The aim of the research-by-design project The Hackable City is to develop a research agenda and toolkit that explores the role of digital media technologies for new directions for urban planning and city-making. How can citizens, design professionals, local government institutions and others creatively …

Ik zie, ik zie wat jij niet ziet Studenten van Academie Minerva portretteerden mensen met dementie op een gesloten afdeling van zorginstelling ZINN (De Brink) en Dignis (’t Blauwbörgje) in Groningen. Drie maanden lang schetsen kunststudenten wekelijks hun bijzondere modellen. De portretten zijn het gevolg …

Objective In the Netherlands, persons of Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese descent form the largest groups of non-western immigrants. A high prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia has been described in immigrant populations in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. We …

Floating wetland treatment systems (FWTS) are an innovative stormwater treatment technology currently being trialled on a larger scale in Australia. FWTS provide support for selected plant species to remove pollutants from stormwater discharged into a water body. The plant roots provide large surface …

In the pursuit of the communicative, collaborative and participatory planning processes advocated by academic planning literature, a practice has evolved that translates abstract objectives into practical workforms. Planning literature proposes many objectives that can be met by less top-down methods …

Climate change and urbanization will increase the frequency and magnitude of urban flooding and water quality problems in many regions of the world. In coastal and delta areas like The Netherlands and the Philippines, where urbanization is often high, there has been an increase in the adoption of sustainable …

This city profile provides a multi-dimensional overview on the most recent social, economic, political and spatial changes in the city of Amsterdam. We map the social-geography of the city, discussing recent housing and spatial development policies as well as city-regional political dynamics. Today, …

To what extent do art students profit from cultural diversity within their group?

Background: Many patients show deterioration in functioning and increased care needs in the last year of life. End-of-life care needs and health care utilization might differ between groups of acutely hospitalized older patients. Aim: To investigate differences in geriatric conditions, advance care planning, …

"Hello, do you want me to take a picture?" Fotograaf Ahmet Polat werkt momenteel in de Groningse Korrewegwijk aan zijn project "Hello, do you want me to take a picture?" Recentelijk ontstonden in deze wijk beelden en een verhaal welke de aanzet vormen voor de publicatie die hier als presentatie te zien …