Since the late 1990s, city councils have become increasingly aware of the potential for information technologies (ICTs) to improve the management of cities and as an instrument for economic and social policy. This has resulted in a wave of urban ICT strategies and policies, such as the adoption of ICTs …

Across Western Europe, the emphasis has shifted from physical manufacturing to the development of ideas, new products and creative processes. This has become known as the knowledge economy. While much has been written about this concept, so far there has been little focus on the role of the city. Bringing …

Dit werkboek is ontwikkeld voor de AD Pedagogisch-Educatief Professional (afgekort als PM-er) van de Pedagogische Academie en de Academie voor Sociale Studies van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. Binnen de bachelor- en masteropleidingen van de Pedagogische Academie wordt gewerkt vanuit een dynamische visie …

How to conceptualize online sociability in the 21st century? To answer this question, Communities at a Crossroads looks back at the mid-2000s. With the burst of the creative-entrepreneur alliance, the territorialisation of the internet and the commercialization of interpersonal ties, that period constituted …

With information technologies becoming available on a growing scale, capturing large amounts of building information is becoming cheaper and economically viable. This is creating new challenges for real estate management organisations. Producing digital assets is one thing, managing them and knowing …

The Athletic Skills Model offers an alternative to dominant talent development theories in the form of holistic broad-based movement education, focusing on health and wellbeing. It places the emphasis on ‘physical intelligence’ – including attributes such as agility, flexibility and stability – through …

What happens to our everyday language in the digital sphere? How does ‘the post-digital condition’ change the world in which we think about ourselves and talk to one another? In Shadowbook: Writing Through the Digital 2014-2018, Miriam Rasch investigates these questions in five experimental essays and …

Legal management is een nieuw vakgebied, dat de praktijk van juridische professionals vanuit een organisatiekundig perspectief benadert. Binnen organisaties heeft legal management het doel de kwaliteit van de juridische functie te optimaliseren. In deze unieke uitgave schetsen experts de ontwikkeling …

Onder meer vanwege het nijpende lerarentekort is het van belang om startende leraren een ‘zachte landing’ te geven. In het begin ervaren zij werken in het onderwijs namelijk als heftig, intensief en soms zelfs slopend. Schoolleiders hebben dan ook de taak te zorgen voor effectieve ondersteuning en goede …