BACKGROUND: Most validated sustainable employability questionnaires are extensive and difficult to obtain. Our objective was to develop a usable and valid tool, a Vitality Scan, to determine possible signs of stagnation in one's functioning related to sustainable employability and to establish the instrument's …

Long-term absenteeism is a persistent problem in the police organisation in the Netherlands. Around 4% of staff has been absent for over three months. For the National Police's Enhancing Professional Resilience programme, we conducted research into opportunities for increasing people's resilience when …

Natural disasters are a growing concern around the globe. In the Netherlands, water has always played an important role as both friend and enemy. To quickly analyze and visualise possible disaster outcomes has been really difficult. In collaboration with engineering company Tauw we improved this modelling …

Over recent years, there has been an explosion in the number and diversity of projects undertaken to address urban resilience and climate proofing. Sharing the knowledge gained from these projects demands increasingly innovative and accessible methods. This paper details the outcomes of one such initiative: …

Family Group Conferencing (FGC) is emerging in the field of elderly care, as a method to enhance the resilience and relational autonomy of older persons. In this article, we want to explore the appropriateness of these two concepts to understand the FGC process in older adults.

Bij hittegolven wachten ouderen vaak lijdzaam af tot de hitte komt. In dit onderzoek is nagegaan of drie dagen acclimatisatie aan hitte bij oudere vrouwen helpt als voorbereiding voor als hitte toeslaat. Een groep jonge vrouwen heeft als controlegroep gefungeerd. Uit het onderzoek is gebleken dat drie …

Transition skills: rethinking the design atelier in the context of local energy transition

Transition skills: rethinking the design atelier in the context of local energy transition