Nederland streeft ernaar in 2050 volledig circulair te zijn waarin concrete projecten zoals de Circulaire Ambachtscentra en -netwerken een belangrijke rol spelen. Maar hoe stem je een nieuw circulair ambachtscentrum af op deze bestaande initiatieven die de gemeente al rijk is? Samen met de onderzoekers …

Across cities and urban regions in The Netherlands unusual collaborations emerge which aim to develop new circular business models that facilitate product and resource longevity through various upcycling strategies, such as reuse, repair, refurbish, repurpose and/or remanufacture. Municipalities, social …

Repurpose is becoming more popular as a circularity strategy. This circularity strategy is specifically promising in the case of furniture. One of the challenges of upscaling repurpose is the negative consumer perception of repurposed products. Studies up to date pertain to consumer perception of refurbished …

Urban areas provide a promising context for upcycling due to the concentration of consumers and existence of bulky waste resources. Hence, upcycling initiatives emerge across European cities, but little is known about their manifestations. Building on interviews with twenty-four stakeholders from the …

Dit onderzoek focust zich op hoe studenten tijdens hun stageperiode beter ondersteund kunnen worden in hun welzijn en zelfregie. De aanleiding vormt de toenemende mentale druk onder studenten, versterkt door de coronacrisis, prestatiedruk en maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen zoals hogere kosten voor levensonderhoud. …

With growing environmental concerns, upcycling has become an important theme in literature and practice. Upcycling can help slow and close resource cycles through product life-extension. Cities offer opportunities for upcycling initiatives and seek to tackle challenges in urban solid waste management …

In this article, you will first read about our understanding of sustainability, about three different perceptions of urgency with regard to sustainability and the theoretical models that correspond to them. We will then explore how this topic is perceived in society and among the professional group of …

Deze Tinkertool is onderdeel van een set van tools, die ontwikkelt zijn voor Repurpose Driven Design. Deze versie is in powerpoint gemaakt zodat u hier gemakkelijk mee kunt werken.

This Tinkertool is part of a set of tools developed for Repurpose Driven Design. This version is created in PowerPoint to ensure easy use. 

Across Dutch municipalities, unusual collaborative initiatives emerge that aim to stimulate the creation of value from municipal waste resources. Circular economy literature proposes that experimentation competences are important for developing initiatives towards circular business models and a wide …