Rapid convergence of utility and mobility solutions enabled by data and the Internet of Things is future-proofing economies around the world, delivering liveability, sustainability and resilience, and importantly decreasing pressure on utility bills and infrastructure costs. Australians cannot miss out …

The rehabilitation clinic I designed for severe gaming addicts is conceived as an architectural antidote to the digital world and is based on the principles of social reintegration and physical reconnection. The rehabilitation clinic provides a 12-week programme for 13-25-year-old gaming addicts, …

Green urban parks play an important role in the urban environment nowadays as they are providing a lot of ecosystem service, improve health and well-­‐being of the population and mitigate effect of climate regulation. Therefore a green space is a place that will be loved andused if it is frequented by …

Urban areas are growing faster and in many cases create a fragmented landscape, threatening biodiversity. There are numerous organisms that can adapt to urbanization, such as insects. Multiple studies show a worldwide decline in their numbers. Insects are indispensable because of their important ecosystem …

Naar aanleiding van de sportnota opgesteld door de gemeente Den Haag in 2015, kwam uit het lectoraat Gezonde Leefstijl in een Stimulerende Omgeving en het lectoraat Revalidatie van de Haagse Hogeschool de vraag voor het starten van een onderzoek met als doel: ‘Het optimaliseren van de beweegvriendelijke …

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. …

The city is nature. In many ways this bold statement can be contested, but at the same time wildlife is so abundant Rotterdam is called a wilderness park (Reumer, Wildpark Rotterdam. De stad als natuurgebied. Historische Uitgeverij, Groningen, 2014). One can discuss whether this is true or not, but more …

This paper presents a method and mock-up design for evaluating the heat-island mitigation effect of porous/water-retentive blocks in a climatic environmental chamber using ambient temperature measurements. To create the proposed method, the heat circulation mechanism of blocks was considered. From this, …

We moeten aan de slag met de energietransitie! Dat is wat Sjoerd de Jongh van Y-Logic dacht. Ook in de ‘Zeeuwse Energiedialoog’ wordt aandacht besteed aan de mobiliteit van Zeeland en de energietransitie. In het ‘Zeeuwse Energiedialoog’ worden verschillende belangrijke elementen genoemd waarmee Y-Logic …