Marine spatial planning (MSP) was developed as a place-based, integrated marine governance approach to address sectoral and fragmented management issues and has seen significant evolvement over the past two decades. MSP has rapidly become the most commonly endorsed management regime for sustainable development …

Fringe territories are difficult to handle and the initiative to pick this up is very valuable. The Fringe Intensified is a project that investigates the urban fringe as a source of inspiration for finding another answer to the present housing demand than the common home and neighborhood within the city’s …

The brand image of Tilburg as Textile City has faded with the downfall of the industry and the subsequent loss of most of the factory buildings in the city fabric. To commemorate this past and to make it part again of the DNA of Tilburg, the typical textile mill is taken up again and studied, to find …

Climate change with sea level rise cast a spell on spatial planning in The Netherlands, adding further unrest to the control of urban development in the north-east of Noord-Brabant. The pressure from the Randstad is felt already today in this peripheral zone, bound by the Meuse and the precautionary …

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The EU Maritime Spatial Planning Directive (MSPD) requires the member states (MS) to pursue Blue Growth while ensuring good environmental status (GES) of sea areas. An ecosystem-based approach (EBA) should be used for the integration of the aims. However, the MSPD does not specify how the MS should arrange …

Coastal and marine cultural heritage (CMCH) is at risk due to its location and its often indefinable value. As these risks are likely to intensify in the future, there is an urgent need to build CMCH resilience. We argue that the current CMCH risk management paradigm narrowly focuses on the present and …

It’s late April 2022 in Bologna and we meet in Franco’s apartment. He shows me his collection of collages he produced in the Covid period, his art therapy to fight off depression. The paintings can be found here and there online, exhibited under the pseudonym Istubalz. We’ve come together to discuss …

Background Encouraging healthy eating behavior and increasing physical activity can improve health, vitality, and quality of life. Individuals and health professionals have specific needs and wishes. Creative technology allows personalization of blended lifestyle programs that support behavior change …

Deze workshop staat in het teken van human capital in relatie tot energietransitie. De energietransitie is een wereldwijde uitdaging. In onze regio is het daarbij een doelstelling om na gas ook koploper in Duurzame Energie te worden en te blijven, bijvoorbeeld in waterstof. Hoe zou de regionale human …