Dit onderzoek werd uitgevoerd voor het Nederlandse bedrijf Hurkyson. Dit bedrijf heeft een nieuw product ontwikkeld: een stofafzuigmachine en wil dit product op de markt brengen in september 2010. Maar om uit te vinden of hun marktbenadering van toepassing is moeten ze hun doelgroep beter begrijpen. …

This text is structured as follows. Section 1 concerns the background to this public lecture: the fact that social participation is becoming increasingly important in our society. This is evident, for example, from the way we are evolving from a protective welfare state into an activational, participative …

This final paper focuses on municipal international cooperation (MIC) with developing nations. MIC can be defined as international decentralised cooperation or the term "town twinning" (Boven, 2007, "what is town twinning" section). It is an agreement between two or more municipalities from different …

Onderzoek naar de kwaliteit van voorlichting over diervoeding en verlichting bij leguanen en baardagaamen

Dieren worden regelmatig gebruikt als vermaak voor de mens. Een relatief onbekend fenomeen is het verhuren van dieren ten behoeve van evenementen. Twee studenten van Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein hebben gepoogd meer inzicht te krijgen in de dierverhuursector. De twee hoofdvragen die ze wilden beantwoorden …

Huisvestingsnota voor damherten in de gemeente Hillegom

In this chapter the autor explores the contours and possible effects of the WMO for the local government level. First she gives a short overview of the main features of the WMO (PAR. 2.5). Then she describes the challenges that local government is confronted with, especially the political decisions that …

The multicultural society cannot be denied, because we experience this society on the street, in our neighborhoods, at schools, on public transport and at work in the Netherlands. However, for a couple of years this society is no longer truly accepted. Even a simple question as 'Do we live in a multicultural …

The implementation of democracy in 1994 has led the country to become one of the fastest growing tourist markets of the African continent. The increasing number of foreign tourists to South Africa has resulted in more demand for paid accommodation. This report provides detailed information on South Africa's …

Indonesia's decentralization in the form of regional autonomy has opened many new opportunities for the people. Especially in the regions, higher authority allowed local governments to develop their regions and increase the people's welfare. Despite a number of positive developments, there are many problems …