From past experience, the municipality of Groningen (GRO) knows that citizen engagement is an essential aspect to execute any plans that imply change. In particular, district energy plans need citizen engagement the most to ensure successful execution. Both GRO and Grunneger Power (GPO) have first-hand …

Onder de paraplu van meerjarig Participatief Actie Onderzoek vindt samen met inwoners van de herstructureringswijk Noorderpark (Hoogezand)op meerdere manieren onderzoek plaats naar de leefbaarheid van de wijk in relatie tot hun eigen welzijn. In het eerste deelonderzoek (Ubels, 2022) hebben inwoners …

Community energy can be conceptualized as a social movement, which aims to develop a sustainable, democratic, and localist energy system. Increasingly, community energy initiatives aim to develop citizen-led heating projects. District heating projects are characterized by costly investments, a substantial …

There appears to be some hesitation within the forensic biology community to formally evaluate and report on findings given activity level propositions. This hesitance in part stems from concerns about the lack of relevant data on the dynamics of biological traces and doubt about the relevance of such …

Most European states have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), but implementation varies at national and local levels with municipalities often playing a key role. Decentralization policies have often led to municipalities providing social support as well, but …

Abstract Introduction: More and more researchers are convinced that frailty should refer not only to physical limitations but also to psychological and social limitations that older people may have. Such a broad, or multidimensional, definition of frailty fits better with nursing, in which a holistic …

Een integraal pedagogisch wijkplan 2023 - 2026 voor de wijk Lewenborg waaruit de gezamenlijkheid voor de jeugd blijkt. Hierin zijn zowel de samenwerking tussen de professionals rondom jeugd in de wijk beschreven als de doelstellingen, activiteiten en beoogde resultaten voor de komende vier jaren op de …

Presentatie tijdens het bezoek van wethouder Manouska Molema.