Places matter for economic and social development. In an increasingly globalized world, people are looking to local and regional factors to optimize competitive advantage, inclusivity, and well-being. The ERSA congress “Places for People: Innovative, Inclusive and Liveable Regions” puts people back at …

Various barriers, which include a stereotypical provisional labour institution and a difficulty in balancing work and childcare or nursing care, stand in our ways even if Japanese office workers hope to accomplish something, is at the root of the bottleneck hindering Japanese office worker 's Work-life …

By studying the population pyramid of the Netherlands, two notable trends can be observed: the increase in 'grey pressure ' (population 65 and older, the upcoming 'baby boom generation ') and the decrease in the number of babies born. These trends are noticeable in the spectrum of care, where the population …

The Nature Spectacle: On Images, Money, and Conservation Capitalism by Jim Igoe is, as its Preface states, an ambitious book that seeks to make connections between diverse times and places. The preface also, in many ways, tells more about the background and intention of the book than its chapters do, …

The coral reefs around the world have been under very big pressure. In some places up to 95% coral coverage is already gone. For this big decrease there are many different causes, ranging from natural disasters to predation and sickness. Even humans have a big influence on the coral reefs. To protect …

In the Netherlands, the position of the city center is transitioning from a place-to-buy to a place-to-be. This means that the city center is changing from a place where people come to shop, to a place where people come to meet and experience. This shift causes Municipalities to reevaluate the position …

The Antwerp Zoo has been chosen as the pilot location for a meeting place to rediscover nature in the center of a modern city. People look for nature and thus create places for such encounters in cities: a public garden, a botanical garden, a zoological garden. Life has always been subject to the limitations …

Presentatie ICI bij de voorjaarsronde van het College van Bestuur bij de School Instituut Facility Management SIFM

De nieuwe omgevingswet is een instrument dat ingezet kan worden om bewoners betrokkenheid te stimuleren. Waar liggen de kansen en waar de valkuilen?

The conference proceeding of 'The Values of Self-tracking and Persuasive eCoaching for a Workplace Stress Management Application' was presented during the 13th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2018