Onderzoek naar toekomstbestendige woningen voor senioren. De projectcasus om het plan technisch in uit te werken is een vleugel van een verzorgingshuis uit de jaren 60. De aanleiding van dit onderzoek bestaat uit twee vraagstukken die momenteel spelen in Nederland. Door veranderingen in de zorg komen …

About this publication: In their new work research collective Ippolita provides a critical investigation of the inner workings of Facebook as a model for all commercial social networks. Facebook is an extraordinary platform that can generate large profit from the daily activities of its users. Facebook …

What is the triple helix? The triple helix (3H) of university-industry-government relations has become one of the most popular innovation models in the lasttwo decades. What is the relevance for cities? How can they grow their economies using triple helix approaches? What can we learnfrom cases across …

Study of new networks that are currently emerging in the local energy initiatives.

In the life of flowering plants, seed germination is a critical step to ensure survival into the next generation. Generally the seed prior to germination has been in a dormant state with a low rate of metabolism. In the transition from a dormant seed to a germinating seed, various epigenetic mechanisms …

Cross-border crime is a phenomenon that goes hand-in-hand with the abolishment of border controls in the Schengen zone and requires an international action plan. Warmerdam states that organized crime groups operate in networks and maintain close relations with each other to distribute their goods worldwide …

This article demonstrates ‘the stemfie’ to be an interesting current example of the enactment of liveness within media practices. The photo taken of oneself while (or just after) voting and consequently shared with others via online social networks, connects us to an event that is important to us as …

The increase in renewable energy sources will require an increase in the operational flexibility of the grid, due to the intermittent nature of these sources. This can be achieved for the gas and the electricity grid, which are integrated by means of power-to-gas and vice versa, by applying gas and other …

The exploration of the narrative nature of local memory websites in relation to empowerment theory produces new insights in the nested levels of analysis of both. Empowerment’s value orientation calls for a focus on strengths instead of weaknesses and, as such, requires specific language that accommodates …

Computers create environmental problems. Their production requires electricity, raw materials, chemical materials and large amounts of water, and supplies (often toxic) waste. They poison dumping sites and pollute groundwater. In addition, the energy consumption in IT is growing exponentially, with and …