De Olympische Spelen brengen veel publiciteit, bekendheid en investeringsmogelijkheden naar de organiserende landen en steden. Toch heeft deze Olympische medaille ook een keerzijde. Na de spelen is er vaak sprake van faillissementen en leegstand van de net gebouwde sport- en verblijfscomplexen, resulterend …

Research to indicators to build a typology of virtual communities in organized sports.

Municipalities increasingly seek to include citizens in decision-making processes regarding local issues, such as urban planning. This paper presents a case study on using Virtual Reality (VR) in a process of civic participation in the redesign of a public park. The municipality included citizens in …

Conference abstract and presentation of research to voluntary sports clubs and virtual community building through social networking sites.

Abstract Introduction Stroke survivors often fall during walking. To reduce fall risk, gait testing and training with avoidance of virtual obstacles is gaining popularity. However, it is unknown whether and how virtual obstacle crossing is associated with fall risk. Aim The present study assessed …

Recent years have shown the emergence of numerous local energy initiatives (prosumer communities) in the Netherlands. Many of them have set the goal to establish a local and sustainable energy provision on a not-for-profit basis. In this study we carried out exploratory case studies on a number of Dutch …

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), based in Hamburg, is one of six educational institutions of UNESCO. Expectations that more than 60% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030 led to the initiation of the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), defined as a virtual community. …

If I would randomly pick a young guy walking on the street and give him €50 euros and tell him to donate it to the charity organization of his choice, where will that money end up? Probably in the hands of the organization he has the "strongest and most meaningful relationship with - the one he trusts …

Advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) as well as modern pedagogical perspectives have created new possibilities to facilitate and support learning in higher education (HE). Emerging technologies bring opportunities to reconsider teaching and learning. New ideas and concepts about …

This thesis was written for the purpose of Demography Prize for young scientist 2008/2009: “How can opportunities for Young people be activated in regions with shrinking population” by Institute for demographic future (idz), Oberursel, Germany.In this thesis one possible answer to the question: “How …