The transition from a fresh water to a saline water system brings many opportunities. By following the concept of the landscape machine, the monoculture can transform into a rich and diverse landscape with ecological and economical values that strengthen each other. A sustainable area with much higher …

Management Summary Litter is a social and environmental problem with undesirable consequences. Facility managers and cleaning companies of universities of applied sciences, consider indoor litter as a hot topic. Universities should take the litter issue serious. Less litter could contribute to cost …

The results obtained in this study are encouraging and important for the implementation of permeable pavement and swales in The Netherlands, since the performance of SUDS in delta areas and in areas in the world with comparable hydraulic circumstances has been viewed with skepticism. The research undertaken …

Philips strives to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation, in both advanced and emerging markets. There are major differences between these worlds, also in healthcare. This is mainly the result of the limited resources in the emerging countries and the lack of availability of …

This booklet is a short reflection on the workshop activities by the research group, Popular culture Sustainability and Innovation (PSI), of the Hanze University in Groningen for the CCC Reloaded: CREALAB project over the last one and half years. Based on a series of explorative workshops this booklet …

This paper argues that a first step in finding a sustainable solution for the pressing global issue of ‘waste’, is to consider waste a value attribution rather than a material condition. Doing so means a shift in focus from finding more efficient ways to ‘clean up the mess’ to changing the way in which …

Dit afstudeerdossier is geschreven voor het afstuderen door Feline Schäffers (10037470). De afstudeeropdracht is 'Ontwerp van een portal/marketplace voor de Haagse Makers; waar mensen ruimte, experts en machines kunnen boeken.'. Allereerst is er deskresearch en doelgroeponderzoek uitgevoerd, vervolgens …

Background • We need to transition to sustainable energy because of several reasons (e.g., climate change) • The transition process is hampered due to lack of viable business models

Author supplied: Within the Netherlands the interest for sustainability is slowly growing. However, most organizations are still lagging behind in implementing sustainability as part of their strategy and in developing performance indicators to track their progress; not only in profit organizations …

Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education is generally viewed upon as being important for economic growth in the 21st century. Teaching entrepreneurship however seems to need another approach to fulfill the changing needs. In this perspective active learning and constructivism is generally seen …