De Directie Wonen van de gemeente Amsterdam is een langjarige samenwerking aangegaan met Onderzoeksprogramma Urban Management van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA). De HvA voert hiervoor langs drie lijnen een actie-onderzoek uit naar participatie en integraa[a]l werken in de Ontwikkelbuurten. In deze …

Het samenspel tussen wijkteams en vrijwilligers komt maar moeizaam van de grond. Professionals uit wijkteams en vrijwilligers van informele organisaties en bewonersorganisaties lijken elkaar in de praktijk niet of nauwelijks te zien. Onbekendheid, onenigheid en onbestemdheid staan hybridisering vooralsnog …

Excessive alcohol consumers are in need for effective and targeted thiamine interventions to prevent the development of Korsakoff’s syndrome. Coercive home health care might be a solution to reach excessive alcohol consumers. In many parts of the world, an expansion is seen of more coercive community …

To profile a better physiognomy of contemporary technocratic logics of planning, this chapter explores the reform of the working processes and organisational structures of the public management bureaucracties in the Amsterdam municipality. It does so in order to reflect on the mechanisms through which …

In recent decades, a considerable amount of literature on interdisciplinary collaboration has been published. Interdisciplinary collaboration plays an important role in matching services to the individual needs of children and young people, but working interdisciplinary appears to be hard for youth social …

BACKGROUND: For older adults, physical activity is vital for maintaining their health and ability to live independently. Home-based programs can help them achieve the recommended exercise frequency. An application for a tablet computer was developed to support older adults in following a personal training …