The liveability of cities worldwide is under threat by the predicted increase in intensity and frequency of heatwaves and the absence of a clear spatial overview of where action to address this. Heat stress impairs vital urban functions (Böcker and Thorsson 2014), hits the local economy (Evers et al. …

Het leven van jongeren speelt zich voor een groot deel online af. Dat hoeft geen probleem te zijn, maar er zijn wel degelijk keerzijden. Zo komen jongeren sneller in contact met foute groepen en is de kans groter dat ze verzeild raken in criminele activiteiten als Whatsapp-fraude en ‘geld-ezelen’. Welke …

Workshop Wij Doen Het! over de kracht van dorpen en het werkboek Wij Doen Het! Als instrument voor lokale gemeenschappen om zelf energiedorpsplannen op te zetten die rekening houden met de kracht van het dorp en de kwaliteiten van de gebouwde omgeving (van gebouw tot landschap).

Background The uptake of eHealth technology in care organizations is low, considering the large supply of available eHealth applications. This study follows the implementation attempts of 18 European eHealth products (of several SME) in two health-care organizations to study the challenges during implementation, …

Background and objectives Before the Covid-19 pandemic, important social studies already indicated the severe negative feedback associated with high-rise developments. During the Covid-19 pandemic, citizens were confronted with their neighbourhoods’ insufficient restorative capacity to maintain their …

Infiltrating pavements are potentially effective climate adaptation measures to counteract arising challenges related to flooding and drought in urban areas. However, they are susceptible to clogging causing premature degradation. As part of the Dutch Delta Plan, Dutch municipalities were encouraged …

The aim of this study was to explore effects of a major urban reconstruction on physical activity (PA) behavior by comparing PA intensity hotspots before and after the tunneling of a highway with a new infrastructure prioritized for walking and cycling. In total, 126 individuals participated before and …

Background: Children with asthma can decrease the impact of their disease by improving their physical activity (PA). However, health care providers lack interventions for children with asthma that effectively increase their PA levels and achieve behavior change. A technology-supported approach can positively …