In dit rapport wordt onderzocht wat de bijdrage van houtstructuren is voor ecologisch herstel van de visstand in de Overijsselse Vecht. Er zijn 2 soorten houtstructuren te onderscheiden: beddingstructuren en oeverstructuren. Beddingstructuren worden in de watergang aangelegd, terwijl oeverstructuren …

De knoflookpad is de laatste jaren sterk achteruitgegaan en heeft daarmee de status bedreigd op de Rode lijst gekregen. Omdat optimalisatie van de habitat tot heden nog niet tot het veiligstellen van de knoflookpad heeft geleid zijn door Natuurbalans - Limes Divergens herintroductie en bijplaatsingsprojecten …

Over 40% of nursing home residents in the Netherlands are estimated to have visual impairments. In this study, light conditions in Dutch nursing homes were assessed in terms of horizontal and vertical illuminances and colour temperature. Results showed that in the seven nursing homes vertical illuminances …

Ambient intelligence technologies are a means to support ageing-in-place by monitoring clients in the home. In this study, monitoring is applied for the purpose of raising an alarm in an emergency situation, and thereby, providing an increased sense of safety and security. Apart from these technological …

Het komende decennium zal er, ondanks de huidige crisis, sprake zijn van krapte op de arbeidsmarkt (CBS, 2010; Van Duin, 2009). In de bouwsector laten de cijfers een uitstroom zien van zowel ouderen als van jongeren.1 Vanuit de zorg voor voldoende gekwalifi ceerd personeel in de (nabije) toekomst stimuleert …

Abstract for the International Federation on Ageing 10th Global Conference "Climate for Change. Ageing into the Future". Melbourne, Australia, 3-6 May 2010

Abstract for the International Federation on Ageing 10th Global Conference "Climate for Change. Ageing into the Future". Melbourne, Australia, 3-6 May 2010

In Western societies, the vast majority of people with dementia live at home and wish to remain doing so for as long as possible. Aging in place can be facilitated through a variety of environmental interventions, including home modifications. This article provides an overview of existing design principles …

Purpose In the Netherlands 43% of nursing home residents have visual impairments1. Visual impairments can be a result of the normal ageing process or specific diseases. Vision impairment can result in the loss of basic visual abilities: acuity, contrast sensitivity, or visual field 2. In 56% of the cases …

Purpose In order to facilitate ageing-in-place (AiP) with dementia, a digital consultancy tool (DCT) was designed to facilitate modifications to the home environment. In the Netherlands, about 65% of the 270,000 older adults with dementia live in their own dwelling. At the same time, 40% of the Dutch …