De white paper beschrijft hoe gezondheid in relatie tot de leefomgeving als integraal ontwerpprincipe in gebiedsontwikkeling kan worden toegepast. Ook biedt de white paper praktische tips voor samenwerkende partijen bij gebiedsontwikkelingsplannen om gezondheid vanaf het begin te integreren in het ontwerpproces …

Background: Manual muscle mass assessment based on Computed Tomography (CT) scans is recognized as a good marker for malnutrition, sarcopenia, and adverse outcomes. However, manual muscle mass analysis is cumbersome and time consuming. An accurate fully automated method is needed. In this study, we evaluate …

In most shopping areas, there are place management partnerships (PMPs) that aim to increase the competitiveness of the area. Collective digital marketing activities, such as the adoption and update of collective websites and social media pages, provide opportunities in this regard. Currently, the extent …

In the history of rural sociology, the city has taken its place next to the countryside as animportant research area, and our research is no longer limited to the professional foodproducer. The article can be found on p. 133

In recent decades, the level of scale in urban regions has become increasingly important for economic development. The characteristics of the specific economy in an area must be identified first in order to develop policy for regional economic growth. All kinds of measuring instruments have been developed …

Op het gebied van duurzaamheid is de maatschappij op dit moment volop in beweging. Ook bij gebiedsontwikkeling wordt een omslag gevraagd naar een meer duurzame gebiedsontwikkeling. Het onderzoek ‘Sturen op groen’ gaat over de positie van groen in gebiedsontwikkeling. In steeds meer wetenschappelijke …

The development of ‘age-friendly cities’ has become a major area of work in the field of ageing and the built environment. This movement is driven by the observation that cities are home to an ever-increasing ageing population. Over the past decade, a multitude of age-friendly initiatives have been developed …

Urban planning for climate change is a complex topic for historical and large cities like Alexandria, which are also coping with economic and demographic pressures. In this project the design of water engineering is drawn into the horizon of the local population, by mapping several containment measures …

Green spaces play an important role in urban areas. We study the accessibility of green urban areas by combining open data sets about green with population size data. We develop a mathematical model to define the population density of a green area and calculate the available green space depending on …