Een negatieve demografische ontwikkeling, ofwel bevolkingskrimp vereist dat er een visie ontwikkeld wordt waarin daadkracht voorop staat en waarbij over een langere periode vooruit gekeken wordt. Alleen dan kan er toegewerkt worden naar een duurzame toekomstbestendige stad. Uiteraard is er op gemeentelijk …

This research project for linking passion fruit farmers to high price market gives an overview of the local passion fruit sub-sector performance, structure, relationship that describes how it operates in Mukono District, Uganda. The objective of the study was to analyse the passion fruit chain governance …

Er worden vele soorten projectmanagementmodellen toegepast om projecten te managen. Het door Rijkswaterstaat geïntroduceerde Integraal Projectmanagement (IPM) model is ook een hulpmiddel om projecten te managen. Dit model is gebaseerd op de samenwerking binnen het projectteam als de projectomgeving en …

The dissertation at hand intents to analyze how public diplomacy can be used by Romania to improve the image of the European Union in the Republic of Moldova. Romania represents the biggest ally of the Republic of Moldova due to the historical, cultural and linguistic bonds between them. The disappointment …

Post-structuralist theory has frequently been discarded because of its theoretical character, extremely pluralist approach and lack of problem-solving attitude (Edkins, 1999 ; Campbell, 2013 ; Harcourt, 2007). Indeed, the main claim of post-structuralism is that reality is a socially-constructed artefact which …

Brochure highlighting the main results of reserach project about coopeartion between social enterprises and local government

A literature review conducted as part of a research project named “Measuring Safety in Aviation – Developing Metrics for Safety Management Systems” revealed several challenges regarding the safety metrics used in aviation. One of the conclusions was that there is limited empirical evidence about the …

The primary research question for this project was “How can Royal FloraHolland increase the consumer spending on Dutch flowers and plants in Turkey?” with the aim to study causes and reasons for the low consumption of flowers and plants in Turkey. The research question was answered through desk and …

The outbreak of the Eurozone economic crisis in 2008 caused one of the most difficult challenges in the history of the European Union. Output and employed decreased and faith in the European project diminished. Leading European policy makers identified fiscal irresponsibility by some member states as …

In coastal and low-lying vulnerable delta cities, such as the Rotterdam Metropolitan region and Metropolitan Manila, there has been an increase in vulnerability of urban flooding and water quality problems. New approaches address the current and future effects of climate change and increase urban quality, …