Purpose Generations Uniting through Sport (GUS) stimulates mutual understanding between youngsters and elderly people with sports activities. The project aims to promote intergenerational relations and increased physical activity by setting up an innovative and sustainable program. The concept for the …

Living Labs need to improve their performance to address urgent social and environmental sustainability challenges. A framework combining the dimensions of environment and focus, methods and collaborative action, and outcomes with a life cycle perspective allowed analysing four Living Labs in the Netherlands …

Bij het succesvol implementeren van hernieuwbare energie technologieën zoals waterstof spelen sociaal-maatschappelijke aspecten een belangrijke rol. Binnen werkpakket 10 van het Hydelta 2.0 onderzoeksprogramma wordt onderzocht wat de uitdagingen en geleerde lessen zijn omtrent het bewerkstelligen van …

Given the increasing importance of sustainability as a part of one’s daily routine and life in countries in the European Union, there is a need to establish a basic understanding of the attitudes, behaviours and culture among older people. This, in turn, should lead to better policies which help alleviate …

ackground and aim – Driven by new technologies and societal challenges, future proof facility managers must enable sustainable housing by combining bricks and bytes into future-proof business support and workplace concepts. The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) acknowledges the urgency of …

Iedereen kan een bijdrage leveren om de eigen leefomgeving klimaatbestendig te maken en houden. Floris Boogaard, lector Klimaatadaptatie aan de Hanzehogeschool Groningen, is keynote spreker en neemt je mee in de wereld van klimaatadaptatie aan de hand van praktische voorbeelden. De maatregelen die we …

Nederland is wereldkampioen zitten. De opkomst van de kenniseconomie, de toegenomen schermtijd, maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen hebben ervoor gezorgd dat onze leefomgeving steeds beweegonvriendelijker wordt en bewegen steeds minder automatisch onderdeel is van ons dagelijks leven. Tegelijkertijd is de …

At first glance, Public Sector Innovation (PSI) Labs are gaining prominence within academic literature, the European Union (EU) and beyond. However, because of the relative newness and conceptual ambiguity of this concept, the exact contribution of these labs to theory and practice is still unclear. …

One neighborhood in Groningen, the Netherlands, is a neighborhood housing about 12,000 citizens with on average a low-SES background, showing a less healthy and active lifestyle. In the past, initiatives have been undertaken to promote active lifestyle by implementing outdoor facilities stimulating physical …