Seveso inspections in the European low countries history, implementation, and effectiveness of the European Seveso directives in Belgium and the Netherlands
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2016.11.006
Abstract: Abstract The Seveso legislation regulates the prevention of major accidents in which hazardous substances are involved in Europe. It is trans-national legislation that has to be translated into national law in every European Member State.… read more here.
Keywords: seveso inspections; european low; effectiveness european; history ... See more keywords
Industrial energy consumption in the urban Low Countries: Ghent and Leiden compared (c. 1650–1850)
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DOI: 10.1017/s0963926822000645
Abstract: This article presents a comparative study of the industrial energy consumption in Ghent and Leiden, from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. It asks whether or not industrial development depended on the availability of coal. Whereas… read more here.
Keywords: industrial energy; consumption; coal; ghent leiden ... See more keywords
The interaction between daylight and fifteenth and sixteenth century glass windows from the Low Countries
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00359-7
Abstract: The positive impact of daylight on various forms of life is well understood. The daylight conditions a person experiences inside a building strongly depend on the character of the glazing. Contemporary windows maximize the transmission… read more here.
Keywords: daylight fifteenth; glass; century; interaction daylight ... See more keywords
High-stakes crisis management in the Low Countries: Comparing government responses to COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1177/0020852320972472
Abstract: Like many Western European countries, Belgium and the Netherlands have been strongly hit by COVID-19. Almost simultaneously, the virus spread, caused a relatively high number of infections and severe lockdown measures were imposed; however, at… read more here.
Keywords: response; crisis management; low countries; government ... See more keywords