Op 19 juni 2020 is de Urban Sport Zone, bestaande uit een park en de grootste betongesmeerde skatebaan (3100 m2) van Nederland, op het Zeeburgereiland in gebruik genomen. Eerdere ervaringen met het Cruyff Court op IJburg heeft de gemeente doen inzien dat als bij een groot fysiek project de sociale opgave …

On duty, police officers are exposed to a variety of acute, threatening stress situations and organizational demands. In line with the allostatic load model, the resulting acute and chronic stress might have tremendous consequences for police officers’ work performance and psychological and physical …

The surge of smart city technology, thinking, publications and consultancy offerings is significant. This implies there is something seriously developing. But to what extent is this a new development? In this paper the case will be made that urban design has always had to include new technologies and …

This paper analyses co-creation in urban living labs through a multi-level network perspective on system innovation. We draw on the case House of Skills, a large, multi-stakeholder living lab aimed at developing a ‘skills-based’ approach towards labour market innovation within the Amsterdam Metropolitan …

As a consequence of climate change and urbanization, many cities will have to deal with more flooding and extreme heat stress. This paper presents a framework to maximize the effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk reduction and thermal comfort enhancement. The framework involves …

Van kinderopvangorganisaties wordt steeds meer verwacht dat ze bijdragen aan de totale ontwikkeling van jonge kinderen. Leidinggevenden spelen een cruciale rol om de organisatie zo in te richten dat kinderen en pedagogisch medewerkers zich optimaal kunnen ontwikkelen. Associate lector Loes van Wessum …

Management of sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) for retention and infiltration is an example of an approach that complies with climate adaptation. Next to the implementation of surface infiltration facilities (swales), in the densely populated Dutch cities most infiltration facilities are sited …

Sustainable Urban Drainages Systems (SuDS) are designed to collect, store and infiltrate large amount of surface runoff water during heavy rainfall. Surface runoff water is known to transport pollutants such as particle bound heavy metals. Therefore, a build-up of pollutants in the top-soil, of the commonly …