The current Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of urban public spaces in achieving health and social well-being (Dobson, 2021; Poortinga et al., 2021), prompting policymakers and urban planners to rethink their approach to the design of these spaces. They now propagate adapting urban public …

Almere is a green city where the greenery extends into the centre through a framework of nature, forests, parks and canals. With this green environment, Almere fulfils an important condition for a liveable city, where it is pleasant to live and work. An important goal for the municipality is to challenge …

In this masterclass, Toine Timmermans, director Stichting Samen tegen Voedselverspilling (Foundation Together against Food Waste), explains what is food waste , what the effects of food waste are on our environment, how much we waste and what we can do about it. He also gives many examples how we can …

In this masterclass, HAS lector Rob Bakker and teacher-researcher Annelies Verspeek-van der Stelt explain wat is the definition of food waste, what is a food waste hotspot, en what entals food waste measurement en monitoring. Examples are given of food waste measurement at HAS green academy.

In this masterclass, HAS lector Antien Zuidberg and teacher-reseacher Annelies Verspeek-van der Stelt explain what is systemsthinking and the steps in analysing the system surrounding food waste hotspots, using the icebergmodel theory. Explaination is given how to fill the icebergmodel, how to rethink …

In this masterclass, Fontys teacher-researcher Jos Pieterse explains human behaviour concerning creating food waste (throwing away good food) using behaviour models such as Dynamo and Triade. Presented are also a list of questions that can be used to assess a person’s willingness to change his/her behaviour …

In this masterclass, phD student Katie Bern explains how she uses design thinking methods to create solutions together within a living community in Sweden. She explains which methods she uses to create new ideas and testing them with the community.

In this masterclass, Suzanne Klein-Gebbink, program manager of Circular Living Lab Food Valley and Lector Eric de Bruin from Aeres explain about food waste in practice: when is food wasted, why we should reduce it and how value can be created from food waste using the ladder of Lansink, which shows …

The Nutri-Score front-of-pack label, which classifies the nutritional quality of products in one of 5 classes (A to E), is one of the main candidates for standardized front-of-pack labeling in the EU. The algorithm underpinning the Nutri-Score label is derived from the Food Standard Agency (FSA) nutrient …

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