Dutch policy strives to increase the amount of agroforestry. This pilot study aimed to research the forces and obstacles for this growth, in particular the role of various drivers of change. Therefore we conducted a case study in Lingezegen Park (near Arnhem, The Netherlands), using the transition model …

Agricultural food crop output around the Mount Kenya region has been continuously decreasing in the last couple of decades. This has led to increasing food insecurity and reduced incomes. This study was commissioned by Mt. Kenya Sprout Company to get data and insights on how farmers are affected by climate …

This communication aims to provide a framework on how to integrate the concept of Circular Economy (CE) when addressing real-life urban challenges such as resource scarcity, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, waste, and high consumerism (Williams, 2019), through delivery of courses to students of various …

This research contributes to understanding and shaping systems for OFMSW separation at urban Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs, such as offices, shops and service providers). Separating SMEs’ organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is both an opportunity and a serious challenge for the transition …

This study examines the needs and challenges of Community Supported Agriculture farms (CSAs) in the Netherlands. It also explores leverage points for systemic change in the Dutch food system, aiming to address global societal challenges and food sovereignty issues. This research is carried out for …

Due to the rise of global temperatures both local and global climate systems are disrupted or altered. This study is about one of the ecosystems that are most affected by climate change, the world’s tropical coral reefs. One way to combat this global decline in coral reefs is the supplementation of natural …

Whereas different aspects of teaching and learning in Higher Education are often discussed within an academic community, teaching the EU seems to receive less attention. Especially in recent years we testimony the decreasing interest to EU studies in universities, including some signs of disappearing …

Psychologist and computerscientist Geoffrey Hinton, called the godfather of AI, argued that we should stop with A(G)I. In this column it is argued that Artificial General Intelligence like ChatGPT works very differently than organic intelligence. An organic complexity works like a chain reaction. Unlike …

Inertial measurement units (IMUs) allow for measurements of kinematic movements outside the laboratory, persevering the athlete-environment relationship. To use IMUs in a sport-specific setting, it is necessary to validate sport-specific movements. The aim of this study was to assess the concurrent validity …

This paper investigates how management accounting and control systems (operationalized by using Simons’ (1995a) levers of control framework) can be used as devices to support public value creation and as such it contributes to the literature on public value accounting. Using a mixed methods case study …