This study focuses on top-down and bottom-up processes within the field of energy transition. It aims at gaining insights into the ways that a more balanced approach can be achieved, by taking into consideration the (mutual) interests, barriers and expectations of the municipality and local citizen initiatives. …

Eindpresentatie Aletta Jacobs School for Public Health voor wethouder van Westerwolde en andere stakeholders.

Community energy can be conceptualized as a social movement, which aims to develop a sustainable, democratic, and localist energy system. Community energy organizations often take the form of cooperatives and strive for a high level of participation at the neighborhood level. Recently, community energy …

Community energy can be conceptualized as a social movement, which aims to develop a sustainable, democratic, and localist energy system. Increasingly, community energy initiatives aim to develop citizen-led heating projects. District heating projects are characterized by costly investments, a substantial …

The paper describes the first implementation of the Unified Citizen Engagement Approach (UCEA), a newly developed design-oriented framework for citizen engagement in the energy transition. The preliminary testing and evaluation of several of its pathways in Groningen, the Netherlands, show that the role …

Hoe kom je tot meer betaalbare woningen en hoe houd je deze betaalbaar? Welke (nieuwe) instrumenten kun je als gemeente inzetten? Over deze actuele vragen hebben het lectoraat Gezonde Stad en de gemeente Groningen op 27 oktober een expert meeting georganiseerd.

One neighborhood in Groningen, the Netherlands, is a neighborhood housing about 12,000 citizens with on average a low-SES background, showing a less healthy and active lifestyle. In the past, initiatives have been undertaken to promote active lifestyle by implementing outdoor facilities stimulating physical …

The current COVID-19 pandemic confines people to their homes, disrupting the fragile social fabric of deprived neighbourhoods and citizen’s participation options. In deprived neighbourhoods, community engagement is central in building community resilience, an important resource for health and a prerequisite …

Het consortium Gezonde Stad (Hanzehogeschool Groningen, Gemeente Groningen, UMCG en VanWonen) heeft een audiotour "Ebbingekwartier Gezonde Stad" gemaakt. Een wandeling door het Ebbingekwartier om te ontdekken dat deze bruisende, stedelijke en culturele wijk ook een gezonde woonomgeving is. Het is een …