The transition towards renewable and sustainable energy is being accompanied by a transformation of communities and neighbourhoods. This transition may have huge ramifications throughout society. Many cities, towns and villages are putting together ambitious visions about how to achieve 100% sustainable …

There is an ongoing social debate concerning Dutch primary school design related to persistent physical environmental problems such as poor indoor quality and inflexible spatial elements. Increasing complexity and building construction process failures, as well as inexperienced school principals, also …

Het hoofdstuk gaat over sociale impact en legacy management van sportevenementen.

Designers have grown increasingly interested in social consequences of new technologies. As social impacts become increasingly important it might be fruitful to understand how social impacts develop and how a designer can anticipate these consequences. In health care practices, for instance, it is important …

Abstract for the European Association of Sociology for Sport conference in Dublin on the development over time of social impact evaluations in the Netherlands. In total 33 sport events were included that were held between 1980-2015 in the Netherlands. The events were selected to vary in fixed vs. mobile, …

This paper describes a comparative case study that aims to uncover the quantifiable differences between non-interactive and interactive public displays in the urban environment. The study involved a large temporary interactive public display on a central city square showing a selection of custom-made …

This paper will describe the rationale and findings from a multinational study of online uses and gratifications conducted in the United States, Korea, and the Netherlands in spring 2003. A survey research method of study was conducted using a questionnaire developed in three languages and was presented …

Home telehealth (HT) refers to the use of videoconferencing to provide care to patients remotely and can help older adults age in place. However, these technologies are unlikely to impact care unless health care providers are motivated to use them. Education may play a key role in increasing motivation …

Deze rapportage onder de noemer ‘Verplicht vrijwillig’ bevat de weerslag van een deelonderzoek van de Wmo-werkplaats Rotterdam naar de Rotterdamse aanpak van de verplichte tegenprestatie voor bijstandsgerechtigden. Rotterdam kent een lange traditie om voor de moeilijk(er) te bemiddelen groepen participatieplaatsen …

Systematische review van sociale effecten van sportevenementen.Systematische review naar de sociale impact en legacy van sportevenementen. Er is gekeken naar de verschillende typen sociale effecten die meetbaar zijn, maar ook naar de invulling van het proces om tot een sociale impact of legacy te komen. …