When considering the implications of the shareholder-stakeholder debate in defining the purpose of a company, epistemological clarity is vital in this emerging theory of the firm. Such clarity can prevent recurrence based solely on rephrasing key terms. To understand how various stakeholders develop …

This thesis explores how column placement in a semi-sunken parking garage can be optimised to enhance traffic flow, maximise parking capacity, and reliably transfer structural loads from four residential floors above. The project is based on the Sea & City development in Vlissingen, the Netherlands—a …

Wanneer een kind tieter zegt in plaats van gieter, is dat dan alleen schattig – of ook een vroeg signaal voor spellingproblemen? In dit onderzoek staat de mogelijke voorspellende waarde van articulatieproblemen centraal bij eentalige leerlingen in het speciaal basisonderwijs (SBO). Via dossieranalyse …

Hoe klonk het landschap van je jeugd? Welke geluiden zijn verbonden aan de plek waar je woont en leeft? Zijn er liedjes die herinneren aan belangrijke momenten? In dit deel van het onderzoeksproject Sound Soils onderzoeken we vanuit het lectoraat Music in Context van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen de samenhang …

This Plan of Approach outlines how Work Package 1 (WP1) of the Interreg NSR Cool Cities project will support eight partner cities in the governance and planning of urban heat adaptation. It is written for urban professionals, project partners, and urban planners involved in the co-creation of adaptation …

This research project aims to map out the core elements of Marc Copland’s harmonic expression on the album Night Whispers and from where they hail. Furthermore, it explores how to incorporate these elements into one’s own music in a creative way, steering away from the original application in an acoustic …

Te midden van veranderende landschappen en hedendaagse druk op zowel de kunst als het plattelandsleven, richten beleidsmakers en kunstenaars steeds meer aandacht op rurale en niet-stedelijke culturele praktijken. Participatieve kunstvormen, zoals muziek, bieden een uniek potentieel om mensen met elkaar …

Interactive art The FemTech + Feminist Tech Exhibition brings together interdisciplinary artworks that critically engage with intimate health, data, and care from feminist and decolonial perspectives. Spanning media such as watercolor, cyanotype, wearable tech, AI, soft robotics, and sound, the exhibition …

The importance of learning to create an expressive performance is a consistently discussed topic in music education. However, the process by which musicians develop “expressiveness” remains understudied. Drawing on embodied music cognition and constraints-led pedagogies, this study investigated the impact …

The Dutch Institute for Sound & Vision in Hilversum invited people from the munic- ipality, finance, NGOs, academic, and arts & culture to imagine future ways to deal with rising sea levels in Dutch cities. Stills from films, documentaries and news reports from the institute’s archive were used in combination …