Workshop Wij Doen Het! over de kracht van dorpen en het werkboek Wij Doen Het! Als instrument voor lokale gemeenschappen om zelf energiedorpsplannen op te zetten die rekening houden met de kracht van het dorp en de kwaliteiten van de gebouwde omgeving (van gebouw tot landschap).

In this paper, we apply a civic perspective and social innovation theory to examine how residents of a Dutch village experiencing rural depopulation and austerity reforms evaluate a civic initiative aimed at improving liveability, and what explains their evaluation. Using multivariate statistical analysis, …

Our world is increasingly faced with wicked environmental sustainability challenges, requiring entrepreneurs to work in multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) to address these challenges. Network orchestration is essential for these MSIs to realize their sustainability goals and make an impact. The concept …

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Background: The “Care for Participation+” (CFP+) intervention was developed in order to change the attitudes of direct support professionals (DSPs) regarding the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound ID (VSPID). Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of CFP+ on the …

Given the expected advantages for individuals and societies, financial literacy is high on the policy agenda in many countries. This paper reports the results from a unique survey conducted on a sample of 13–16-year-old students in five European countries, aimed at measuring and comparing their level …

Presentatie naar aanleiding van mijn verblijf als visiting scholar bij de NTNU in Trondheim. Het thema is de positie van lokale energie in Noorwegen en mijn bezoeken aan diverse Zero Emission Neighbourhoods.

In Amsterdam we have been working with a diversity of partners in the city for more than a decade now. Our study and research in our research group Cities & Visitors have been focused on the image and reputations of our cities, including the image and reputation of different areas of the city itself. …