Due to climate change, rising temperatures lead to more extreme heat stress in urban areas. Last summer, there were poignant images of people looking for shade in cities. Trees are effective measures to provide shade and decrease the perceived temperature. However, trees cannot grow in healthy conditions …

Het veranderende klimaat is vooral in binnensteden zichtbaar door de hoge mate van verstening die hier te vinden is. Juist op deze plekken zijn er weinig oplossingen voor hittestress en wateroverlast mogelijk, omdat de ruimte boven en onder de grond vaak beperkt is. In dit onderzoek werkten de Hanzehogeschool …

Afsluiting van het onderzoeksproject Leaf of Groningen en tevens de opening van de prototypes die voor dit onderzoek zijn gemaakt. Zo'n 30 bezoekers, variërend van onderzoekers tot studenten, professionals van de gemeente en familieleden kwamen op dit feestelijke evenement af. De studenten die het onderzoek …

People during this Covid-19 year were forced to spend more time at home due to the lockdown and extreme weather conditions. Before the crisis, people already spent approximately 90 percent of their time indoors and relied on nearby public outdoor spaces for social and physical activities to maintain …

De Nieuwe Ronde has been subjected in the last five years to serious aging among its members and together with possible member expansion wants to find out how the profile of potential new consumers looks like. This is essential to improve the relation of demand and supply and with that strengthen the …