This research was commissioned by the province of Groningen. The province of Groningen asked the question how the quality her bus stop data could be improved. The province of Groningen is ultimately responsible for public transport. The public transport bureau is set up in 2005 to arrange bus transportation. …

A model to describe biogas transport costs in a regional grid is presented. In the model biogas is collected to a central location by transport through dedicated pipelines. Costs have been calculated for two different lay-outs of the grid i.e. star and fishbone lay-out. The costs depend on the covered …

Clusters are the magic answer to regional economic development. Firms in clusters are more innovative; cluster policy dominates EU policy; ‘top-sectors’ and excellence are the choice of national policy makers; clusters are ‘in’. But, clusters are complex, clusters are ‘messy’; there is no clear logic …

OpeningUp is een project dat voortvloeit uit ‘The Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme’. Een Europees subsidieprogramma dat zichzelf tot doel stelt het leven en werken in de Noordzee Regio aantrekkelijker te maken en transnationale samenwerking te bevorderen. Dit doet zij onder andere door het stimuleren …

There is growing realisation amongst local communities that the organizations and societies within which they live and work need to become more sustainable in order to secure their social, environmental and economic futures (Coyle 2011, Müller et al. 2011). The underlying motivations vary but are often …

Poster: offer a train the trainer program for Social Media Trainers in Local & Regional governments and businesses

More and more local bottom-up energy initiatives are emerging. Those involved encounter many barriers during the realization of their ideas. As the generation of renewable energy is mostly included, these local initiatives contribute to the targets set at regional, national & EU level. At the same time, …

The energy transition requires the transformation of communities and neighbourhoods. It will have huge ramifications throughout society. Many cities, towns and villages have put together ambitious visions about how to achieve e.g. energy neutrality, zero-emission or zero-impact. What is happening at …

Clusters are the magic answer to regional economic development. Firms in clusters are more innovative; cluster policy dominates EU policy; ‘top-sectors’ and excellence are the choice of national policy makers; clusters are ‘in’. But, clusters are complex, clusters are ‘messy’; there is no clear logic …

One of the work packages which Hanzehogeschool emphatically has a role, is Research and Training. In the Summer Academy teachers are trained by translating their knowledge back to their own schools. The Summer Academy is given on 27-30 May 2013, as part of "Opening Up". This project aims to find better …