When citizens’ initiatives stop: a case-study in the rural areas of the Netherlands

Plattelandsparlement is het jaarlijkse congres van de landelijke vereniging voor kleine kernen in Nederland (LVKK)

The number of light commercial vehicles in cities is growing, which puts increasing pressure on the liveability of cities. Light electric freight vehicles (LEFV) and cargo bikes can offer a solution, as they occupy less space, can be manoeuvred easily and does not emit tailpipe pollutants. This paper …

Demographic transition, unbalanced population decline and livability in the Northern Netherlands, discussed using different casestudies.

A presentation and discussion with young high potentials from different countries concerning demographic transition, unbalanced population decline, resilience and livability in the Netherlands in relation to the same processes in other European countries, the US and Japan.

Often the question is asked if we are confronted with a new challenge or whether population decline is the reoccurrence of a long known pattern called urbanization.

Often the question is asked if we are confronted with a new challenge or whether population decline is the reoccurrence of a long known pattern called urbanization.

Livability is a value driven, complex concept. SMEs seem to have a distinctive influence on how people evaluate livability in the Northern Netherlands. On the other hand demographic transition is changing the structure of the labour market in this area drastically. What are the changes and what are the …

Presentation at a gathering of organizations active in the field of (elderly) care, local and regional authorities and local and regional governments within the framework of the national week of 'Care and Wellbeing' in order to make a statement concerning the effects of demographic transition in regions …

A quest-lecture in the minor 'Population decline and built environment'.