Municipalities increasingly seek to include citizens in decision-making processes regarding local issues, such as urban planning. This paper presents a case study on using Virtual Reality (VR) in a process of civic participation in the redesign of a public park. The municipality included citizens in …

The study examined the effects of intra-household dynamics and household food consumption and accessibility among beneficiaries of Resilience In Northern Ghana (RING) project within the Sagnarigu Municipality in the Northern Region of Ghana. The project engages rural women in the production of leafy …

In Ghana, cashew nut sub-sector has gained attention ever since cashew development project was instituted in 2006 and since then several interventions have been geared towards improvement of yield. Despite those efforts production have not reached desirable level hence the need to assess effect of farming …

A need to introduce indigenous chicken processing practices in the value chain was the topic of this case study. The case study was conducted in Singida Municipality, Singida region in central Tanzania. The visit was also done to Dodoma city, Dodoma region in central Tanzania to get experience on chicken …

Automated vehicles have reached the level of maturity in which their applicability to address transport needs are being assessed in pilot projects worldwide. It is of increasing importance to assess and share the experiences gained in these projects. This contribution reports about the application of …

The library of The Hague consists of eighteen buildings, scattered throughout the city. The main building, located in the city center, attracted more than 1.1 million visitors and customers in 2016. The library is part of the municipality of The Hague and the main building is actually integrated within …

There has been a global displacement of people, who were forced to leave their homes due to war and conflicts. Especially from 2015 on a problem arose, as all these people entered other countries to build up a new and safe life. All these people ask asylum and protection of European countries. The Netherlands …

From the list of content: " Smart sustainable cities & higher education, Essence: what, why & how? Developing learning materials together; The blended learning environment; Teaching on entrepreneurship; Utrecht municipality as a client; International results; Studentexperiences; International relations; City …

Rotterdam is a city in transition. Once a strongly government-led and top-down planned city, the municipality and other major planning institutions such as developers and housing corporations are now looking for different ways to achieve their ambitions in urban development. More cooperation with civic …

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 …