Occupational therapists consider community-centered practices such as community development essential practice domains. In some parts of the world, community development is strongly embedded in occupational therapy practice, while in other places this approach is emerging and need strengthening. This …

Sluimerend vindt een strijd om de schaarse stedelijke openbare ruimte plaats. In onze sociaal gefragmenteerde, geïndividualiseerde en verdichtende steden is die gedeelde openbare publieke ruimte echter cruciaal. Daar wordt dagelijks de sociale stad gemaakt, raakt men vertrouwd met de ander en krijgt …

This article will discuss social, environmental, and ecological justice in education for sustainable development (ESD) and Education for Sustainable Development Goals (ESDG). The concept of sustainable development and, by extension, the ESD, places heavy emphasis on the economic and social aspects of …

Background and aim – In practice, phone pods and office booths, hereafter referred to as pods, have proven their added value and popularity in open-plan offices. How would that work in another context, such as in higher education? This study explores use and user perceptions of these pods in an atrium …

Background and aim – Patients undergo one or more medical interventions in a hospital. In the hospital, patients are surrounded by spaces and services. The output in a hospital is the patients’ outcome. To gain understanding about a holistic experience of patients, we assessed the experience and well-being …

This study investigated the influence of beliefs on food choices and dietary practices of pregnant women in James Town, Accra - Ghana. This was premised on the fact that several maternal deaths were associated with malnutrition during pregnancy. The outcome of this study is intended to enable the targeting …

Have you ever seen a place transformed beyond recognition? Maybe a local lake dried up, or a treasured tree blew down, leaving an empty space where there was once a landmark. Places change. Landscapes transform because of human intervention and events like extreme weather. Not every change needs to be …

This thesis investigates the interplay between displacement and marriage practices among Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Jordan. Processes of national identification, belonging, and citizenship rights impact marriage practices, and do so differently depending on the particular displacement history …

Recently the problem of an excessive tourism became very noticeable in the capital of the Netherlands. Tourists focus only on the few key places that make Dutch culture, ignoring the rest of the country, leaving other cities and villages empty and creating traffic in Amsterdam (Schlagwein, 2019; Boffey, …