In the aviation sector, the variability in the appreciation of safety risk perception factors and responses to risk behaviours has not been sufficiently studied for engineers and technicians. Through a questionnaire survey, this study investigated differences amongst professionals and trainees across …

Now, that the European cities are overcoming the recent economic challenges, they accelerate the development of major housingschemes to accommodate their growing urban population. Amsterdam for instance, sets out to construct 50,000 new homes by 2025. Parallel to this, the City Council presented a new …

How can undergraduate students be prepared for global citizenship? This question was investigated in a mixed-methods case study of an international, blended one-semester course. Undergraduate honors students (N = 22) from the USA and the Netherlands collaborated to explore what it means to be a member …

The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) accepted a proposal to include the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on the list of international organizations eligible to receive official development assistance (ODA). UNWTO’s inclusion …

In grote steden als Amsterdam ontstaan door gentrification en andere processen nieuwe concentraties van sociale uitsluiting. Dat stelt sociaal werkers voor bijzondere en lastige uitdagingen. Tegelijk biedt de stad hen ook aanknopingspunten, schrijft lector Stedelijk Sociaal Werken Lex Veldboer.

Verslag van een kwalitatief onderzoek dat zich richt op de manier waarop gemeenten en UWV in de praktijk bezig zijn met het optimaliseren van de afstemming van de uitkeringsregimes van WW en Bijstand. De reis van de werkzoekende is daarbij centraal gesteld. Gekeken is in zes praktijken hoe activeringsregimes …

Natural gas extraction from the Groningen gas fields in the Netherlands used to be a non-controversial activity, but became highly contested over the past few years. In addition to a political mandate to commercially operate the Groningen gas fields, NAM needs approval from local residents and society …

Het WK Wielrennen is een prachtig evenement waarmee onze beide provincies Drenthe en Groningen en hun steden op de wereldkaart zetten. Naast de aandacht die dit evenement internationaal oplevert, streven we naar een enorme spin-off in sociaal, maatschappelijk en economisch opzicht. De kracht van sport …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effectiveness of critical time intervention (CTI)-an evidence-based intervention-for abused women transitioning from women's shelters to community living. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in nine women's shelters across the Netherlands. 136 women were assigned …