Against the backdrop of depopulation and Big Society, citizen initiatives in rural areas are expected to contribute to community liveability, for example by maintaining public services. These citizens initiatives are believed to be able to mitigate service-provision inequalities between urban and peripheral …

Networked learning happens naturally within the social systems of which we are all part. However, in certain circumstances individuals may want to actively take initiative to initiate interaction with others they are not yet regularly in exchange with. This may be the case when external influences and …

Obesity is a fast growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as absenteeism and large healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on often occurring emotional …

The increasing popularity of activity trackers has shown a remarkable shift in human computer interaction; individuals seem willing to wear a device that constantly tracks health related metrics such as movement, exercise, sleep, and calorie burnUsing the insights derived from their activity trackers, …

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) is a very recent US tax regime with implications for international funds. FATCA’ complexities compounded with Treasury’s inconsistent approach towards FATCA resulted in unintended industry challenges. These inconsistencies and unintended challenges peaked …

Poster presentation at Hanze Research Day 26 January 2016 The poster presents a case study on the development and implementation of an undergraduate honours course for critical global citizenship, Society 2.0, in the Netherlands. Two teachers, two students and a researcher developed this course using …

This paper presents insights and perceptions of stakeholders involved in the development and implementation of residential smart grid pilot projects in the Netherlands, adding to the limited information that is currently available in this area, while expectations about the potential benefits of smart …

INTRODUCTION: The conceptual ambiguity of the integrated care concept precludes a full understanding of what constitutes a well-integrated health system, posing a significant challenge in measuring the level of integrated care. Most available measures have been developed from a disease-specific perspective …

SAMENVATTING Deze scriptie is geschreven in opdracht van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en het communicatiebureau Spijker en Co uit Buren. Het doel van dit rapport is advies geven over hoe het bureau content marketing als dienst het beste kan aanbieden aan zowel bestaande als potentiële klanten. De inhoud …

Designing solutions for complex behaviour change processes can be greatly aided by integrating insights from the behavioural sciences into design practice. However, this integration is hampered by the relative inaccessibility of behavioral scientific knowledge. Working in a multidisciplinary of design …