This thesis explores the realm of books and bookstores; namely Waterstones Amsterdam in its quest to enhance their in-store customer experience. My client is Phillip Harte, Waterstones Amsterdam’s Branch Manager. This essay resorts to a key methodology, Design-Based Research, “which aims at designing, …

Amidst escalating environmental and social challenges, this study explores regenerative business models’ definition and characteristics. While sustainable models have made considerable strides in research, policy, and practice, the advent of regenerative business models offers a progressive leap forward. …

That coral reefs are in decline worldwide, particularly in the Caribbean, will come as no surprise. This decades-long decline has reached a potential tipping point as the weight of the effects of climate change have come decidedly to bear on the planet’s most diverse marine ecosystem. Whether coral reefs …

Western cities are rapidly densifying, and new building typologies are being invented to mitigate high-rise and balance residential, commercial and recreational functions. This vertical urbanization requires rethinking the traditional design of public space to promote citizens’ well-being. While the …

In den letzten Jahren hat die Europäische Union verstärkt die Belange von Opfern in den Blick genommen, was eine opferbewusstere und restorativere Haftpolitik voranbrachte. In den Justiz vollzugsanstalten sowohl in Europa als auch in den Vereinigten Staaten und Kanada, werden eine Vielzahl restorativer …

The online grocery industry gained momentum during the worldwide pandemic and still is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce segments. Regarding sustainability, digital grocery services can perform better in comparison to traditional supermarkets; however, they can still negatively impact the environment …

This critical, literature-review based research project, inspired by the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, examines the limitations and possibilities of restorative justice in a time of war. Any armed conflict creates and amplifies the need for extreme militarisation and securitisation, accompanied …

Background and objectives Before the Covid-19 pandemic, important social studies already indicated the severe negative feedback associated with high-rise developments. During the Covid-19 pandemic, citizens were confronted with their neighbourhoods’ insufficient restorative capacity to maintain their …

The article describes what a restorative city is by looking at research, experiences in different countries and by describing the developments in Restorative City Wrocław. A restorative city is a city that recognises its urban environment as a network of relations in which – in the case of conflict – …

Hasskriminalität gegen LSBTI-Personen ist aktueller denn je. Die Folgen von Hasskriminalität sind gravierend für die Opfer. „Der Täter soll verstehen, was er mir angetan hat“ äußern viele Betroffene, aber in der gängigen strafrechtlichen Verfolgung ist kein Platz für dieses Bedürfnis. In der Restorative …