Risk assessments on trees in urban areas and roadside plantings have become common practice and a large body of information exists on qualitative aspects on the risks of tree failure. Quantitative analysis of financial damage due to tree failure is generally lacking. The objective of this paper is to …

From the abstract: "The role of expert knowledge of the environment in decision-making about urban development has been intensively debated. Most contributions to this debate have studied the use of knowledge in the decision-making process from the knowledge providers’ point of view. In this paper, we …

How can university and city administration co-create the city? Where do their interests meet and diverge, and what is needed to exploit synergies? This report explores the potential for co-creation in five domains: urban economic development, internationalisation, urban attractiveness & city branding, …

Dit boek laat zien dat basisscholen en leerkrachten zonder veel achtergrond in de techniek uit de voeten kunnen met 3D-printers en leerresultaten met hun leerlingen kunnen behalen.

Onderzoeken en ontwerpen zijn de belangrijkste praktijken in het domein van (natuur)wetenschap en technologie. Dit boek beschrijft de 'Vaardigheden Rubric Onderzoeken en Ontwerpen' (VROO), een instrument om de vaardigheden die basisschoolkinderen hebben voor onderzoeken en/of ontwerpen in kaart te brengen …

Curious about the world. Education in harmony with the surrounding context’. On December 11, 2014, dr. Hanno van Keulen was installed as professor on the chair for Educational Leadership at Windesheim Flevoland University of Applied Science in Almere, the Netherlands. In his lecture, Hanno van Keulen …

Wetenschappers delen hun kennis graag met basisscholen, maar dat is niet altijd makkelijk. Dit boek geeft een voorbeeld van een bezoek aan een school en hoe je onderzoekend en ontwerpend leren rond een bepaald thema (hoe rivieren patronen in het landschap vormen) kunt opzetten.

Young people are interested in technological products, but their opinions on education and careers in technology are not particularly positive. If we want to stimulate students’ attitudes towards technology, we need to have a better understanding of the factors which determine attitudes. This study focuses …

While Making is often seen as a hedonistic pass-time activity, is it attracting growing interest in many industries. Globally, big players have started to fund Fab Lab on a substantial scale. Schlumberger is supporting the development of Fab Labs in Russia, Aramco sponsored the first Fab Lab in Dhahran …

Information and communications technologies (ICT) can be very important to provide access to urban cultural heritage collections. Urban archives contain a lot of (historical) information about people, places, events, objects, trade and artefacts. Its worthwhile to make this information accessible for …