As already stated, making progressive decisions in the current market organization is complex. In view of the exponential growth of digitalization and the related possibilities such as the modernization of service, it is crucial to be able to act completely freely. This implies, among other things, that …

Take a chance to help people living in poverty! In 2016 and 2017; I conducted two different research projects in Gitega, Kigali-Rwanda. Gitega is a neighborhood in Kigali-Rwanda where sanitation services, supply of clean water, reliable electricity, timely law enforcement, maintenance of housing, transportation, …

OBJECTIVES: We explored whether changes in the perceived health of homeless people after entering the social relief system (SRS) in The Netherlands were predicted by housing, income, hours of work, social support, unmet care needs, arrests, physical and mental health, substance use, and experiences of …

This booklet holds a collection of drawings, maps, schemes, collages, artistic impressions etc. which were made by students during an intense design moment in the project (re)CYCLE Limburg, which took place in December 2016. Students of Built Environment, Facility Management, Social Work and Health & …

The 'Stichting Waardebehoud Onroerend Goed' (WOG) was a pilotproject (2012-2017) in order to test different options for communities, owners and housing corporations to deal with impoverished real estate.

Bijdrage aan docentendag Vastgoed en Makelaardij, Groningen, 31 januari 2018

In the Netherlands, about 1.2 million breeding sows are kept for about 3.5 years (eight to nine pregnancy cycles) on average in farming practice. These sows may be exposed to several stressors. With the increasing interest in pig welfare, it is important to investigate these stressors so adjustments …

This special issue includes five articles which cover a diverse range of issues related to recent advances in the design of technologies used in aged-care facilities and the built environment in general. Original item at Emerald: https://doi.org/10.1108/JET-06-2018-055

Purpose – Older people with dementia (OPD) have specific housing and technology-related needs, for which various design principles exist. A model for designing environments and its constituting items for people with dementia that has a firm foundation in neurology may help guide designers in making design …