People with a visual impairment (PVI) often experience difficulties with wayfinding. Current navigation applications have limited communication channels and do not provide detailed enough information to support PVI. By transmitting wayfinding information via multimodal channels and combining these with …

Onderzoek en adviesrapport in opdracht van Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services Amsterdam naar de wensen en behoeften binnen de rivier cruise markt. Met als doel het aanbod van Intercruises binnen de rivier cruise markt zo te kunnen optimaliseren dat het inspeelt op de wensen en behoeften binnen de …

In this article, we assess the potential of alternative land use systems using non-drainage peatland species which could eventually phase out or partly replace oil palm plantations on undrainable peatlands. We have used the ecosystem services approach to analyse what scenarios using drainage-free peatland …

Data-gebruik is voor projectmanagers in het sociale en ruimtelijke domein onontkoombaar. Data zijn niet alleen voorradig en beschikbaar, het zijn er ook steeds meer. Tegelijk weten projectmanagers niet goed hoe ze data kunnen gebruiken in hun werk. Aan de hand de voorbeelden van vuilnisophaaldiensten …

Increasingly, adding trees to the city is a new goal on the urban agenda in order to fight climate change. There is an interesting contrast when looking at the average lifespan of trees in the city: 30 years. The reason is that trees are still being seen from a utilitarian perspective and as urban furniture …

In recent years the number of farriers in the Netherlands has decreased though the number of horses hasn’t. As there are only three big horseshoe manufacturers competitors in the Netherlands. Their goal is to increase their market share. In order to win existing farriers over, the horseshoe manufacturers …

Ambulanceverpleegkundigen hebben in toenemende mate te maken met complexe en onvoorspelbare omstandigheden (denk hierbij aan het omgaan met opdringerige omstanders, het bekogeld worden met vuurwerk tijdens oudejaarsavond of het behandelen van een kind met ernstige brandwonden). De Hanzehogeschool Groningen …

This research examines the legal capabilities of social care practitioners involved in a new decision-making process, ‘the kitchen table conversation’, used since the introduction of the 2015 Social Support Act in the Netherlands. This law delegates social care allocation to the local authorities, who …

Anthropocentrism is the belief that value is human-centered and that all other beings are means to human ends. The Oxford English Dictionary defines anthropocentrism as “regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence”. Anthropocentrism focuses on humanistic values as opposed …

This chapter examines some of the challenges of unlearning anthropocentrism - i.e. the deep-seated cultural, psychological and enacted prejudices of human specialness - in nature-based early childhood education programs. We begin with a critical exploration of recent trends in environmental philosophy …