In the debate about smart cities, an alternative to a dominant top-down, tech-driven solutionist approach has arisen in examples of ‘civic hacking’. Hacking here refers to the playful, exploratory, collaborative and sometimes transgressive modes of operation found in various hacker cultures, this time …

English -- The impact of residualisation on social work has so far hardly been explored. Based on existing literature and recently started empirical research in Amsterdam we analyze several consequences. Residualisation refers to the process whereby urban social housing is strictly allocated to the lowest …

Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable connective tissue disease caused by a defect in FBN1. The diagnosis is based on the revised Ghent criteria. The main features involve the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic, pulmonary systems and facial features. Although the clinical manifestations …

This research-seminar proposes to allow post-graduate students and early-career researchers involved in ongoing research on the possible role of music in social and community work (SIMM) to spend a week together and share their research experiences

Bijdrage van Ben Boksebeld aan het boekje "10 ervaringsverhalen met aandacht voor hulp bij schulden" Dit boekje verhaalt over mensen met schulden en betrokken partijen, zoals hun hulpverleners, opgetekend in de afgelopen 2 jaar. in zijn. Het boekje is een uitgave van ISOFA en Schuldhulpmaatje Nederland. Ben …

Background and Objectives This qualitative study applied a resilience perspective to socioeconomic inequalities in the functioning of older adults. We aimed to gain insight into how some older adults managed to age successfully despite having a low socioeconomic position (SEP) throughout their lives. …

Over the past 20 years, water quality in Indonesia has deteriorated due to an increase of water pollution. Research and analysis is needed to identify pollution sources and assess contamination in Indonesian water resources. Water quality management is not yet sufficiently integrated in river basin management …

Over the next 10 years, the City of Amsterdam plans to develop major housing schemes provide 90,000 new homes within the existing urban fabric. At the same time, an urban renewal program is being launched to revitalize the most deprived neighbourhoods. Together, these challenges call for more evidence …

De NLsportraad heeft zich gebogen over de maatschappelijke en economische impact van grote sportevenementen. De NLsportraad heeft bezien welke doelen en effecten sportevenementen kunnen hebben en hoe deze het best kunnen worden gemeten. In een reeks van vier essays staat de NLsportraad stil bij de wetenschappelijke …