Als de provincie Groningen wil werken aan leefbaarheid en de sociaal economische vitaliteit van het platteland moet er binnen en buiten het provinciehuis duidelijkheid zijn over deze begrippen. Er worden knelpunten ervaren rondom de leefbaarheidsregelingen van de provincie. Deze knelpunten hebben voor …

Until recently, we separated farmers and urban communities. Each had their own ministries, policy plans, cultures, knowledge and education institutes and even political parties. Now we accept that this division is gone in the Netherlands. Rural areas ceased to exist, and urbanity was found everywhere. …

There is growing realisation amongst local communities that the organizations and societies within which they live and work need to become more sustainable in order to secure their social, environmental and economic futures (Coyle 2011, Müller et al. 2011). The underlying motivations vary but are often …

Bijdrage en presentatie op internationale congres Populations Geography in Groningen, juni 2013.

The recent large-scale land acquisition by mainly foreign investors in developing countries for the agricultural production of food or biofuels is known as “land grabbing”. This thesis examines the literature and looks at the local impacts of land grabbing in Ghana, with a special focus to the biofuel …

2.1 Background and Objective This research explores the Housemothers' vision on care at the Assessment Center of World Hope International, where they provide aftercare for victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. World Hope International, a Christian relief and development organization (founded in the …

This report is intended to describe my experiences of working as an intern at E+Co, an organisation investing in renewable energy and energy efficient technologies in developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. This was my last internship for my bachelor degree; therefore I was obliged to …

Lanen zijn onmisbare onderdelen in de meeste landschappen in Nederland. In dit onderzoek zijn zes boomsoorten nader bekeken, is gesproken met zowel beheerders als kwekers. Ook de kosten van onderhoud zijn meegewogen. De vraagstelling in dit onderzoek luidt: “Welke startsituatie en welke beheerhandelingen …