Veel gemeenten investeren in innovatieve participatiemethoden om de inbreng van bewoners op te halen. Maar die inbreng blijkt vaak moeilijk te rijmen met de waarden en werkwijzen van interne afdelingen van die gemeenten, die vooral gericht zijn op expertise, rechtmatigheid en efficiëntie. Ambtenaren …

Dear Editor, We would like to thank you for the opportunity to respond to the letter sent in by colleagues Castien & Scholten-Peeters, and thank them for their thorough reading of our paper. They have raised some issues that need to be addressed and will be responded to in this letter. We have also submitted …

Background: Despite the increasing attention for the positive effects of physical activity (PA), nearly half of the Dutch citizens do not meet the national PA guidelines. A promising method for increasing PA are mobile exercise applications (apps), especially if they are embedded with theoretically supported …

Als graadcoördinator van de tweede graad in een Vlaamse secundaire school, stuitte ik de voorbije twee jaar op steeds meer weerstand van de klastitularissen inzake initiatieven tot samenwerking, verbetering en verandering. Door de losse schoolcultuur en het beperkt steunen en sturen van de directie weten …

In this project a set of five micro living cultures is designed and expounded by newly constructed user profiles based on extensive literature and design research. The user profiles are developed from the perspective of fighting isolation and loneliness. The concept extends into the urban fabric of the …

The project ‘Motion on the water’ is set midway in the Maashaven in Rotterdam and connects the two sides by a large circular floating armature offering various facilities for dance and recreation on the water, including a fixed dance theatre, a pool, boating opportunity, and the like. As a connector …

The transformation of the former prison Wolvenplein in Utrecht is conducted by a combination of architectural and narrative searching, by looking into history and by finding openings for changes and new experiences within the complex, exploring the site and context. The result is both research by design …

The goal of the project is to get -young- people moving, and both program and selection of the site are thoroughly studied. In a local park a series of mixed-use open-air facilities form a circuit with enough attractive value to elevate the whole neighborhood of Tilburg Noord into the larger recreational …

Sinds 2015 zijn veel gemeenten gestart met het werken met sociale wijkteams. Dit naar aanleiding van de nieuwe Jeugdwet (Abvakabo FNV, 2013). Met de komst van deze wijkteams willen de gemeenten voorkomen dat inwoners bij verschillende instanties moeten aankloppen. Daarnaast bieden de sociale wijkteams …