Worldwide, sedentary behaviours and overweight are major health concerns. Most adolescents are insufficiently physically active and have overweight. Moreover, most work is sedentary or requires only light activity. And most people live in cities, a context which discourages participation in physical …

Across European cities local entrepreneurs are joining forces in new ways, forming collectives to stimulate business growth and innovation and to create a more attractive business environment. The value of such collectives is increasingly recognized by local governments and policy measures to stimulate …

Purpose For this research that specific purpose is finding ecological neighbourhoods and real estate agents who valuate residential properties in these specific locations. Determining financing valuation with suitable valuation techniques for new residential houses in ecological neighbourhoods, formulating …

Aanleiding HvA Urban Management werkt langjarig en intensief samen met de gemeente Amsterdam in het planproces voor de Ontwikkelbuurten. Doel De gevoelskaart bundelt signalen, sferen, trends en ontwikkelingen op het snijvlak van de fysieke omgeving en de sociale leefkwaliteit in de Rechte H-Buurt. Daarmee …

Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change and there is a need for (inter)national knowledge exchange on Best Management Practices (BMPs) in climate adaptation. In semi-structured interviews stakeholders demanded international knowledge exchange tools that are interactive, open source …

The divide between rural and urban regions in the Netherlands seem to be increasing. Different workshops focus on all aspects asking questions like: is this realy the case?

Amsterdam Science Park (ASP) is a pearl in the crown of the Amsterdam knowledge economy, with its high-level research institutes (the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam, several institutes of the NWO, the Dutch national science organisation) and a growing number of knowledge-based companies …

Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change and there is a need for (inter)national knowledge exchange on Best Management Practices (BMPs) in climate adaptation. In semi-structured interviews stakeholders demanded international knowledge exchange tools that are interactive, open source …

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 …