Er zijn tal van humanitaire crises gaande in de wereld. In sommige gevallen gaat het om 'vergeten crises'. Maar wat wordt daar precies mee bedoeld? Dit onderzoek analyseert de term 'vergeten crises' en vraagt zich tegelijkertijd af welke rol de media spelen in het vergeten van crises. Maar het kijkt …

I have a special and personal connection with the French Pays d’Auge. I appreciate its beauty and qualities but I am also seeing it decaying. My personal motivation, my role and mission as urban designer pushed me to think of a way to save – or better, upgrade – this beautiful valley. We know that …

Het werk van verpleegkundigen is niet zelden onzichtbaar, met als uitzondering hun werk tijdens epidemieën en oorlogen. Aan de hand van een aantal voorbeelden zetten we hier de rol van verpleegkundigen tijdens crises in historisch perspectief, met COVID-19 als laatste wapenfeit. Cruciaal verpleegkundig …

This research provides an impact analysis for both facility manager and commercial real estate on the consequences and impact of crises on commercial real estate. Building blocks impact analysis and conceptual approach: The building blocks of the impact analysis must be: KPIs, risk assessment and change …

The COVID-19 global pandemic has raised once more the spectre of world governance, demonstrating in one fell swoop, the intricate entanglement of nation-states and the challenges they face when confronted with a global threat. The pandemic has produced an array of problems, from the deaths of millions, …

Politics of overtourism Technocracy vs Political will A 6th D’s or a paradigm shift? Deseasonalization, Decentralization, Diversification, Deluxe Tourism, Decongestion, Degrowth. A paradigm shift for a new set of indicators for meassuring successful tourism practices. Setting research agenda and new …

The guidance offered here is intended to assist social workers in thinking through the specific ethical challenges that arise whilst practising during a pandemic or other type of crisis. In crisis conditions, people who need social work services, and social workers themselves, face increased and unusual …

In times of stability, it is relatively easy – or so it seems – to educate students for a ‘known’ future. My argument in this chapter is that we live in a time of multiple transitions (Rotmans, 2015), multiple crises (Capra & Luisi, 2014; Wahl, 2016; Sayer, 1994; Harvey, 2000; Jessop, 2012) and an unknown …

Recent economic crises, environmental problems and social challenges have urged us to drastically change our consumption and production patterns and transform organisations to contribute to socio-technical transitions that positively impact these challenges. Therefore, sustainable development and the …

This thesis project deals with the central question of how Reisen mit Sinnen can internally manage upcoming tourism disasters in a more efficient way. The following management question is answered within the thesis:  How can a crisis management guideline for Reisen mit Sinnen be designed in order to …