Placemaking Week Europe is an annual festival that brings together 700+ placemakers, urbanists, city officials, and community leaders from across Europe and beyond. Placemaking Week Europe is created in the spirit of collaboration and inspiration and it has proven to be a vital platform to share best …

Samen Buurten is een Flevoland-brede beweging die bewoners, (zorg)organisaties en overheden verbindt om sterke, zorgzame buurten te bouwen. In 2025 voerden we een 0-meting uit naar vijf representatieve buurtinitiatieven (Nijkerk, Lelystad, Almere, Ermelo) en faciliteerden we de leergemeenschap Buurtverbinders …

GO! in Almere was een samenwerking tussen onderzoekers van het lectoraat Urban Innovation, gemeente Almere, GGD Flevoland, provincie Flevoland, GO Visie en RIVM. In dit project is de GO! methode in de praktijk in Almere ingezet. Het doel van dit project was het adopteren en (leren) toepassen van de GO! …

Across cities and urban regions in The Netherlands unusual collaborations emerge which aim to develop new circular business models that facilitate product and resource longevity through various upcycling strategies, such as reuse, repair, refurbish, repurpose and/or remanufacture. Municipalities, social …

This cross-cultural study examines the relationship between perceived COVID-19 changes due to the impacts on everyday life by the pandemic with social exclusion and across 32 cultures and their levels in collectivism. With data from the start of the first outbreak from March 2020 to June 2020 (N = 9245), …

Seafood is a highly traded commodity that is exposed to a wide range of environmental and social sustainability challenges. Digitalization of the seafood value chain helps to address these challenges. Using Global Value Chain (GVC) analysis, this paper presents a qualitative case study on the conditions …

Leiden van rondetafelgesprek over de potentie van kleinschalige windmolens in Nederland op de Windday-conferentie van NedZero

Background: Multidisciplinary transitional care interventions aim to improve the coordination and continuity of healthcare during hospitalization and after discharge for patients with complex care needs related to physical, nutritional, or psychosocial status. Implementing such interventions is complex …

In this paper, we conceptualize circular economy ecosystem emergence as the intersection of extant innovation, entrepreneurial, and industrial ecosystems. From our rich qualitative data in the circular textiles and apparel industry, we identify drivers behind emergence and uncover the pivotal role ecosystem …

This handbook offers specific tools for campuses and innovation districts to better connect them with the city. It is based on real-life examples and outreach interventions in Amsterdam, collected through interviews and a workshop. These examples show the many ways in which outreach by innovation districts …