Background This research study applied the 'Integrated Energy Landscape Approach and the Ecosystem Services Framework' to formulate a pre-proposal for a Positive Energy District in the Hoogkerk Zuid neighborhood in Groningen, the Netherlands. Results The proposed energy saving and energy generation interventions …

Inleiding Dysfagie komt veel voor in de langdurige zorg en brengt ernstige risico’s met zich mee, zoals verslikking, ondervoeding en longontsteking. Zorgmedewerkers spelen een cruciale rol in het signaleren en veilig omgaan met deze problematiek, maar beschikken vaak over onvoldoende kennis en vaardigheden. …

Communication that fosters collective action is considered a key driver of transformational change. This study explores the role that cooperatives could play in transforming the current unsustainable food system toward sustainability. The focal point of the study is how communication processes of nonprofit …

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations have drastically started to reformulate the functionalities of their offices. The trend hybrid working has caused office buildings to have considerable low occupancy rates, as employees rather perform certain tasks at home and do not feel like the …

A very specific form of tourism takes more and more place each year in France, it is wine tourism. Wine is the second largest French export sector and is the first surplus agro-food sector and the second surplus sector in France, after aeronautics and ahead of chemicals / perfumes. France has been recognized …

This study explored the use of cash transfers for increasing resilience of smallholder farmers against drought. Smallholder farmers who are dependent on rainfed agriculture productivity in Shangombo District, Western Province, Zambia. Their main livelihood portfolio is from the maize crop which they …

Objectives: Current study explores the potential of the safety rating scale in order to determine the surplus value for evidence based practise. This study wants to contribute to this knowledge gape by exploring the safety scale by analysing the change between two safety ratings. First, the absolute …

PV systems are used more and more. Not always is it possible to install them in the optimal direction for maximum energy output over the year. At the Johan Cruijff ArenA the PV panels are placed all around the roof in all possible directions. Panels oriented to the north will have a lower energy gain …

In het kader van de studie: ‘maatschappelijk werk en dienstverlening’ is er gedurende een halfjaar onderzoek gedaan bij het jongerenwerk van Surplus in de gemeente Etten-Leur. Het jongerenwerk zet zich in voor kwetsbare kinderen, jongeren en doelgroepen. Vanuit de gemeente is er twee jaar geleden de …

Power-to-gas technologies are considered to be part of the future energy sys- tem, but their viability and applicability need to be assessed. Therefore, models for the viability of farm-scale bio-power-to-methane supply chains to produce green gas were analysed in terms of levelised cost of energy, energy …