Due to improved zoo practices, longevity in zoo animals has increased. In comparison to the wild, many species become much older in captivity. Senescence follows a different path in each species and is therefore hard to generalize towards other species. Insights into the process of senescence in animals …

Design and outcomes of research regarding the question which changes in the field of housing and healthcare technology would, according to caregivers, enable people over 50 in shrinking areas in The Northern Netherlands to continue living in their own homes as long as possible.

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the influence of Facility management (FM) on detainee behaviour and responsiveness. The expected outcome of this research is that FM can contribute to the re-socialization by actively using facility design and detainee activities to positively influence their social …

The number of applications for debt management services in the Netherlands shows a steady increase of about 10 percent each year, over the last few years. Municipalities, responsible for these services, at the same need to cut back on expenditures. Our research shows that the (social) return on debt …

With regard to the increasing global competition for highly-skilled labour, the group of mobile international students is becoming more and more prominent in the considerations of national policy-makers. One concrete idea is to develop policies in order to bind international students and foreign knowledge workers …

Afstudeerscriptie van Hall Larenstein over de nieuwe poort tot stadspark Transwijk

Voor u ligt het onderzoeksrapport wat het resultaat is van het onderzoek naar principes welke een relatie leggen tussen watergebonden woonvormen en hun omgeving. Het ontwerpondersteunend onderzoek is een onderdeel van de afstudeerfase van het vierde jaar van de opleiding tuin- en landschapsarchitectuur …

College voor honoursstudenten van de Hanze, 31 oktober 2012

Summerschool Urban Geography, Amsterdam, UvA, 08-07-2012

To increase overall knowledge of housing, the experience of individual institutes needs to be shared with other zoos. To coordinate the exchange of knowledge on housing and husbandry between European zoos, the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), was formed in 1992. EAZA set up Taxon Advisory …