De kredietcrisis van 2008 heeft wereldwijd grote gevolgen gehad voor de economie en huizenmarkten. Duidelijk werd dat de economische crisis tot het inzicht heeft geleid dat de manier waarop gemeenten voorheen hun ruimtelijk ...

The scientific and political debate on climate change is increasingly focussing on climate adaptation. Adaptation-strategies and -actions have not been implemented that often yet because of different barriers and a lack ...

In the Netherlands retail planning was formerly the national government’s responsibility, until it was decentralised to provinces and municipalities by the Nota Ruimte in 2004. This led to large differences between provinces, ...

The Dutch aviation sector is dealing with a ‘conflict’. The sector wants to growth, resulting into a hub function under pressure while the sector also wants to become more sustainable. However, finding a suitable balance ...

The Dutch public transportation system is considered to be of high quality (Mebius, 2017), but groups like the elderly, the disabled, people with low income and people living in rural areas are most likely still experiencing ...

In this research the process of placemaking is the central theme. The aim is to seek insights of how public spaces are formed in different ways by its users through experience and by its professionals through strategy ...

A study on how three different groups of actors in the Netherlands frame and perceive light pollution. The groups studied are civil society, state, and expert actors. Furthermore, three tasks of framing are at the centre ...

Due to many changes in the policy field of spatial planning, such as the demand for sustainability and a healthy living environment, the spatial planning agenda in changing. There is a need for actors in policy work who ...

In today’s society, many people are still reliant on their cars. Because of a growing concern for environmental issues and a city that is too crowded, that car dependence could be reconsidered. This research aims to find ...

This study investigates the coping mechanism of city centers with regard to the changing retail structure and the resultant vacancies in retail buildings, with particular attention to shrinking regions. The focus is on ...