Over the past decades, international terrorism started to reach its ideological peak, challenging and disrupting whole societies and governmental organs. This modern form of terror contains violent implications, psychologically pressing the innocent masses. Initially inspired by occasional, domestically …

In het Plattelandsontwikkelingsprogramma 2007-2013 (POP2) heeft Nederland vastgelegd hoe vorm gegeven wordt aan het EU plattelandsbeleid. Daarbij voeren de provincies voornamelijk het beleid uit dat gericht is op leefbaarheid op het platteland. In de huidige programmaperiode zijn 116 projecten uitgevoerd …

Zwolle is a fast growing city, surrounded by the “IJssel” and “Zwarte Water”. Staatsbosbeheer wants to investigate what types of recreation are offered in its areas and what the recreational demand of these visitors is. To analyze an area and what kind of recreation facilities are available, Staatsbosbeheer …

Dit rapport is geschreven in opdracht van de gemeente Bergen. Het is een inrichtingsplan voor een dassencompensatiegebied tussen de dorpskernen Well en Aijen. Het maakt deel uit van het grotere plan Maaspark Well. Maaspark Well houdt in dat er een hoogwatergeul gegraven wordt tussen Well en Aijen, en …

Over recent years aspects of sustainability have claimed a central role in many countries. As a result research for sustainability has become an important driver for innovation. This paper describes developing a model that supports SMEs in integrating sustainability in their business and innovation processes. In …

The European Union (EU), although a prosperous and economically developed area, has been marked by substantial regional imbalances and great economic inequalities. The continuing existence of economic and social disparities between "central" and "peripheral" regions within the Union MS's will eventually …

Saxion is part of the Dutch system of universities for higher vocational training and applied sciences. In this paper a case study is presented to gain more insight in spin offs of these types of universities, and their effect on the regional economy. For this purpose a database of 152 spin offs has …

In our paper we want to investigate the question whether it will make sense for regions to compete for new high-tech industries to settle down in their region. The justification for giving subsidies is based on the general believe in politics that attracting high-technology firms will cause positive …

The following report concerns the bilateral decentralised development cooperation in Spain. The starting point is the international political framework in the field of development cooperation and the national development cooperation policy, which incorporates the international framework. According to …