Like most ocean regions today, the European and contiguous seas experience cumulative impacts from local human activities and global pressures. They are largely in poor environmental condition with deteriorating trends. Despite several success stories, European policies for marine conservation fall short …

In the Netherlands, there is an increasing need for collective forms of housing for older people. Such housing bridges the gap between the extremes of living in an institutionalised setting and remaining in their own house. The demand is related to the closure of many residential care homes and the need …

Currently, we are experiencing exciting and challenging times, some even dare speak of a 4th industrial revolution. Within let’s say less than one century we will have run out of oil and other vital resources just to mention one thing. Climate change is another major challenge, as is social iniquity. …

Lecturers in higher education who design courses, should consider, among other things, the use of educational resources (Van den Akker, 2004). They have an abundance of resources at their disposal and it is important they select, structure and present those resources in ways that benefit their students …

from the article: The ever-increasing specialization of scientific research, combined with the complex challenges that health in society is facing calls for more interdisciplinary design research. However, healthcare and creative researchers come from different worlds that do not automatically align …

Walking meetings are a promising means to improve healthy behavior at work. By providing a physically active way of working, walking meetings can reduce our sitting time. Several obstacles that limit the social acceptance and wider adoption of walking meeting practice have been highlighted in previous …

The chief purpose of this thesis is to examine the reform process of the UN Security Council and highlight the obstacles and limitations of the various existing reform proposals. This research is conducted through the use of qualitative methods, namely desk research and field research. The qualitative …

With climate change and urban development, water systems are changing faster than ever. Currently, the ecological status of water systems is still judged based on single point measurements, without taking into account the spatial and temporal variability of water quality and ecology. There is a need …

This document describes the graduation project I carried out at the AMI research group at Saxion Hogeschool in Enschede during the period of 18-11-2019 through 22-4-2020. The goal is to prove that I possess the ability to design and create professional-grade software in a professional setting and in …

The IoT is a revolutionary development for both society and governments. In this chapter opportunities and threats of the IoT are discussed. Linking technological, societal, economic, and policy-oriented aspects of the IoT, this chapter introduces a conceptual framework to map and analyze the factors …