Sportevenementen bieden niet alleen kansen voor stedelijke of economische ontwikkeling, maar ook voor het ontwikkelen van de lokale gemeenschap (Misener & Mason, 2006). Volgens Taks (2013) zijn het vooral de kleinere non-mega sportevenementen (NMSEs) die relevant zijn voor het creëren van een sociaal-maatschappelijke …

Agent-based modeling is used for simulating the actions and interactions of autonomous entities aiming to assessing their effects on the system as a whole. At an abstract level, an agent-based model (ABM) is a representation of the many simple agents and interactions among them. The decision making of …

Le Grand Départ Tour the France 2015 took place in Utrecht on the 4th and 5th of July 2015. In advance to the first two stages a major side-event program is carried out which started a 100 days before the 4th of July. Utrecht University, School of Governance carried out a research to the legacy of Le …

Discussions during International Honours Congress Utrecht, Utrecht. 2-3 June 2016. In this session we focused on honours students’ needs for autonomy. What do students want, expect and need from their teachers and what are the teachers’ views concerning this subject. The aim of this session is that both …

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 de loop van de jaren is er door verschillende factoren te weinig aandacht besteed aan de communicatie tussen de ouders en de pedagogisch medewerkers op kinderdagverlbijf De Speeldoos. Volgens mevrouw Smits hebben de pedagogisch medewerkers hiervoor meer handvaten nodig. Door bezuinigingen in de kinderopvang …

Sport events not only provide opportunities for economic or urban development, but also for local community development (Misener & Mason, 2006). According to Taks (2013) especially smaller non-mega sport events (NMSEs) may be relevant for creating social benefits for host communities, when compared to …

Local governments, traditionally an important partner of voluntary sport clubs in the Netherlands, are increasingly influencing clubs into involvement in social projects and activities. Although it is not clear what contribution sports clubs can play in this social policy agenda, or whether this agenda …