Social enterprises received growing attention since the financial crisis started in 2008, due to severe public sector cut backs and the inability of current structures and policies to meet social problems. This development has also been accelerated by the dissatisfaction of consumers and society in private …

The trade-off between high forest and biodiversity loss associated with development of oil palm plantations and their extremely efficient production of vegetable oil supplied the world with cooking oil and biofuel while taking away millions of hectares of forest in Indonesia alone. RSPO certification …

Personen met een beperking nemen steeds vaker deel aan toeristische activiteiten als gevolg van hun toenemende niveau van economische en sociale integratie. Er zijn echter vele belemmeringen en barrières die de toegang tot toeristische diensten belemmeren. Ouders van kinderen met een beperking lopen …

This report explores the ecological restoration of a site in semi-arid southeast Spain. The thesis project was to design a plan for the ecological restoration of a degraded site on an isolated farm called La Junquera, on the border of Almeria and Murcia.

The subject of this thesis is Internet of Things in the agricultural environment. This subject has been chosen due to the possibilities and advantages it can offer. Internet of Things in agriculture is relevant because farmers are looking for methods in order to improve their business. A lot is already …

The prevalence of obesity has almost tripled in the last four decades and is therefore an increasing threat to human health. Overnutrition – the excessive consumption of energy or nutrients, exceeding energy requirements – is believed to be one of the root causes of overweight and obesity. In literature, …

Een kwantitatief en kwalitatief onderzoek over grip krijgen op deelnemer-tevredenheid

In deze thesis geschreven voor Gemeente Winterswijk wordt onderzocht hoe de doorstroming in het winkelgebied van Winterswijk verbeterd kan worden. Dit onderzoek bestaat uit een theoretisch kader waarin de belangrijkste kernbegrippen zoals visitor management en winkelbeleving worden uitgepluisd. Hieropvolgend …

Uncertainty about requirements has a negative impact on project performance. In systems engineering, there is a process to assess requirements when they are transferred from client to contractor: the System Requirements Review (SRR). The aim of this process is for the contractor to decide if there is …

In the Netherlands, the position of the city center is transitioning from a place-to-buy to a place-to-be. This means that the city center is changing from a place where people come to shop, to a place where people come to meet and experience. This shift causes Municipalities to reevaluate the position …