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 …

Research and practice show how regenerative business models contribute to restoration of the socio-ecological system, that human and natural aspects are at the core of their values and that co-evolution or co-creation are a key aspect. That being said, the regenerative business model is still a relatively …

Within European cities, entrepreneurs engage in private and public collaborative initiatives that work towards reducing local solid waste streams (Futurium, 2019). Furniture and interior design products account for nearly 50% of these waste streams, making them a key priority on the EU agenda to prevent …

This study addresses the challenges facing the City of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, in adapting to climate changes and reducing the effects of flash floods. Praia is highly vulnerable to these extreme weather events, due to its volcanic scenery, uncontrolled urbanization, and insufficient infrastructure, …

Purpose: In Amsterdam – the Netherlands – we know that children living in low income households have a lower health status and report lower physical activity levels than their peers in middle- or high-income households. Seven primary schools located in neighborhoods with a low social-economic status …

Purpose This study aims to qualitatively examine the relationship between the indoor environmental quality (IEQ), lecturers’ and students’ perceived internal responses and academic performance. Design/methodology/approach To capture user experiences with the IEQ in classrooms, semi-structured interviews …

Eerder onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat 45% van de cliënten met obesitas en co morbiditeit hun diëtistische behandeling vroegtijdig beëindigt, zonder hun behandeldoel te behalen. De visie van de cliënt op dit probleem is tot op heden nog niet gehoord, terwijl dit perspectief hiervoor juist de oplossing …

Currently a worldwide biodiversity crisis is going on and a sixth mass extinction seems to be approaching, because of human actions more than 10.000 species are currently on the brink of extinction (Tilman, Clark, & Williams, 2017). Acting on this crisis is therefore important and restoring biodiversity …

De Nederlandse melkveehouderij bevindt zich momenteel in een transitie naar een duurzame agrarische sector. Zaken als kringlooplandbouw, het tegengaan van voedselverspilling, de reductie van emissies, milieu en dierwelzijn spelen een grote rol in deze transitie. Deze transitie zal alleen succesvol kunnen …

Inleiding: Mensen met een verstandelijke beperking zijn extra kwetsbaar voor het ontwikkelen van leefstijl gerelateerde aandoeningen. Om de leefstijl van mensen met een verstandelijke beperking te verbeteren, wordt er in het LEEV! project een Gecombineerde Leefstijl Interventie ontwikkeld voor mensen …