary raw materials such as struvite, the EU issued a revised fertilizer regulation in 2019. A comprehensive overview of the supply of struvite and its quality is presently missing. This study aimed: i) to determine the current EU struvite production volumes, ii) to evaluate all legislated physicochemical characteristics and pathogen content of European struvite against newly set regulatory limits, and iii) to compare not-regulated struvite characteristics. It is estimated that in 2020, between 990 and 1250 ton P are recovered as struvite in the EU. Struvite from 24 European production plants, accounting for 30% of the 80 struvite installations worldwide was sampled. Three samples failed the physicochemical legal limits; one had a P content of <7% and three exceeded the organic carbon content of 3% dry weight (DW). Mineralogical analysis revealed that six samples had a struvite content of 80–90% DW, and 13 samples a content of >90% DW. All samples showed a heavy metal content below the legal limits. Microbiological analyses indicated that struvite may exceed certain legal limits. Differences in morphology and particle size distribution were observed for struvite sourced from digestate (rod shaped; transparent; 82 mass% < 1 mm), dewatering liquor (spherical; opaque; 65 mass% 1–2 mm) and effluent from upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor processing potato wastewater (spherical; opaque; 51 mass% < 1 mm and 34 mass% > 2 mm). A uniform soil-plant P-availability pattern of 3.5–6.5 mg P/L soil/d over a 28 days sampling period was observed. No differences for plant biomass yield were observed. In conclusion, the results highlight the suitability of most struvite to enter the EU fertilizer market.
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	Language		Wos	000603487500029	Publication Date	2020-11-24
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	ISSN	0048-9697; 1879-1026	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.9	Times cited		Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 4.9
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:173944			Serial	8638
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	Author	Reijniers, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Matulis, A.
	Title	Electron scattering on circular symmetric magnetic profiles in a two-dimensional electron gas			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2001	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	64	Issue		Pages	245314
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Engineering Management (ENM)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000173082500066	Publication Date	2002-07-27
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0163-1829;1095-3795;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	29	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2001 IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:37277			Serial	985
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	Author	Reijniers, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Matulis, A.
	Title	Quantum states in a magnetic anti-dot			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1999	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	59	Issue		Pages	2817-2823
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Engineering Management (ENM)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000078463100050	Publication Date	2002-07-27
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0163-1829;1095-3795;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	92	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 1999 IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24157			Serial	2789
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	Author	Reijniers, J.; Peeters, F.M.
	Title	Resistance effects due to magnetic guiding orbits			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2001	Publication	Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics	Abbreviated Journal	Phys Rev B
	Volume	63	Issue		Pages	165317
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Engineering Management (ENM)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Lancaster, Pa	Editor
	Language		Wos	000168343400067	Publication Date	2002-07-27
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0163-1829;1095-3795;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.836	Times cited	27	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.836; 2001 IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:37293			Serial	2878
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	Author	Vanschoenwinkel, J.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Climate response of rainfed versus irrigated farms: the bias of farm heterogeneity in irrigation			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Climatic Change	Abbreviated Journal	Climatic Change
	Volume	147	Issue	1-2	Pages	225-234
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Researchers who do not take into account farm heterogeneity in implementing specific climate change adaptation options might significantly bias their findings. To prove this point, this paper focusses on irrigation as an adaptation option to climate change and highlights the fact that there is no such thing as “irrigation.” Instead, different farms consider water management options across a spectrum that ranges from purely rainfed farms to purely irrigated farms with in between the extreme practices such as supplemental irrigation, water conservation practices, and different irrigation techniques. Accounting for such differences is necessary, yet difficult due to a lack of farm-specific data on water management and irrigation. This paper uses unique Farm Accountancy Data Network data of Western European farmers on the proportion of farmland that each farm irrigates. Unlike previous work, this allows taking into account some within-irrigation heterogeneity instead of simply categorizing farms as being “irrigated.” We estimate and compare climate response models based on the Ricardian cross-sectional method for a large range of irrigation categories. The results give insights into how the farm irrigation climate response can be significantly different depending on how irrigation is defined. This proves that ignoring within-adaptation differences when comparing non-adaptation with adaptation (in this case, rainfed versus irrigated agriculture) might lead to biased conclusions with regard to effectiveness of adaptation strategies. We therefore argue that it might be more relevant to understand at which point and under which circumstances irrigated agriculture is more or less beneficial than rainfed agriculture.
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	Language		Wos	000425959700017	Publication Date	2018-01-16
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0165-0009	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.496	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; This paper was supported by the Horizon 2020 project SUFISA (Grant Agreement No. 635577). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.496
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:149895			Serial	6166
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	Author	Fabri, C.; Moretti, M.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	On the (ir)relevance of heatwaves in climate change impacts on European agriculture			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2022	Publication	Climatic Change	Abbreviated Journal	Climatic Change
	Volume	174	Issue	1-2	Pages	16-20
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	The Ricardian model is a widely used approach based on cross-sectional regression analysis to estimate climate change impacts on agricultural productivity. Up until now, researchers have focused on the impacts of gradual changes in temperature and precipitation, even though climate change is known to encompass also changes in the severity and frequency of extreme weather events. This research investigates the impact of heatwaves on European agriculture, additional to the impact of average climate change. Using a dataset of more than 60,000 European farms, the study examines whether adding a measure for heatwaves to the Ricardian model influences its results. We find that heatwaves have a minor impact on agricultural productivity and that this impact is moderated by average temperature. In colder regions, farm productivity increases with the number of heatwave days. For warmer regions, land values decrease with heatwave frequency. Despite the moderating effect, the marginal effect of heatwave frequency, i.e. the percentage change in agricultural land values caused by one more heatwave day per year, is small in comparison to the effect of average temperature increases. Non-marginal effects are found to be relevant, but only in the case of increased heatwave frequency. According to our results, farms are not expected to suffer more from extreme weather than from mean climate change, as was claimed by several previous studies.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000861873100002	Publication Date	2022-09-29
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0165-0009; 1573-1480	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	4.8	Times cited		Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 4.8
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:191483			Serial	7364
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	Author	Vanschoenwinkel, J.; Moretti, M.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	The effect of policy leveraging climate change adaptive capacity in agriculture			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2020	Publication	European Review Of Agricultural Economics	Abbreviated Journal	Eur Rev Agric Econ
	Volume		Issue		Pages
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Agricultural adaptation to climate change is indispensable. However, the degree of adaptation depends on adaptive capacity levels and it only takes place if the appropriate resources are present. Cross-sectional climate response models ignore this requirement. This paper adapts the Ricardian method to control for a generic territorial adaptive capacity index. The results for a sample of over 60.000 European farms show a significant non-linear positive relationship between adaptive capacity and climate responsiveness and that some regions in Europe can increase their climate responsiveness significantly. This confirms that improvement of adaptive capacity is an important policy tool to enhance adaptation.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000558982300007	Publication Date	2019-03-14
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0165-1587	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.4	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	This paper was supported by the Horizon 2020 project SUFISA (Grant Agreement No. 635577).			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.4; 2020 IF: 1.6
	Call Number	ENM @ enm @c:irua:167258			Serial	6350
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	Author	Dadi, D.; Stellmacher, T.; Senbeta, F.; Van Passel, S.; Azadi, H.
	Title	Environmental and health impacts of effluents from textile industries in Ethiopia : the case of Gelan and Dukem, Oromia Regional State			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Environmental Monitoring And Assessment	Abbreviated Journal	Environ Monit Assess
	Volume	189	Issue	1	Pages	11-30
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This study focuses on four textile industries (DH-GEDA, NOYA, ALMHADI, and ALSAR) established between 2005 and 2008 in the peri-urban areas of Dukem and Gelan. The objectives of the study were to generate baseline information regarding the concentration levels of selected pollutants and to analyze their effects on biophysical environments. This study also attempts to explore the level of exposure that humans and livestock have to polluted effluents and the effects thereof. The findings of this study are based on data empirically collected from two sources: laboratory analysis of sample effluents from the four selected textile plants and quantitative as well as qualitative socioeconomic data collection. As part of the latter, a household survey and focus group discussions (FGDs) with elderly and other focal persons were employed in the towns of Dukem and Gelan. The results of the study show that large concentrations of biological oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), and pH were found in all the observed textile industries, at levels beyond the permissible discharge limit set by the national Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Furthermore, sulfide (S2), R-phosphate (R-PO43), and Zn were found in large concentrations in DH-GEDA and ALMHADI, while high concentrations were also identified in samples taken from ALSAR and ALMHADI. In spite of the clear-cut legal tools, this study shows that the local environment, people, and their livestock are exposed to highly contaminated effluents. We therefore recommend that the respective federal and regional government bodies should reexamine the compliance to and actual implementation of the existing legal procedures and regulations and respond appropriately.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000392300300011	Publication Date	2016-12-08
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0167-6369; 1573-2967	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.687	Times cited	6	Open Access
	Notes	; In preparing this work, different organizations and institutions contributed immensely and therefore deserve acknowledgment. I would like to thank WHO for their financial support in collecting field samples, the purchase of chemicals, and various types of equipment required for the laboratory activities. I would also like to thank DAAD and the Post Graduate Program at Addis Ababa University for their financial support during my field stay in order to conduct the household survey. The authors wish to thank Ms. Bethany Gardner from the Department of Linguistics, the State University of New York at Binghamton, for her kind help in improving the English of this text. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.687
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:139039			Serial	6198
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	Author	Peeters, F.M.; Reijniers, J.; Badalian, S.M.; Vasilopoulos, P.
	Title	Snake orbits in hybrid semiconductor/ferromagnetic devices			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	1999	Publication	Microelectronic engineering	Abbreviated Journal	Microelectron Eng
	Volume	47	Issue		Pages	405-407
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Engineering Management (ENM)
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Amsterdam	Editor
	Language		Wos	000081403600096	Publication Date	2002-07-25
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0167-9317;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.806	Times cited	6	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 1.806; 1999 IF: 0.815
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:27030			Serial	3046
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	Author	Gezahegn, T.W.; Van Passel, S.; Berhanu, T.; D'Haese, M.; Maertens, M.
	Title	Big is efficient : evidence from agricultural cooperatives in Ethiopia			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Agricultural Economics	Abbreviated Journal	Agr Econ-Blackwell
	Volume	50	Issue	50	Pages	555-566
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	In Ethiopia, there is a renewed interest in agricultural cooperatives as an institutional tool to improve the welfare of smallholder farmers. One of the pathways through which cooperatives benefit their members is scale economies. However, the establishment of cooperatives in Ethiopia seems to pay little attention to the size of the organizations. This article aims at investigating the effect of size on cost efficiency of agricultural cooperatives. More specifically, the purpose is to examine whether a single cooperative can serve a given number of farmers at a lower cost than two or more smaller cooperatives could. We employ the concept of cost subadditivity to compare the cost efficiency of large versus small cooperatives, and by extension unilateral actions. We estimate a flexible production technology using cross-sectional cooperative-level data. Findings show that costs would drop by 78% to 181% if farmers join hands in relatively large rather than small cooperatives.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication		Editor
	Language		Wos	000480797700001	Publication Date	2019-08-01
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0169-5150	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	1.758	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	; VLIR-UOS-ZEIN2015PR406 (13V95615T) PROGRAMME(TEAM), Belgium ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.758
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:161812			Serial	6161
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	Author	Hoogmartens, R.; Van Passel, S.; Van Acker, K.; Dubois, M.
	Title	Bridging the gap between LCA, LCC and CBA as sustainability assessment tools			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Environmental Impact Assessment Review	Abbreviated Journal	Environ Impact Asses
	Volume	48	Issue		Pages	27-33
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Increasing interest in sustainability has led to the development of sustainability assessment tools such as Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). Due to methodological disparity of these three tools, conflicting assessment results generate confusion for many policy and business decisions. In order to interpret and integrate assessment results, the paper provides a framework that clarifies the connections and coherence between the included assessment methodologies. Building on this framework, the paper further focuses on key aspects to adapt any of the methodologies to full sustainability assessments. Aspects dealt with in the review are for example the reported metrics, the scope, data requirements, discounting, product- or project-related and approaches with respect to scarcity and labor requirements. In addition to these key aspects, the review shows that important connections exist: (i) the three tools can cope with social inequality, (ii) processes such as valuation techniques for LCC and CBA are common, (iii) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is used as input in both LCA and CBA and (iv) LCA can be used in parallel with LCC. Furthermore, the most integrated sustainability approach combines elements of LCA and LCC to achieve the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA). The key aspects and the connections referred to in the review are illustrated with a case study on the treatment of end-of-life automotive glass. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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	Language		Wos	000340141900004	Publication Date	2014-05-23
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0195-9255	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.094	Times cited	93	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.094; 2014 IF: 2.400
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:127542			Serial	6163
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	Author	Maes, D.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Advantages and limitations of exergy indicators to assess sustainability of bioenergy and biobased materials			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2014	Publication	Environmental Impact Assessment Review	Abbreviated Journal	Environ Impact Asses
	Volume	45	Issue		Pages	19-29
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Innovative bioenergy projects show a growing diversity in biomass pathways, transformation technologies and end-products, leading to complex new processes. Existing energy-based indicators are not designed to include multiple impacts and are too constrained to assess the sustainability of these processes. Alternatively, indicators based on exergy, a measure of “qualitative energy”, could allow a more holistic view. Exergy is increasingly applied in analyses of both technical and biological processes. But sustainability assessments including exergy calculations, are not very common and are not generally applicable to all types of impact. Hence it is important to frame the use of exergy for inclusion in a sustainability assessment. This paper reviews the potentials and the limitations of exergy calculations, and presents solutions for coherent aggregation with other metrics. The resulting approach is illustrated in a case study. Within the context of sustainability assessment of bioenergy, exergy is a suitable metric for the impacts that require an ecocentric interpretation, and it allows aggregation on a physical basis. The use of exergy is limited to a measurement of material and energy exchanges with the sun, biosphere and lithosphere. Exchanges involving services or human choices are to be measured in different metrics. This combination provides a more inclusive and objective sustainability assessment, especially compared to standard energy- or carbon-based indicators. Future applications of this approach in different situations are required to clarify the potential of exergy-based indicators in a sustainability context. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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	Language		Wos	000331924600003	Publication Date	2013-12-05
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
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	ISSN	0195-9255	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.094	Times cited	18	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.094; 2014 IF: 2.400
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:127545			Serial	6147
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	Author	Fitawok, M.B.; Derudder, B.; Minale, A.S.; Van Passel, S.; Adgo, E.; Nyssen, J.
	Title	Analyzing the impact of land expropriation program on farmers' livelihood in urban fringes of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2022	Publication	Habitat International	Abbreviated Journal	Habitat Int
	Volume	129	Issue		Pages	102674-102679
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Sociology; Law; Art; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This paper analyzes the impact of urban land-use changes on farmers' livelihood around the city of Bahir Dar (Ethiopia). Rapid urban expansion in and around the city has resulted in massive land-use changes in its urban fringes, with land expropriation programs affecting communities' livelihood and the environment. A survey was conducted in three urbanizing villages near Bahir Dar, focusing on 150 farmers who were land-expropriated and 180 farmers who were non-land-expropriated. Regression models and propensity matching scoring are applied to examine the livelihood differences of farmers in terms of farm income, off-farm income, primary expenditure type, and perception of urban expansion benefits to farmers. The results reveal that land expropriation in the area has led to (a) a shift to off-farm income for land expropriated farmers; (b) an increase in their household expenditure on staple foods compared to other expenditure types, including farm inputs; and (c) diverging perceptions on whether and how city expansion benefits farmers in the neighboring villages. Our findings provide insight into the need for tighter and impactful policy actions to ensure the sustainability of urbanization through accommodating expropriated farmers' livelihood changes and protecting natural resources in the area.
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	Language		Wos	000866411200001	Publication Date	2022-09-28
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0197-3975; 0361-3690	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.285	Times cited		Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:191385			Serial	7352
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	Author	Admasu, W.F.; Van Passel, S.; Minale, A.S.; Tsegaye, E.A.; Azadi, H.; Nyssen, J.
	Title	Take out the farmer: An economic assessment of land expropriation for urban expansion in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Land Use Policy	Abbreviated Journal	Land Use Policy
	Volume	87	Issue	87	Pages	104038
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	In Ethiopia, the demand for land for urbanisation is primarily met by converting rural land through expropriation. However, land expropriations are adversely affecting the previous land users by reducing the amount of production and their sources of income. In Bahir Dar, one of the fastest-growing cities in Ethiopia, approximately 300 landholdings are expropriated each year, on average, for urban expansion. This paper assesses the land expropriations to examine whether they offer economically appropriate compensation for the previous land users. Land expropriations for urbanisation between 2007/2008 and 2016/2017 were analysed based on data on land expropriation and its compensation payment obtained from the Bahir Dar City Land Administration and Management Office. Data were analysed using an exponential growth model and a stochastic budgeting technique in which Monte Carlo simulations are performed. Between 2007/2008 and 2016/2017, more than 1500 ha of land were included in the city's boundary through expropriation from 2900 landholders. The affected farmers received compensation that represents only 37 per cent of the value of current crop yields and its growth. The current compensation scheme ignores the impact of inflation on the prices of crops and assumes constant yields. It also excludes the value of crop residuals. We propose a workable discounted compensation framework that considers crop price and yield growths. This will make the compensation scheme more appropriate and make the affected farmers better off.
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	Language		Wos	000483419100026	Publication Date	2019-06-15
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
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	ISSN	0264-8377	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	3.089	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; The authors acknowledge the Bahir Dar City Administration for sharing its compensation data, Bahir Dar Zuria Wereda Agriculture Office for sharing yield data, and the Industry and Trade Development Office for sharing crop price data. The Institutional University Cooperation with Bahir Dar University (BDU-IUC), funded by the Belgian authorities, through the Flemish Interuniversity Council University Development Cooperation, funded the research activities. We also thank the two anonymous reviewers and the editor of Land Use Policy for all constructive comments and suggestions. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.089
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:162837			Serial	6261
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	Author	Lizin, S.; Van Passel, S.; Schreurs, E.
	Title	Farmers' perceived cost of land use restrictions : a simulated purchasing decision using discrete choice experiments			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2015	Publication	Land Use Policy	Abbreviated Journal	Land Use Policy
	Volume	46	Issue		Pages	115-124
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This paper reports on the findings from discrete choice experiments designed to estimate farmers perceived costs of land use restrictions, i.e. crop restrictions, additional fertilizing restrictions, and usage restrictions, as opposed to having no such restrictions. To this end, hypothetical land purchasing decisions were simulated based on the information about productivity, lot size, distance to other land, driving time to home, land use restrictions, and price. Farmers from the Campine area (Belgium) were invited to participate in the survey as the agricultural land in this region still faces the effects of historical heavy metal contamination resulting in crop restrictions. For identical pieces of land, we estimate the perceived cost, calculated as a change in the consumer surplus due to having a land use restriction, to be about 46,000 /ha for the crop restriction, 50,000 /ha for the usage restriction, and 70,000 /ha for the fertilizing restrictions. Assuming this cost to represent a perpetuity, then with a discount rate of 5% the yearly fixed costs respectively equal about 2300 /ha, 2500 /ha, and 3500 /ha.
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	Language		Wos	000356110500010	Publication Date	2015-03-03
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	ISSN	0264-8377	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.089	Times cited	12	Open Access
	Notes	; The authors would like to thank Boerenbond for their help as well as the farmers for their time in responding to the questionnaire. Additionally, Sebastien Lizin thanks the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for funding his postdoctoral fellowship, allowing him to revise the manuscript. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for helping us to improve the quality of our work. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.089; 2015 IF: 2.631
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:129877			Serial	6203
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	Author	Admasu, W.F.; Van Passel, S.; Nyssen, J.; Minale, A.S.; Tsegaye, E.A.
	Title	Eliciting farmers' preferences and willingness to pay for land use attributes in Northwest Ethiopia : a discrete choice experiment study			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2021	Publication	Land Use Policy	Abbreviated Journal	Land Use Policy
	Volume	109	Issue		Pages
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This study investigates farmers' preferences and willingness to pay for cropland attributes in Bahir Dar, north-west Ethiopia. A choice experiment is used to elicit farmers' preferences between different land use attributes, including a monetary attribute. The study was conducted in the croplands that are threatened by land expro-priation for urban expansion. A survey was undertaken with 144 farmers in four rural kebeles surrounding the city (Addis Alem, Weramit, Wereb and Zenzelima). In the survey, respondents were provided with hypothetical land purchasing decisions, with three alternatives (i.e., two hypothetical parcels and an opt-out option). A choice experiment was undertaken to measure farmers' interest in different types of croplands, which varies with respect to irrigability, number of trees per ha, soil erosion resistance and water holding capacity of the cropland. Estimation of two mixed logit models was carried out. The estimation results show that, although the farmers did not show strong preferences for each attribute of the cropland, many farmers in the area showed interest in the proposed alternative croplands. Farmers show more interest for the land that is irrigable, gentle slope and with medium water holding capacity. The results also indicate that farmers assign highest marginal willingness to pay (MWTP) (79.01 ETB per square meter) for irrigated land, followed by medium water holding capacity with MWTP of 52.13 ETB per square meter. We believe that the results of this study would help land use policy and decision makers in the study area to consider the various attributes of cropland in land use planning, including land expropriation programs, which assures the sustainability of ecosystem services.
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	Language		Wos	000702844000009	Publication Date	2021-07-02
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0264-8377	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	3.089	Times cited		Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.089
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:182489			Serial	6921
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	Author	Birhanu, T.; Deressa, S.B.; Azadi, H.; Viira, A.-H.; Van Passel, S.; Witlox, F.
	Title	Determinants of commercial bank loan and advance disbursement : the case of private Ethiopian commercial banks			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2021	Publication	International journal of bank marketing	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	39	Issue	7	Pages	1227-1247
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Purpose This paper aimed to investigate the determinants of loans and advances from commercial banks in the case of Ethiopian private commercial banks. Design/methodology/approach The study randomly selected seven commercial banks to represent the population stratified on their asset, deposit and paid-up capital amounts. The study utilized an unbalanced panel data model as each bank started operation at a different period of time and considered the period 1995-2016 for secondary details. Findings The findings showed that the deposit size, credit risk, portfolio investment, average lending rate, real gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation rate had significant and optimistic effects on the lending and advancement of private commercial banks. On the contrary, liquidity ratio had significant and negative effects on private commercial bank loans and advances. Finally, the study forwarded a feasible recommendation for concerned organs to focus on deposit size, credit risk, portfolio investment, average lending rate, real GDP, inflation rate and liquidity ratio. The results of this study will help banking industry policymakers and planners understand how to minimize inflation and unemployment by improving development and sustainable economic growth. Originality/value The findings of this study can also affect the general attitudes of a society by increasing knowledge and improve the quality of life for the general public.
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	Language		Wos	000670351700001	Publication Date	2021-07-07
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0265-2323	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:179858			Serial	6919
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	Author	Reijniers, J.; Matulis, A.; Chang, K.; Peeters, F.M.; Vasilopoulos, P.
	Title	Confined magnetic guiding orbit states			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2002	Publication	Europhysics letters	Abbreviated Journal	Epl-Europhys Lett
	Volume	59	Issue	5	Pages	749-753
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	We show how snake-orbit states which run along a magnetic edge can be confined electrically. We consider a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) confined into a quantum wire, subjected to a strong perpendicular and steplike magnetic field B/ − B. Close to this magnetic step, new, spatially confined bound states arise as a result of the lateral confinement and the magnetic-field step. The number of states, with energy below the first Landau level, increases as B becomes stronger or as the wire width becomes larger. These bound states can be understood as an interference between two counter-propagating one-dimensional snake-orbit states.
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	Publisher		Place of Publication	Paris	Editor
	Language		Wos	000177761700018	Publication Date	2003-12-23
	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0295-5075;1286-4854;	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.957	Times cited	26	Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 1.957; 2002 IF: 2.360
	Call Number	UA @ lucian @ c:irua:92387			Serial	483
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