The crucial role of women in agrifood systems in many African countries cannot be underrated. In Liberia, women contribute to over half of the food crop production. Their involvement in cash crop production remains limited, as men primarily dominate control over the major cash crops. Cassava is the second …

As the year passes, keeping themselves afloat has become more challenging for the Netherlands. Climate change and sea level rise are primary factors influencing the maintenance and reinforcement of the country's dikes system. Therefore, a new Delta Plan has been implemented to make the dikes system climate-proof …

Productive Path is a case study and design for Pazkan Village in Baluchistan, Iran. The fertile valley of the Salazar River once supported a thriving production and trading of dates, but now endures the effects of the wars and upheavals in neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan leading to trafficking and …

In the Iranian province Baluchistan local economies can be improved by upturning local produce and handicrafts in a collective effort. A secure place for different generations of women serves as a cultural incubator and marketplace and offers participation in the village life. The project is sited along …

Tropical peatlands cover around 45 million hectares of the world. Half of these peatlands are located in Indonesia, mostly on Kalimantan. Tropical peatlands are currently under threat due to land-use change, drainage and climate change. One of these locations under threat is Desa Gohong (Gohong village), …

Workshop Infiltratie gegeven tijdens het 5-jarig bestaan van de WaterStraat van The Green Village.

Sofie Sergeant is hoofddocent Burgerschap&Inclusie aan de Hogeschool Utrecht, verbonden aan het Instituut voor Onderwijs en Orthopedagogiek, en aan het Lectoraat Jeugd. Onlangs kwam het boek Perspectieven op inclusief onderwijs uit, waarvan zij mede de redactie voerde en het eerste hoofdstuk schreef. …

Hoe kun je oud worden in je eigen dorp? Wat kun je zelf doen, maar ook samen als dorp? In Vledder (Drenthe) hebben ze daarvoor samen een eigen woonzorgcentrum gebouwd. Tijdens dit Kenniscafé komt u daar alles over te weten.

In this paper, we apply a civic perspective and social innovation theory to examine how residents of a Dutch village experiencing rural depopulation and austerity reforms evaluate a civic initiative aimed at improving liveability, and what explains their evaluation. Using multivariate statistical analysis, …