In the city of Groningen a new multistakeholder cooperative is developing. How is this new tool usable for urban regeneration

The goal of this paper is to present the emergence of a new cooperative model for sustainable regional development through social enterprise, rooted in a historical context of societal change in the Netherlands. Our case study is the Gebiedscoöperatie Westerkwartier (GCW), a large-scale area and integrated …

A year later, in 2013, the Westerkwartier Area Cooperative was established – a new form of cooperation at the regional level, involving hundreds of dairy farmers, other SMEs, Terra MBO as the representative of the knowledge institutions in the region, the National Forest Service in the Netherlands (‘Staatsbosbeheer’), …

Het lectoraat Duurzaam Coöperatief Ondernemen (DCO) publiceert middels de Monitor jaarlijks over de bevindingen van haar praktijkonderzoek.

Het lectoraat Duurzaam Coöperatief Ondernemen aan de Hanzehogeschool Groningen pleit voor een regionale regie via ‘Gebiedscoöperaties’, zodat lokale en sectorale initiatieven elkaar kunnen versterken

The transformation from the current energy system to a decentralized renewable energy system requires the transformation of communities into energy neutral or even energy producing communities. Increasingly, citizens become 'prosumers' and pool their resources to start a local energy initiative. In this …

Conferentie over duurzaam bouwen, energie en renovatie

Initiatives in the field of local renewable energy appear to be very successful in several countries. Because of their activities, the share of renewable energy and the involvement of citizens and civil society organizations in energy transition have increased. Examples form Denmark are well known, but …