The changing climate has an effect on the quality of life in our cities: heavier rainfall (resulting in floodings), longer periods of drought, reduced air and water quality and increasing temperatures in cities (heat stress). Awareness about these changes among various stakeholders is of great importance. …

The video gives an impression of the next business models quadruple helix partners are developing in de city of Groningen and the region Westerkwartier in order to develop areas in the city of Groningen.

The third day of the RRAU congress 16-18 April 2018 consisted of a city walk. On behalf of the RRAU congress, Maarten Vieveen (Research Centre NoorderRuimte) and Bart de Boer (BLG - Special Locations Groningen) provided a tour through the Der Aa-church. Summary: The Der Aa-church is a listed Gothic church …

Urban planners and several stakeholders in public and private sector are in need of (quickscan) tools that can assess the vulnerability to floods and thermal stress. Urban flooding and thermal stress have become key issues for many cities around the world. With the continuing effects of climate change, …

With information technologies becoming available on a growing scale, capturing large amounts of building information is becoming cheaper and economically viable. This is creating new challenges for real estate management organisations. Producing digital assets is one thing, managing them and knowing …

Op vrijdag 10 november a.s. is op initiatief van het MBO (Wim Moes en Rob Schuur) en het lectoraat van Alexander Grit: Ondernemen in Verandering van het Alfa-college en de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. Het lectoraat heeft een tour georganiseerd voor het Akkoord van Groningen. Deze tour heeft als doel nieuwe …

This publication addresses the practical research of the Sustainable Cooperative Entrepeneurship (SCE) research group at Hanze University of Applied Science (UAS) Groningen. The SCE research group links market, education and public administration in their commitment to improve local and regional resillience …

In the city of Groningen a new multistakeholder cooperative is developing. How is this new tool usable for urban regeneration

Urban flooding and thermal stress have become key issues for many cities around the world. With the continuing effects of climate change, these two issues will become more acute and will add to the serious problems already experienced in dense urban areas. Therefore, the sectors of public health and …