SMEs within the rural Dutch municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug (UHG) are becoming increasingly aware of the need for sustainable ‘green’ business. Their sense of sustainability is strongly defined by the ‘green’ environment in which they live and work. They were seeking an entrepreneurial approach to …

Tourism and recreation are important sources of income for communities. Perhaps even more for rural communities. This report evaluates facilities in Bedum and advises the local authors concerning steps in how to improve infrastructure.

Bijdrage en presentatie op internationale congres Populations Geography in Groningen, juni 2013.

What happens at the urban edge and the SURF aspiration to influence it? Projects in the urban fringe Urban fringe governance Integrated policy guidelines and approaches towards urban fringe planning and management The future management of the urban fringe

Rural Planning Services Nederland is een adviseurs- en ingenieursbureau. Zij leveren adviezen rondom stedelijke en landelijke leefruimte en over een veilige en gezonde werkomgeving. RPS Nederland heeft in juni 2011 haar werkbedrijven samengevoegd onder één naam: RPS adviseurs- en ingenieursbureau bv. …

This paper deals with Rural Tourism in Twente. A comparison is made between Twente and several other regions in The Netherlands. Economic results like Employment and the development in Tourism over the last few years is taken into the comparison. It becomes clear that Twente is a region with a well-developed …

De centrale vraag van dit onderzoek luidt: Welke ruimtelijke strategieën zijn er mogelijk om de overgang tussen het dorp en zijn omgeving vorm te geven? Daarbij is gekozen voor drie landschappen, namelijk: estuariene natuur, open agrarisch landschap en industrieel havengebied.