Introduction The provision of active parks/public open space is the key factor in promoting active living, because people and specially low-income and elderlies are being more interested in doing non-organized/informal, and no-cost sports/physical activities in outdoor spaces in recent decades (Borgers …

Een groot aantal belanghebbenden bij het Utrecht Science Park (USP) is gaan samenwerken in een zogenaamd leaderless network. De samenwerkende partijen van het leaderless network willen het USP en haar omgeving tot een toonaangevend en internationaal concurrerend vestigingsmilieu maken, waar een gezonde …

In De Meern (Gemeente Utrecht) wordt door bewoners en gemeente gesteld dat het dorp geen zogenaamd hart heeft. Het dorp mist een plek waar men elkaar ontmoet en kan verblijven. De Meern is ontstaan op historische wegen in een landschap van oeverwallen en lagere komgronden. Kenmerkend is de Leidsche Rijn …

This paper aims to address higher education students’ learning space preferences. The study is based on a survey that involved 697 business management students of a Dutch University of Applied Sciences. The research focuses on preferred learning spaces for individual study activities, which require concentration, …

Exponential population growth has forced many rural inhabitants in the developing countries to move to the cities. According to UN Habitat, in most cases the search for better opportunities is the main motivation to urbanize (2012, p.35). Thousands of new “informal” houses are built every day around …

This article will explore the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) framework for urban environments, focusing on the perception, utilization and maintenance of parks. The case study explores the perception of urban flora and the value of greenery in everyday life in The Netherlands. The reflection section addresses …

This paper introduces a design case that was built around the challenge to design a prototype for women that would positively influence their perception of personal safety in public spaces. The proposed design combines an individual focus with a public impact, influencing emotions through embodiment …

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Information and communications technologies (ICT) can be very important to provide access to urban cultural heritage collections. Urban archives contain a lot of (historical) information about people, places, events, objects, trade and artefacts. Its worthwhile to make this information accessible for …