In human-controlled environments and in cultivated landscapes, the plants accommodate social, cultural and economic needs. This article will focus on the use of plants for agriculture, urban planning, forestry, environmental education and indoor decoration in The Netherlands. This exploration, based …

In human-controlled environments and in cultivated landscapes, the plants accommodate social, cultural and economic needs. This article will focus on the use of plants for agriculture, urban planning, forestry, environmental education and indoor decoration in The Netherlands. This exploration, based …

The wide use of social media has facilitated new social practices that influence place meaning. This paper uses a double case study of two neighborhood blogs in gentrifying communities, to explore the role of social media in sharing place associations and community formation. Drawing on Collins’ theory …

PurposeThis thesis focuses on the level involvement of users, called placemaking, in the process of the creation of new place to study, work and teach as a project related to Real Estate and Facility within a Higher Education Institute in the Netherlands.Design/methodology/approachCombination of a literature …

Dit interdisciplinaire project onderzoekt de groeiende ‘vermaatschappelijking’ van de omgang met erfgoed in en buiten Nederland. De publicatie doet verslag van de werkateliers waarmee het onderzoek vorm kreeg en gaat in op drie praktijkgevallen op het gebied van gebouwd erfgoed, archeologie en musea. …

Many cities around the world are seeking an enhanced presence of the emerging innovation economy in order to grow a new base of jobs, adjust to industrial change, or leverage technology to address sustainability, resilience,and social cohesion. In the current cycle, cities are focusing investment and …

The report is informed by a collaboration between ULI and the city of Rotterdam, which is seeking to foster an innovation ecosystem as part of the modernisation of its economy and the re-development of its central station area and the port lands. It partnered with ULI to organise a one-day workshop that …

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 …

Aanleiding voor dit onderzoek is de transitie op de woningmarkt van aanbieders- naar vragersmarkt. Doelstelling is te toetsen of de afzetkansen van woongebieden toenemen door toepassing van Placemaking.

This book is the account of teaching practice linked to research projects, a practice that is able to create new, unexpected values in the complex patchwork of the city through experimental and strategic interventions with greenery. That the interventions involve greenery is obviously linked to the fact …