De veranderingen in het klimaat doen een beroep op het aanpassingsvermogen en de resilience (klimaatbestendigheid) van mensen en hun leefomgeving. De gemeente Groningen wil daarom preventieve maatregelen nemen door de stad zodanig aan te passen dat mogelijke schade ten gevolge van klimaatverandering …

This booklet presents twenty-one impact stories of Ethiopian and Kenyan alumni of Dairy (Livestock) trainings in the Netherlands. The Dutch trainings consists of Master courses conducted by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) in Wageningen or Velp, short courses or diploma courses …

The Interreg North Sea region project FRAMES, Flood Resilience by Multi-LayerEd Safety, addressed the shared territorial challenge of climate change impacts, specifically the physical, economic and social effects of floods. To deal with future climate uncertainties, alternative options need to be considered …

Cybercriminaliteit is een serieus en urgent maatschappelijke probleem. De winst in het tegengaan van cybercriminaliteit zal op korte termijn niet liggen in het opsporen van daders of het vergroten van toe zicht op internet, maar eerder in het verbeteren van de cyberweerbaarheid van internetgebruikers. …

Decomposition is an ecosystem process, mainly important in the carbon and nitrogen cycles. When looking at what drives decomposition, there are three major drivers. These are plant litter quality, microbes and soil animals (detritivores). A large problem in understanding the decomposition process is …

The surge of smart city technology, thinking, publications and consultancy offerings is significant. This implies there is something seriously developing. But to what extent is this a new development? In this paper the case will be made that urban design has always had to include new technologies and …

Occupational stress can cause health problems, productivity loss or absenteeism. Resilience interventions that help employees positively adapt to adversity can help prevent the negative consequences of occupational stress. Due to advances in sensor technology and smartphone applications, relatively unobtrusive …

Background: A paradigm shift in health care from illness to wellbeing requires new assessment technologies and intervention strategies. Self-monitoring tools based on the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) might provide a solution. They enable patients to monitor both vulnerability and resilience in daily …

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