Heechterp-Schieringen is a neighborhood in the east of Leeuwarden, which gained notoriety by topping the ‘’40 districts of Vogelaar’’ list. It has been the poorest district of the Netherlands for five years now, resulting in a very negative image. A neighborhood characterized by poverty, societal problems, …

Dirk Kootstra en Jan Veuger, lector Maatschappelijk Vastgoed bij het Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte hebben de eerste resultaten van het promotieonderzoek van Dirk Kootstra gepubliceerd in de speciale ERES 2015 uitgave.

Technology and architectural solutions are needed as a means of support in future nursing homes. This study investigated how various monodisciplinary groups of stakeholders from healthcare and technology envision the nursing home of the future and which elements are necessary for its creation. Moreover, …

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de sharing economy en de effecten die deze ontwikkeling heeft op enerzijds de samenleving en anderzijds op wonen. Doel van deze masterthesis is het verkennen of de transitie naar deeleconomie dusdanig van invloed kan zijn op onze samenleving dat daarmee een antwoord geboden …

The conservation status of the trumpeter species varies from least concern to critically endangered according to the IUCN since 2014. The conservation statuses are based on future deforestation in the Amazon basin and on the fact that the species is vulnerable to being hunted. It is concluded that the …

The nursing home is often a final stage in the living career of older persons, but the question remains whether it is a true home or merely a place where care is provided for the residents. This study investigates the sense of home and its constituent factors among both permanent and temporary residents …

Mixed-species enclosures are becoming an increasingly popular form of housing species in zoological parks. The ratites ostrich, emu and rhea are an example of species being kept in mixed-species enclosures, most often with species such as giraffes, zebras, antelopes species or other bird species such …

Dit is een Engelstalige presentatie die gehouden is in verband met het iAge-InterReg-project voor internationale partners op het gebied van zo lang mogelijk zelfstandig kunnen blijven wonen. Deze presentatie is gebaseerd op praktijkgericht onderzoek uitgevoerd door studenten Vastgoed & makelaardij en …

The main research question for this thesis is: what is the stakeholder perception of sustainability within the Dutch housing market, and does this reflect in the current valuation framework?