Visual research has historically been productive in foregrounding marginalised voices through photovoice as alternative to the written and oral forms of participation that dominate public participation. Photovoice projects have however been slow to leverage digital and spatial technologies for reworking …

Communities worldwide are critically re-examining their seasonal cultures and calendars. As cultural frameworks, seasons have long patterned community life and provided repertoires for living by annual rhythms. In a chaotic world, the seasons - winter, the monsoon and so on - can feel like stable cultural …

The climate crisis is an urgent and complex global challenge, requiring transformative action from diverse stakeholders, including governments, civil society, and grassroots movements. Conventional top-down approaches to climate governance have proven insufficient (e.g. UNFCCC, COP events), necessitating …

As I gaze out of my window, I am met with a totem. This totem is gray and windowless, nestled in between offices and academic buildings. Behind it is a park, and the longer I stare, the deeper it becomes embedded in the natural landscape, after a bit I forget it’s there. But in the corner of my eye I …

As an active member of the Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, The Hague has been monitoring the progress over the years. In 2022, a second cross-sectional survey based on the Age Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ) was conducted among 396 community-dwelling older …

Dit project maakt onderdeel uit van een groter onderzoeksprogramma van het NRO genaamd ‘Toegankelijk hoger onderwijs voor, door en na de poort – een integraal perspectief op de toegankelijkheid van het hoger onderwijs in Nederland’. In dit project hebben we professionaliseringstrajecten op maat ontwikkeld …

Background People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have a lower life expectancy than their peers without ID. A contributing factor to the lower life expectancy and early mortality could be sarcopenia: low muscle mass and low muscle function. In the general population, sarcopenia strongly predicts …

Autonomous shipping appears as a promising solution to reducing operational costs and improving logistics on inland waterways. The following research focuses on inland shipping in Zeeland, Netherlands to examine how autonomous shipping can impact logistics chains and be adopted by using inland shipping …

Inmiddels bestaat er brede consensus: willen we de energietransitie versnellen, dan werkt een strikte top-down benadering niet. Integendeel: als we willen versnellen, zijn initiatieven van onderop – van lokale overheden, ondernemers en burgers dus – hard nodig. Gelukkig zijn er de afgelopen jaren op …

Lezing op uitnodiging van The Shift in La Monnaie in Brussel, i.h.k.v. symposium.