This report documents the progress and interim outcomes of Work Package 1.1 within the Cool Cities project under the Interreg North Sea Region programme. WP1.1 focuses on developing Local Context Summary Memos for each partner city, providing a shared evidence base on urban heat risks, vulnerabilities, …

With Behind the Curtains, I aim to create a space where young women, like myself, can feel less alone as they navigate the emotional complexities of today’s dating world. In an era of ghosting, bread crumbing, yap-trapping, and other fleeting trends born from hookup culture, many of us are left feeling …

This thesis examines how German producers of whey powder can safeguard their exports to China against disruptions in the global supply chain. Based on literature, trade data and four in-depth interviews, it concludes that price fluctuations are less decisive than political, logistical and pandemic shocks …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of online and offline social sensitivity in the association between online vigilance and mental health outcomes—specifically depression, anxiety, and stress—among Algerian female university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted …

This Plan of Approach outlines how Work Package 1 (WP1) of the Interreg NSR Cool Cities project will support eight partner cities in the governance and planning of urban heat adaptation. It is written for urban professionals, project partners, and urban planners involved in the co-creation of adaptation …

The Sloe area is an unembanked industrial port area in Zeeland. As sea levels rise, this area will experience increased flood risks. This is partly due to climate change, which is causing sea level rise to accelerate, and partly due to the area's vulnerability because it is located outside the dike ring, …

The value of a democratic approach to a cultural production relates to giving space for all kinds of otherness to emerge. We decided that the following aspects of working democratically will be subject of inquiry: • Polyvocality as the elementary characteristic of a democratic cultural process and outcome. …

In this paper, we draw on our subjective experiences as Early Career Academics (ECAs) at a Dutch University to demonstrate our complex relationship between academic life and parenthood. Building on the sensemaking literature, we employ a collective autoethnography to unveil six distinct new parent scripts …

Responding to society’s growing concerns for climate change, European Union (EU) launched European Green Deal (EGD) a plan to transform Europe into a sustainable community. Acknowledging the vulnerability of coal regions in this transition, EU offers support to these regions to reduce negative impacts …

Chapter 1: General introduction. A specific group of people with disabilities includes individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). However, individuals with PIMD form a heterogeneous group regarding the origins of their underlying conditions leading to profound disabilities …