This publication gives a different take on energy and energy transition. Energy goes beyond technology. Energy systems are about people: embedded in political orders and cultural institutions, shaped by social consumers and advocacy coalitions, and interconnected with changing parameters and new local …

There are a plethora of drivers of change in energy systems until 2015. The role of social and political actors is likely to be more noticeable. In Europe, locally, high-impact ideas like green consumerism and limited acceptance of energy systems that result in trade-offs will be important. Nationally, …

BACKGROUND: Forming partnerships is a prominent strategy used to promote integrated service delivery across health and social service systems. Evidence about the collaboration process upon which partnerships evolve has rarely been addressed in an integrated-care setting. This study explores the longitudinal …

Despite the latest amendment of the Dublin System, which is supposed to be an improvement compared to the previous versions, especially in terms of protecting the Fundamental Rights of the refugees, the EU is still widely criticized for its asylum policies. Germany, as the Member State that receives …

Abstract This paper applies and discusses the principles of Axiomatic Design for changing IT architecture in health care. It presents three case studies positioned in the field of Enterprise architecture that explore how IT architects, as professionals, manage change and re-design the structure of the …

Vertical farming is a promising new technology for increasing crop yields per square meter. However, little research has been done so far in people's perception of this technology. The aim of this project was to gain a better understanding of consumers' attitude on small scale vertical farming at home. …

This paper applies and discusses the principles of Axiomatic Design for changing IT architecture in health care. It presents three case studies positioned in the field of Enterprise architecture that explore how IT architects, as professionals, manage change and re-design the structure of the IT systems …

Nowadays the main airports throughout the world are suffering because their capacity are getting close to saturation due to the air traffic which is still increasing besides the economic crisis and oil prices. In addition, the forecasts predict an increase in air traffic of at least 3.6% until 2020. …

The thesis project has been carried out for THUAS’ research group Change Management. The problem stated in an initial briefing was a lack of study success. As the client expected student information to play a key role in solving it, the following research objective has been defined: Develop a communication …

The transatlantic data transfer between the U.S. and the EU would have been extremely complex and expensive if the European Commission together with the U.S. Department of Commerce had not originated the Safe Harbor agreement in 2000. As recently as the beginning of 2014 the European Parliament, especially …