Developing a research approach from Amsterdam Zuidoost. We are committed to using our presence in the area to contribute a) continuing promoting interest in, and acquiring knowledge of, Zuidoost; b) respecting and embracing its versatility and c) eliminating barriers in its layout. In all three elements, …

The provision of active parks/public open space is the key factor in promoting active living, because people and specially low-income and elderlies are being more interested in doing non-organized/informal, and no-cost sports/physical activities in outdoor spaces in recent decades. Giving the concern …

In this essay I will discuss the specific nature of art practices in which the artist and his audience are moving away from the more traditional relationship in which the artist merely displays his art in museums or public spaces. They consist of intimate and personal processes made possible by the grace …

Introduction The provision of active parks/public open space is the key factor in promoting active living, because people and specially low-income and elderlies are being more interested in doing non-organized/informal, and no-cost sports/physical activities in outdoor spaces in recent decades (Borgers …

Een groot aantal belanghebbenden bij het Utrecht Science Park (USP) is gaan samenwerken in een zogenaamd leaderless network. De samenwerkende partijen van het leaderless network willen het USP en haar omgeving tot een toonaangevend en internationaal concurrerend vestigingsmilieu maken, waar een gezonde …

In De Meern (Gemeente Utrecht) wordt door bewoners en gemeente gesteld dat het dorp geen zogenaamd hart heeft. Het dorp mist een plek waar men elkaar ontmoet en kan verblijven. De Meern is ontstaan op historische wegen in een landschap van oeverwallen en lagere komgronden. Kenmerkend is de Leidsche Rijn …

This paper aims to address higher education students’ learning space preferences. The study is based on a survey that involved 697 business management students of a Dutch University of Applied Sciences. The research focuses on preferred learning spaces for individual study activities, which require concentration, …

Exponential population growth has forced many rural inhabitants in the developing countries to move to the cities. According to UN Habitat, in most cases the search for better opportunities is the main motivation to urbanize (2012, p.35). Thousands of new “informal” houses are built every day around …