This research examines the causes of resident outmigration from Venice and explores strategies to reattract former residents and make the city more livable for its local population. The objective is to determine how challenges derived from overtourism, such as housing shortages and infrastructure strains, …

climatecafe floating future ZeelandFloating FutureTogether with a group of partners, we have initiated the Floating Future project to better understand the pros and cons of developing floating cities and infrastructure at a larger scale.Already many cities situated in coastal areas are vulnerable to …

Geclusterde woonvormen voor zelfstandig wonende senioren lijken een oplossing om de vergrijzing het hoofd te bieden. Stimuleren van het naar elkaar omkijken zou het mogelijk maken dat ouderen langer zelfstandig kunnen blijven wonen en minder eenzaam zijn. Hierdoor wordt wonen in een zorginstelling uitgesteld …

In the Netherlands, almost everyone has an image of 1930s neighborhoods, post-war neighborhoods, and Vinex locations. That is very different for the neighborhoods with social housing apartments from the 1970s and 1980s. They are forgotten, hardly known, even professionally. And that is a problem because …

To date, a range of qualitative and mixed-methods approaches have been applied to assess the age-friendliness of cities and communities. The Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ) has been developed to fill a gap for a systematic quantitative method approach to evaluate baseline age-friendliness …

Het Kwaliteitskader Housing First is ontwikkeld om Housing First-praktijken te ondersteunen bij het versterken van hun werkwijze. Het kader helpt bij het reflecteren op hoe trouw de uitvoering is aan de kernprincipes van Housing First. Housing First is een bewezen effectieve aanpak voor de groep dakloze …

Het Kwaliteitskader Housing First is ontwikkeld om Housing First-praktijken te ondersteunen bij het versterken van hun werkwijze. Het kader helpt bij het reflecteren op hoe trouw de uitvoering is aan de kernprincipes van Housing First. Housing First is een bewezen effectieve aanpak voor de groep dakloze …

For the elderly a major decline in health often entails a dramatic shift in living conditions. One of the harshest aspects is the loss of social context. Based on experiences in her own family, the designer sets out to redefine the puzzle of health, care and social context. By conceiving the needs in …

Pregnancy and early parenthood mark a transformative period where women become caregivers and assume a new role with new responsibilities. While often portrayed positively, the transition to motherhood can be overwhelming. This is especially true for women living in adverse circumstances, presenting …

"The Dutch housing stock faces an urgent renovation challenge, driven by aging buildings, sustainability goals, and labor shortages. This article introduces the Plug-and-Play Demonstrator, a rooftop test setup that simulates 1960s apartment facades to explore innovative, cost-effective renovation strategies. …