The loss of biodiversity is a worldwide problem caused by over exploitation of natural resources, pollution, introduction of invasive species and other problems, human induced. The Netherlands is working on strengthening its natural environment boosting social and economic wellbeing. In Southwest Drenthe, …

Presentation for inhabitants of the village of Oostwold (community of Oldambt) focussing on general trends and more specific local circumstances.

Dorpsbelangen Scheemda is looking after the interest of inhabitants of the community of Scheemda, a village in the Northeastern part of Groningen.

The Netherlands is known globally for its widespread use of bicycles and some call it a “cycling nation”. Indeed, many Dutch inhabitants own a bike and cycle frequently. Numbers show that 84% of the Dutch inhabitants from age 4 years and older own a bike. Those owners have an average of 1.3 bikes per …

La Prosperité is an old colonial timber plantation in the rural district of Para in Suriname, which was purchased by a group of former plantation workers after the abolition of slavery. It is occupied by the small village of Bersaba which consists primarily of descendants of those who passed it on as …

Presentation given and game played at the house of the Dutch provincies in Brussel. Within the Energy Battle game four roles must reach a common goal of renewable production in their village and an individual goal per role. The roles in the game are People, Planet, Profit, and Balance. The group must …

This paper discusses the concepts and social dynamics of fashion imitation and custom imitation as put forth by French sociologist Gabriel Tarde (1843-1904). Specifically his 1903 book The Laws of Imitation will be introduced and used to argue that, and examine how, fashion has, since the turn of the …

Both inhabitants and tourists of Ameland are in need for a new entry to the island. The lack of quality and adaptability of the current entry from the Wadden Sea makes separation between freight and passenger flows to and from the island necessary. The demand for aanew harbour creates new opportunities. …

Richard Barbrook and Andy Cameron’s The Californian Ideology, originally published in 1995 by Mute magazine and the nettime mailinglist, is the iconic text of the first wave of Net criticism. The internet might have fundamentally changed in the last two decades, but their demolition of the neoliberal …

Het begrip circulaire economie staat voor een productie-consumptie‑systeem waarbij getracht wordt de grondstofstromen in een gesloten kringloop te houden. Het hoofddoel is het voorkomen van de uitputting van de eindige voorraad grondstoffen op de planeet door deze te herwinnen uit bestaande (afgedankte …