The first international meeting of the consortium that is united in the Kinesis-project. The link gives access to a video that tells the story of the meeting and its results.

Introduction The Netherlands is changing from a welfare to a participation society in which citizens themselves are responsible for their health. However, this is not accessible to every citizen, resulting in an increase in marginalized vulnerable groups, often with a migrant background with problems …

Conferentie over sociale innovatie

Groningen has beautiful landscapes, a rich diversity in green and blue areas and lovely villages. However, some recent changes such as demographic changes (e.g. outmigration of youngsters for different reasons) may become threats to the quality of life in these areas. Quality of public spaces, their …

There is an urgent need for energy renovation of the existing building stock to reach the climate goals, set in Paris in 2016. Unfortunately, energy renovation rates across the EU remain at a low level of 1% per year. Moreover, the depth of the achieved energy renovation is in most cases rather shallow. …

Verdiepende sessie tijdens de periodieke BTIC meeting voor het IEBB-programma. Tijdens deze break-out sessie verzorgden de Hanzehogeschool Groningen een inleiding op twee uitgevoerde projecten en begeleidde deze het gesprek onder deelnemers op basis van een aantal stellingen (via Mentimeter).

Presentatie van de onderzoeksresultaten (het onderzoeksrapport en de Mijn Amelander Erfgoedmap) aan stakeholders uit Ameland

Het doel van dit rapport is meer zicht te krijgen op de vraag in welke mate en hoe burgerinitiatieven rond collectieve warmtenetten erin slaagden resultaat te boeken. Sinds enige jaren ontstaan steeds meer van dit soort initiatieven in Nederland, in navolging van wind- en zonne-energiecoöperaties, en …

I gave a class focussing on demographic change, citizens initiatives, resilience and livability.