Over the last decade, sport and physical activity have become increasingly recognised and implemented as tools to foster social cohesion in neighbourhoods, cities and communities around Europe. As a result, numerous programmes have emerged that attempt to enhance social cohesion through a variety of …

High population growth, a lack of wastewater treatment plants and poor wastewater management are major challenges in wastewater management in Timor-Leste (East Timor). One of the approaches of the government of Timor-Leste is to separate wastewater into greywater and blackwater from domestic, commercial, …

De zachte stad. Een term die steeds vaker terugkomt in het debat over de ontwikkeling van onze steden. Een term met een hoog aaibaarheidsgehalte, maar die tegelijkertijd nog veel vragen oproept. In het nieuwe magazine van Platform Stad en Wijk duiken we daarom dieper in dit concept. Maar we werpen er …

Ons vakgebied bevindt zich in een storm die om stilte vraagt. Doen we nog wel de juiste dingen en doen we de dingen nog juist in onze fysieke leefomgeving? Hoe zorgen we ervoor dat we ondanks de dagelijkse snel, sneller, snelst dynamiek alle belanghebbenden betrekken en oog blijven houden voor trage …

The concept of Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE) emphasises the comprehensive person-centred experience as essential to promoting living environments. SHAFE takes an interdisciplinary approach, conceptualising complete and multidisciplinary solutions for an inclusive society. From this …

Despite increased attention since 2015, there is little consensus on why audiences believe or share disinformation. In our study, we propose a shift in analytical perspective by applying the concept of resilience. Through a systematic literature review (n = 95), we identify factors that have been linked …

Environmental values are becoming increasingly important in restoration of historical buildings, while energy interventions can seriously damage historical qualities. Cultural-historical values and environmental values are often considered difficult to commensurate, with energy engineers and heritage …

Within PREMIUM_EU we have co-responsibility for developing the Regional Development Effects Module (RDEM). This module will map the impact of migration on regional development seen on different variables. To construct the RDEM we have to: 1. develop a typology of regions, based on the impact that mobility …

Vacant land can provide social and ecological benefits to cities as they are informally used by people and spontaneously populated by animals and plant-life. However, planners and policy makers often frame vacant land as ‘empty’, ‘blank’ spaces, making it difficult to acknowledge informal and more-than-human …