Swarm planning is a theory and practical approach to deal with uncertain futures. By anticipating scenarios such as a ‘post-carbon’ world and a ‘pre-adaptive’ landscape, it offers an alternative pathway to prepare for medium-term incremental and step changes. The focus is on the regional scale with a …

Contemporary economical problems require new innovative solutions. The potential role of higher education (HE) as a change agent for regional sustainable development is investigated. Stakeholders from firms, education and government within an R&D Campus form Innovation Teams and Communities of Practices …

Cooperative population management is essential for the long-term viability of animal populations held in zoos and aquaria. In several regions, zoos are working together on population management by cooperative breeding programmes. Since most of these managed populations are not viable, it is suggested …

The in-depth assessment of the situation of the European textile and clothing sector is composed by six independent reports with a close focus on key aspects useful to understand the dynamics and the development of the textile and clothing industry, drivers of change – most notably the impact of the …

Business landscapes are changing at global, regional and sectoral levels as well as the social and ecological contexts. In order to understand what these changes are and how clusters are dealing with these, the research explores drivers of change and cluster dynamics using a Complex Adaptive Systems …

Presentation of a casus in the region of Westerkwartier where the gebiedscoöperatie Westerkwartier as a whole new business model focussed on regional resilience in the triple helix formalised with a substantial role of higher education in the so called field labs in the region. The regional authority …

Spatial planning has become contested ground in Dutch politics. After decades of a broadly shared belief in strategic spatial planning by central government and comprehensive planning by local and regional authorities, the balance of political thought has changed in recent years. The ministry of housing …

Natuurmonumenten (beheereenheid Montferland) wil de mogelijkheden onderzoeken om nieuwe inkomsten uit het natuurgebied Bergherbos te halen. Aan de hand van de natuurfuncties van het Globaal Ecologisch Model is de potentie bekeken, die het gebied heeft voor verschilende doeleinden en verdienmogelijkheden. …

“Hoe kan de Oude IJssel in de toekomst leefbaar blijven voor de inwoners?” Dit was de centrale vraag van het masterplan. Er zijn drie zones met een eigen karakter en focus te onderscheiden: - Grootschalig werklandschap - Woon- en werklandschap - Rivierenlandschap. Het structuurplan is gepositioneerd …