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, …

The results obtained in this study are encouraging and important for the implementation of permeable pavement and swales in The Netherlands, since the performance of SUDS in delta areas and in areas in the world with comparable hydraulic circumstances has been viewed with skepticism. The research undertaken …

Over the last few years, the term “smart cities” has gained traction in academic, industry, and policy debates about the deployment of new media technologies in urban settings. It is mostly used to describe and market technologies that make city infrastructures more efficient, and personalize the experience …

Summarise of a set of CEN documents on Crime Prevention Through Urban Design and Planning

As part of the debate about globalization and regionalization, this paper adds a perspective that has so far remained underexposed, that of (formerly state‐owned) firms in (previously) regulated industries, in order to better understand the (changing) role of the home country/region in internationalization …

Cordaid, one of the biggest development organisations in the Netherlands, works on several topics to reduce poverty all over the world. One particular topic is Urban Matters that designs smart solutions for slums. Cordaid Urban Matters has given the assignment to conduct research regarding successful …

Objectives: To present the results of the process evaluation of the PLAYgrounds program, using the RE-AIM framework. Design: This study provides information regarding Reach, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance. Methods: The PLAYgrounds program promotes increasing levels of physical activity in 6–12 …

Vanuit de ontwerpopgave ‘Kanaleneiland Utrecht’ is er gekeken naar de mogelijkheid van groenstroken en hun recreatieve invullingen. Hoe op een goede manier een groenzone gemaakt kan worden zonder dat dit als een plantsoen, of bermvulling wordt ervaren. Met de opgedane kennis willen wij een goed doordacht …

Background : The relative number of children meeting the minimal required dose of daily physical activity remains execrably low. It has been estimated that in 2015 one out of five children will be overweight. Therefore, low levels of physical activity during early childhood may compromise the current …

Vereniging Tuinpark Laakzijde heeft de wens een tuinpark te ontwikkelen in Vathorst Noord (Amersfoort). KNMH ondersteunt dit burgerinitiatief. Studenten Larenstein komen met een schetsontwerp. Binnen het bestemmingsplan heeft de gemeente een zoekgebied voor de vereniging aangewezen