This study examines how older adults in the Groningen cauliflower neighbourhood (bloemkoolwijk) of Beijum experience their living environment in relation to physical activity and social interaction. Designed for young families in 1970–1985, the neighbourhood now faces population ageing, raising the question …

The purpose of this project was to improve exercise-friendliness of a low SES neighbourhood in the Netherlands. This neighbourhood was chosen because it scored below average on important health parameters like self-efficacy, resilience, and quality of life

The Local Context Summary Memo (LCSM) supports the municipality of Arnhem in advancing its urban heat adaptation efforts. It is part of the Cool Cities project, an EU Interreg North Sea Region initiative involving seven case study cities that test innovative, transferable methods for understanding and …

Cool Cities Rotterdam Local Context Summary Memo The Local Context Summary Memo (LCSM) supports the municipality of Arnhem in advancing its urban heat adaptation efforts. It is part of the Cool Cities project, an EU Interreg North Sea Region initiative involving seven case study cities that test innovative, …

Cool Cities Middelburg Local Context Summary Memo The Local Context Summary Memo (LCSM) supports the municipality of Arnhem in advancing its urban heat adaptation efforts. It is part of the Cool Cities project, an EU Interreg North Sea Region initiative involving seven case study cities that test innovative, …

De term ‘warmtewerend’ doet al geruime tijd de ronde binnen het werkveld van hittestress en stedelijke klimaatadaptatie, en is inmiddels in beleid van veel gemeenten en provincies opgenomen. Steeds vaker worden warmtewerende oppervlakken expliciet benoemd als belangrijk middel om hittestress in stedelijke …

Citizen science has demonstrated potential to foster local changes in public health, including physical (in)activity. We used community-engaged citizen science to explore how to improve the exercise-friendliness of a Dutch neighborhood, chosen because it scored below average on important health parameters. …

Dit boek brengt negen verhalen samen van ondernemers die ervoor kozen om hun ondernemerschap vrijwillig te beëindigen. Niet omdat zij daartoe gedwongen werden, maar omdat zij voelden dat het tijd was om een andere richting in te slaan. Om persoonlijke, professionele of maatschappelijke drijfveren. Door …

Already for many centuries the only hill castle of the Netherlands is kept in the present picturesque, yet ruined state. Its fate was sealed by historic twists, which brought the willful loss of its strategic status. Today the site is protected by the monumental ruins and is conserved as part of the …

The Capucine cloister in Tilburg was established in the 19th century along one of the routes leading out of the city center, as part of the urban expansion that was then taking place. Nearby a nunnery can be found at the other end of a park, the whole being enclosed by a long wall. Now the place has …