De retailsector staat voor grote uitdagingen én kansen. Nieuwe technologieën, veranderend consumentengedrag, verduurzaming, veiligheid en arbeidsmarkt krapte zetten ondernemers en beleidsmakers onder druk. Tegelijkertijd groeit de behoefte aan innovatie en betrouwbare kennis die niet op de plank belandt, …

De Gedragscode MKB Financiers heeft ervoor gezorgd dat er een richtlijn bestaat waartoe non-bancaire mkb financiers zich verhouden. Hierdoor ontstaan best practices, maar worden ook verschillen tussen financiers duidelijk. Over een code moet worden gesproken en dat is momenteel aan de gang. In de markt …

As the World Health Organization launched its age-friendly city and communities programme nearly two decades ago, it raises concerns how to measure and evaluate urban policies concerning age-friendliness. This work presents the translation, validation and results of survey research for the older population …

Halfway through the UN 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development Goals (2015–2030), the achievement of most of the proposed targets have been lagging behind, as has been confirmed in recent UN and UNESCO reports. While these reports mostly provide external features which cause the delay, this paper analyses …

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 …

Malnutrition is an alarming and ongoing healthcare problem globally. Malnutrition has a negative impact on the individual patient, leading to poorer clinical outcomes and increased mortality, but also poses an economic burden on society. Proper identification and diagnostics are prerequisites for initiation …

In many European cities, urban experimentation is increasingly preferred as a method for testing and disseminating innovations that might ignite a transformation toward more sustainable cities. By both academics and practitioners, these experiments tend to be approached as relatively neutral initiatives …

De Regio Zwolle Monitor brengt jaarlijks het reilen en zeilen van Regio Zwolle in beeld aan de hand van statistieken en cijfers. Het signaleert trends en ontwikkelingen en geeft een indruk van de ontwikkelkracht van de regio. Het vormt daarmee een belangrijke bron van informatie voor beleidsvorming rondom …

Current global trends show that different regions of the globe face an increased level of urbanization, and there is a swift aging process from the Western to the Eastern European countries. Romania is a typical country expecting to triple the percentage of the older population aged 65 and over in the …

Given the expected advantages for individuals and societies, financial literacy is high on the policy agenda in many countries. This paper reports the results from a unique survey conducted on a sample of 13–16-year-old students in five European countries, aimed at measuring and comparing their level …