Individual cities across the globe are profiling themselves as attractive cities. Their aim is to attract groups such as tourists, new inhabitants, businesses and students; that will result in a growth of economy (Kotler, Economic development, 1993, p. 75). City marketing is an excellent tool to use …

Het beheer van landgoederen is vaak moeilijk te bekostigen. Daarnaast is met het inwerkingtreden van het nieuwe provinciaal subsidiestelsel (SNL, januari 2010) de beheersubsidie per hectare bosoppervlak met ca. € 40 verlaagd. Dit draagt, op de korte – en middellange termijn, bij aan de achteruitgang …

In dit rapport staat centraal: of het mogelijk is om landgoederen zo te beheren dat bos- en landschapsonderhoud rendabel uitgevoerd kan worden met opbrengsten uit houtige biomassa. Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd op landgoed De Boom te Leusden. De gebruikte methodes in dit rapport zijn: literatuurstudie, …

This graduation paper is an evaluation of the chain of biomass at Staatsbosbeheer. The goal is to get a grasp on all its variables. So that decisions now made out of experience could be found to indeed be the right ones. By naming all the variables and trying to link them to each other, a better insight …

The differences between Chinese aid and traditional aid can be found in all aspects of the traditional and Chinese aid policies. Significant differences have been illustrated in its history, principles and in the impact on the recipient countries. The landmarks in the historical development of the Chinese …

Introduction In comparison with other European countries, Starbucks is rather new on the Dutch coffee market. The Starbucks experience seems less exploited among the Dutch consumers. This thesis will demonstrate the effect of music and how music can convey the Starbucks experience in order to "engage" …

This paper investigates how structures of emergence and progression in games might be integrated. By leveraging the formalism of Machination diagrams the shape of the mechanics and a game’s internal economy that typically control progression in games are exposed. Two strategies to create mechanics that …

This paper presents the latest version of the Machinations framework. This framework uses diagrams to represent the flow of tangible and abstract resources through a game. This flow represents the mechanics that make up a game’s interbal economy and has a large impact on the emergent gameplay of most …

This book focuses on one particular way to promote the urban knowledge economy: the creation of knowledge ‘hotspots’.

The research programme of the School of Economics and Management / HES, 2011-2014 The first research programme of the School of Economics and Management / HES (SEM) has been launched. In this document the professors (lectors) of the Centre for Applied Research on Economics and Management (CAREM) have …