Vertical and horizontal alignment within organizations are seen as prerequisites for meeting strategic objectives and indications of effective management. In the area of safety management, the concept of vertical alignment has been followed through the introduction of hierarchical structures and bidirectional …

The number of light commercial vehicles (LCV) in cities is growing, which puts increasing pressure on the liveability of cities. Small electric freight vehicles and cargo bikes can offer a solution, as they take less space, can manoeuvre easily and free from polluting emissions. Within the two-year LEVV-LOGIC …

The number of light commercial vehicles (LCV) in cities is growing, which puts increasing pressure on the livability of cities. Freight vehicles are large contributors to polluting air and CO2 emissions and generate problems in terms of safety, noise and loss of public space. Small electric freight vehicles …

Personalization, production on-demand, and flexible manufacture facilities are growing within the European apparel sector, supported by national and regional public policy. These developments seem to embody a much waited “paradigm shift” in the fashion industry; a shift from global to local scale, from …

In cognitive science, creative ideas are defined as original and feasible solutions in response to problems. A common proposal is that creative ideas are generated across dedicated cognitive pathways. Only after creative ideas have emerged, they can be enacted to solve the problem. We present an alternative …

This research aims to obtain more insight in the perception of fabric drape and how fabric drape can be cat-egorized With the current 3D virtual technologies to simulate garments the fashion and clothing industry can speed up work processes, improve accuracy and reduce material consumption in fit, design …

In Nederland leeft bijna 10% van de bevolking in armoede (CBS, 2015). 3% van de Nederlanders heeft chronisch, dat wil zeggen minstens 4 jaar achter elkaar, niet voldoende geld om in het dagelijks levensonderhoud te voorzien (CBS, 2015). Armoede wil zeggen dat iemand onvoldoende geld heeft om basisbenodigdheden …

Games are designed with different objectives in mind. Some primarily for entertainment, others also to educate, motivate or persuade its players. Games with the latter objective, that of persuasion, are designed not only to be entertaining, but also with the intent to shape how players think and feel …

In de publicatie wordt in vier delen het heden en verleden van de Amsterdamse stadsontwikkeling behandeld met lessen voor de toekomst in de opgave Koers 2025. Van de stadsvernieuwing in de Kinkerbuurt in de jaren tachtig, IJburg - ‘Wijk zonder scheidslijnen’ en de inclusieve stadsontwikkeling in de naoorlogse …