Given the increasing importance of sustainability as a part of one’s daily routine and life in countries in the European Union, there is a need to establish a basic understanding of the attitudes, behaviours and culture among older people. This, in turn, should lead to better policies which help alleviate …

After reopening in March 2022 Sir Adam Hotel has been dealing with a declining guest satisfaction rate of 5,6% while providing the same guest experience. Studies have shown that this is caused by the increase of negative psychological effects which are caused by COVID-19. Resulting in complained behavior …

The white rhino is a keystone species and an ecosystem engineer. Though there have been conservation efforts to protect this species, the current red list status of the white rhino is 'Nearly threatened'. The biggest threat that rhinos are facing nowadays is poaching for theirhorns. The rhino population …

The global population of cheetahs is declining, which is a threat to the health of their ecosystems and biodiversity. Cheetahs are listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List, but some conservation scientists want them to be up listed from to ‘Endangered’. The decline in cheetah populations is a result …

There is a global shortage of nurses due to the increasing demand for healthcare with an ageing population, while the labour force is demographically declining. Therefore, it is important to educate and retain more nurses for the healthcare sector. More nursing students will have to be trained within …

The second demographic transition is all around. However, in certain regions in the Northern Netherlands the aging of the population is accelerated as a result of unbalanced population decline. Even though sometimes population in these declining areas increases, caused by temporary development (shortage …

Demographic change, generational shifts and fierce competition on the labour market present companies with major challenges and make it difficult for them to attract and maintain suitable personnel (Bundesagentur für Arbeit 2019, 5). The demographic change is already far advanced in Europe and has …

Challenges that surveys are facing are increasing data collection costs and declining budgets. During the past years, many surveys at Statistics Netherlands were redesigned to reduce costs and to increase or maintain response rates. From 2018 onwards, adaptive survey design has been applied in several …

Thema webinar over de Toekomstkracht voor (krimp) regio's met wetenschappers en bestuurders, als afsluiting van een jubileumjaar waarin we in podcasts, webinars en via Uitgelichte lokale initiatieven de balans opmaakten van 10 jaar Kennisnetwerk Krimp en ook keken naar de vragen voor de toekomst.

Wie is aan zet? Drie bestuurders uit Noord-Nederland over de toekomst van (krimp) regio’s. Over wonen, leefbaarheid, zoeken naar het gezamenlijke belang en samenwerken, maar ook over regionale verschillen in demografische veranderingen en de invloed van corona op de belangstelling voor het platteland. …