According to a governmental decision, all (re)constructions in Dutch cities starting by 2020 have to be climate resilient. Part of this climate resilience is also adaptation to (extreme) heat. Although urban heat, its causes, consequences, and potential adaptation measures, have been extensively studied …

In the city of Amsterdam commercial transport is responsible for 15% of vehicles, 34% of traffic’s CO2 emissions and 62% of NOx emissions. The City of Amsterdam plans to improve traffic flows using real time traffic data and data about loading and unloading zones. In this paper, we present, reflect, …

Professional and academic education increasingly use realistic, rich, safe and interactive tools such as serious gaming. In our case we have used a serious game to teach students how socio-economic and technological opportunities and challenges could shape sustainable businesses in a circular economy. …

De gezondheidszorg is, net als opleiding, werk en inkomen, niet gelijk verdeeld in de wereld. Dit leidt tot gezondheidsverschillen. Het is van belang deze gezondheidsverschillen in Nederland te reduceren om de gezondheidsstatus van mensen te verbeteren. Kinderen van ouders met een lage sociaaleconomische …

In dit onderzoek is nagegaan hoe ouders en jongeren uit Middenof Oost-Europese landen hun dagelijkse woon- en leefsituatie in Den Haag en in Segbroek beoordelen. Ook zijn de meningen en ervaringen gevraagd van professionals en vrijwilligers die actief zijn in het onderwijs aan kinderen van EU-arbeidsmigranten …

This dissertation was conducted at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the programme of European Studies. The document analyses the current situation of brain drain in Lithuania. Lithuania is a small European country in the Baltic region with a rather small population that faces significant losses …

Dit is de samenvatting van een onderzoek dat is uitgevoerd voor de afdeling Finance & Control van Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) ter optimalisatie van de diensten in het kader van het Turnaround project. Het onderzoek eindigt met enkele aanbevelingen voor de afdeling. Heerema Marine Contractors is …

The Netherlands is the largest export country of cut flowers in the world. Air cargo transport of flowers amounts to 25 percent of the total annual tonnage of goods that go through Schiphol Airport. However, due to uncertainty of the future development in international trade, as well as the increasing …

INAUGURAL LECTURE The world is in disarray. Species are extinct, climates are changing, we are becoming unhealthier. To liberate ourselves from this doom scenario we need to take care of ourselves and our environment. The solutions of former generations offer no future solace. Moreover, these caused …

Deliberate practice, an iterative process that leads to expertise, is found to be positively associated with superior performance in domains such as sports, education, and entrepreneurship. At the same time, deliberate practice is also seen as being less than enjoyable and difficult to pursue consistently. …