In Nederland is een debat ontstaan over het veranderen van het armoede- en schuldenbeleid. Waar vanuit de rijksoverheid echte verandering van dit beleid vooralsnog uitblijft, zijn gemeenten flexibeler en passen ze innovatieve praktijken toe. Dit artikel focust op de Frontlijnbenadering in Rotterdam die …

The value and role of the ‘public’ in criminology and criminal justice have been constructed and reconstructed over the decades, experiencing a number of discursive shifts across different subdisciplines in criminology. Narratives about public voices change according to the context in which they are …

In 2022 is door het Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (SZW) een nieuwe aanpak van geldzorgen, armoede en schulden geformuleerd met als doel om armoede en schulden te halveren. Naast het oplossen van schulden is het ook van belang om beginnende geldzorgen aan te pakken: wat houdt de preventie …

Background: Increasing life expectancy in high-income countries has been linked to a rise in fall mortality. In the Netherlands, mortality rates from falls have increased gradually from the 1950s, with some indication of stabilisation in the 1990s. For population health and clinical practice, it is important …

Mobility hubs facilitate multimodal transport and have the potential to improve the accessibility and usability of new mobility services. However, in the context of increasing digitalisation, using mobility hubs requires digital literacy or even owning a smartphone. This constraint may result in the …

Prehabilitation trajectories contribute to improving lifestyle choices and influencing risk factors to reduce postoperative complications, the overall hospital stay and lower health care costs. This paper gives an overview of the best current evidence on the role, scope, added value and expertise of …

In acht laagdrempelige Buurtwerkkamers in Amsterdam, Utrecht en Eindhoven helpen buurtbewoners elkaar met van alles, waaronder geldzaken en waar nodig toeleiding naar professionele schuldhulpverlening onder de noemer Schoon Schip. Uit eerder onderzoek bleek dat dit soort informele schuldhulp bijdraagt …

Blue-green roofs have been utilized and studied for their enhanced water storage capacity compared to conventional roofs or extensive green roofs. Nonetheless, research about the thermal effect of blue-green roofs is lacking. The goal of this research is to study the thermal effect of blue-green roofs …

Metaverse, a burgeoning technological trend that combines virtual and augmented reality, provides users with a fully digital environment where they can assume a virtual identity through a digital avatar and interact with others as they were in the real world. Its applications span diverse domains such …