A limited number of studies have addressed rural-urban differences in ageing in place, let alone at the spatial level of the dwelling, defined as ageing@home. Ageing@home in rural areas might be challenging, especially when health deteriorates and facilities and services may be less available or accessible …

Recent debates in rural development suggest a growing interest in integrating landscape-based knowledge into participatory decision-making. This study contributes to this discussion by examining how landscape—understood as the interplay between human actions, natural processes, and soil systems—can be …

Despite a renewed political and academic interest in the topic, there is still a general lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to rurality and rural lives. At the same time, the knowledge that we do have is often distorted through a predominantly urban lens. These facts make it difficult …

Binnen het project Mobisitie werken we samen met drie gemeentes aan drie verschillende duurzame mobiliteitsuitdagingen: In Westerkwartier ligt de focus op deelmobiliteit, in Ooststellingwerf op fietsen en op Ameland op het verduurzamen van het reisgedrag van de toeristen. In deze sessie lichten we de …

Hoe klonk het landschap van je jeugd? Welke geluiden zijn verbonden aan de plek waar je woont en leeft? Zijn er liedjes die herinneren aan belangrijke momenten? In dit deel van het onderzoeksproject Sound Soils onderzoeken we vanuit het lectoraat Music in Context van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen de samenhang …

Te midden van veranderende landschappen en hedendaagse druk op zowel de kunst als het plattelandsleven, richten beleidsmakers en kunstenaars steeds meer aandacht op rurale en niet-stedelijke culturele praktijken. Participatieve kunstvormen, zoals muziek, bieden een uniek potentieel om mensen met elkaar …

"Education with hands-on impact: This project highlights how a German and a Malagasy higher education institution, together with their spin-offs, collaborate to implement sustainable energy solutions and promote social participation at the local level. Through the joint establishment of a pellet factory …

Artistic research explores, questions, and redefines art’s role and impact within broader societal contexts. Encounters in Artistic Research invites you to enter an open space where curious minds converge to shape the field in unexpected ways.Whether you want to explore artistic research as a ‘love practice’ …

Sound Soils is a practice-oriented research initiative aimed at exploring opportunities for musicians to contribute to rural life in the Northern Netherlands, with a specific emphasis on participatory music practices. Grounded in Participatory Action Research methodology and ethnographic forms of data …