Interventions to improve children’s physical activity in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings are needed. This randomized controlled trial examines the effects of a preschool-based playground program for ECEC teachers in a deprived urban area. On intervention preschools, the PLAYgrounds …

Over the last years, it has become clear that societies need to increase the adoptionrate of circular economy principles. Even though the number of circular products, services andbuilding projects is increasing, innovators obviously experience obstacles in their quest towardsa more circular economy. …

De Amstel Playground, onderzoek naar de mogelijkheden voor kolonisatie binnen de ruimte van de Amstel in tegenstelling tot de dynamische drukte van de stad. Kwaliteiten van de omgeving voor omwonende en bezoekers verbeteren, de “playground”, als een toekomstgericht perspectief hoe kinderen maar ook volwassenen …

In dit onderzoek is bestudeerd welke factoren van invloed zijn op het beweeg- en speelgedrag van kinderen in de leeftijd van 10 tot 12 jaar en dan met name bij het bezoek aan speelplaatsen in de omgeving. Van drie basisscholen in ’s-Hertogenbosch, EC ’t Sparrenbos, BS de bron en Montessori Merlijn, hebben …

The booming market of mobile applications has also given birth to an entirely different market, namely that of mobile app discovery. Companies try to respond to those customers who have a hard time finding useful ones between the millions of apps in the app stores. Playground, a marketing agency located …

As the state retracts further in the Netherlands, the role of civil society increases. Only now the impact becomes visible due to changing arrangements in the social domain. Since enormous cuts in the welfare budgets have been implemented; creative innovations by civil initiatives are much needed to …

De wereld verandert in een razend tempo. Technologische ontwikkelingen hebben een grote impact op mens en maatschappij. Het verandert niet alleen onze manier van werken maar ook onze manier van leven. Steeds meer disciplines hanteren technologie als basis om in een professionele omgeving het werk kwalitatief …

The (pre)school environment is an important setting to improve children’s health. Especially, the (pre)school playground provides a major opportunity to intervene. This review presents an overview of the existing evidence on the value of both school and preschool playgrounds on children’s health in terms …

Objectives: Promoting unstructured outside play is a promising vehicle to increase children’s physical activity (PA). This study investigates if factors of the social environment moderate the relationship between the perceived physical environment and outside play. Study design: 1875 parents from the …

This report provides information about the commercial relations between three important European states: The Netherlands, Germany and Poland. The triangular relations of these states is researched with the next question in mind: What are the consequences of increasing German-Polish commercial relations, …