Over my time spent at the Academy, I discovered the value of the public realm in the shaping of cities. With the high pressure on new housing areas, the quality of life in the city is becoming increasingly important, and along with this, the layout and the use of the public domain. Museums and other …

The crossroads of living in cities on the one hand and ageing of the population on the other is studied in an interdisciplinary field of research called urban ageing (van Hoof and Kazak 2018, van Hoof et al. 2018). People live longer and in better health than ever before in Europe. Despite all the positive …

New insights and research to support regional governments, municipalities and cluster organisations to support cluster innovation processes to tap into key enabling technologies and global value chains through better policy instruments and learning from good practices. Presentations and panel discussions …

Abstract The main purpose of this intervention was to measure student’s motivation in English Literature before and after an intervention based Zoltán Dörnyei’s Motivational Self System (2009) and Michael Magid’s (2011) application of the same theory in schools in Singapore. The present intervention …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into the reasons why most Tanzanian graduates do not consider entrepreneurship as an attractive career option despite dire labor market conditions, while a small number of them are able to benefit from local opportunities. Design/methodology/approach …

This report aims at sharing knowledge relevant for sustainabili- ty-oriented studies and actions in the Dutch apparel sector, with a focus on clothing volumes. The apparel industry is said to be one of the most polluting at a global level; however, we nd that dis- cussions of its environmental challenges …

The company this export/marketing plan focuses on is the Dutch company Dopper. This social enterprise is founded in 2010 and engages in reusable water bottles. The main objective Dopper has is reducing single use plastic waste. In the Netherlands the company is well positioned in the market. Dopper has …

Het doel van dit praktijkonderzoek was het bepalen van de toepasbaarheid van de Actigraph om de mate van dagelijkse beweging van kinderen met een verstandelijke beperking te bepalen. De Actigraph bleek goed toepasbaar te zijn.

In opdracht van het Expertise centrum zal in 2016 een Sustainable Urban Vehicle gebouwd worden. Het is de bedoeling dat er gekwantificeerde groene concepten ontwikkeld worden alvorens een prototype gemaakt kan worden. In dit vroege stadium van het project is gekeken naar de belasting van brandstof, …