Girona is a city located in the river Ter Basin, in the Principality of Catalonia. The city’s convenient access to water played a role during the 19thcentury to quickly industrialise and modernise the city. Yet, not at the cost of polluting the rivers and turning natural habitats, places of enjoyment …

Strengthening sustainability in global supply chains requires producers, buyers, and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in transformative cross-sector partnerships (CSPs). However, the role played by nature in such partnerships has been left largely unattended in literature on CSPs. This article …

Change has become continuous, and innovation is a primary approach for hospitality, i.e., hotel companies, to become or remain economically viable and sustainable. An increasing number of management researchers are paying more attention to workplace rather than technological innovation. This study investigates …

In Social Work research there is a strong debate on the distinctiveness and methodological quality, and how to address the dilemma of rigour and practice relevance. Given the nature of Social Work the field has developed a characteristic research culture that puts emphasis on giving voice to service …

Informatie kan polariseren en misleiden, maar ook verbinden en sociale verandering teweegbrengen. Nepnieuws, filterbubbels en polariserende nieuwskoppen zijn het gesprek van de dag. Hebben we als samenleving een informatieprobleem? In deze rede, onderzoekt Tamara Witschge de relevantie van informatie …

Sociaal ondernemen heeft het afgelopen decennium een opmars gemaakt in Nederland. De social enterprises bevinden zich nu in een fase van professionalisering, waarbij het meten van de impact een steeds relevantere zaak wordt. Het meten van deze impact is echter arbeidsintensief werk en methodes zijn nog …

On April 2001, the EcoCity Augustenborg was inaugurated and during the following 20 years it has been the inspiration for social sustainability and storm water management for people all over the world.On April 21st, 2021, as a part of the 20-year Anniversary festivities, we are hosting a digital blue-green …

Dankzij de groei van kenniswerk sinds de jaren ’80, worden tegenwoordig veel banen gekenmerkt door een hoge mate van autonomie en afwisseling tussen verschillende typen werkzaamheden. Geavanceerde informatie- en communicatie-technologie (ICT) stelt kenniswerkers steeds beter in staat om afwisselend gebruik …

This open access book states that the endemic societal faultlines of our times are deeply intertwined and that they confront us with challenges affecting the security and sustainability of our societies. It states that new ways of inhabiting and cultivating our planet are needed to keep it healthy for …

At the end of 2019, the Municipality of Rotterdam commissioned Humanitas ESSM to research the situation of male sex workers in the area of Rotterdam. This demographic often goes unnoticed in sex work-related policies and interventions by public authorities. The Municipality spotted their knowledge gap …