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(2019-07-05)Master Human GeographyIn the years following the 2008 financial crisis, on-demand delivery platforms have become an increasingly common feature of urban economies across the globe. Noted for their use of hyper-outsourced, “lean” business models ... -
(2018-09-24)Master Human GeographyThe current research frames the challenges that arise after the entrance in a new country, i.e. on the “Living in” period. Moreover, this research focuses on the transformative nature of the expatriate experience. This ...
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(2017-08-15)Master Human GeographyOver the past few years, multiple municipalities in the Netherlands decide to employ a waste coach. This social approach should decrease the distance between the citizen and the policy maker through personal communication. ...
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(2014-01-14)Master Human GeographyThe central question in this research is “What role do Faith Based Organisations and their participants play in order to enlarge social cohesion in urban less developed neighbourhoods?”. In this study three dimensions of ...
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(2017-07-18)Master Human GeographyThe factors that affect why individuals may choose to cycle are vast. Evidence suggests infrastructure is a key factor affecting cycling levels. This thesis will investigate the correlation between cycling infrastructure ...
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(2010-08)Master Human GeographyHet onderwerp van dit onderzoek is boerderijbouwlocaties. Aan de hand van een stageplaats bij het Kadaster te Arnhem en in het kader van het afstuderen in sociale geografie aan de Radboud Universiteit te Nijmegen is ...
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Branding Limburg : A positioning of two branding strategies from a Competitive Identity perspective (2012-11)Master Human GeographyPlace branding is a common practice nowadays. The local identity of places is gaining more and more importance as a factor in location choice for companies, residents, visitors and talent because of the ongoing globalisation ...
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(2012-11)Master Human GeographyThis study was conducted to investigate changing strategies of retailers due to the increasing internet purchases, and consequences this may have on the retail structure. Thorough knowledge on this subject was missing, ...
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(2017-04-30)Master Human GeographyMigrants are overrepresented in urban areas. Therefore, it seems reasonable and wise to pay attention to their integration policy, especially when globalisation puts societies worldwide under increasing pressure. This ...
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(2015-08-31)Master Human GeographyThe Dutch city centers are in trouble. In the last few decades, they have been the buzzing heart of the city. Now, this has reduced because less and less people are regularly visiting the city centre. According to many ...
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(2011-01-23)Master Human GeographySteeds meer steden gaan de concurrentiestrijd met citymarketing aan om uit te blinken als de groenste en/of gezondste stad. Citymarketing is een middel om doelgroepen van een stad te behouden en aan te trekken. De gemeente ...
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(2017-12-06)Master Human GeographyThis research is on the contacts and activities in the makerspace Bouwkeet, located in Rotterdam, and their influence on a sense of community. Besides, the social effects of this sense of a community are discussed: ...
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Create, Commutate and Renovate : A case study of the redevelopment of the Havenkwartier in Deventer (2013)Master Human GeographyMy thesis researches the urban (re)development of the Havenkwartier in Deventer. The area near the inner city of Deventer needs to be redeveloped and the municipality of Deventer decided to use an alternative approach ...
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The Creative City – A Feasible Utopia? A Research about creative city planning in four Dutch cities (2008)Master Human GeographyIn recent years, concepts like ‘the creative city’, ‘the creative class’ and ‘the creative industry’ started to become very popular with urban managers and city planners. Arguably the most important reason for this was the ...
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(2016-01-30)Master Human GeographyDeclining demography and online shopping are the biggest changes for middle-sized cities in the periphery of the Randstad. Developing city centres is therefore necessary, but what is the best strategy? In addition, how do ... -
(2018-06-27)Master Human GeographyThe research centred around the Bloemerstraat in Nijmegen, which is the municipality labelled as one of the most vulnerable areas in the city centre, because of the high vacancy and negative reputation. The goal was to ...
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(2013-01)Master Human GeographyDutch cycling culture differs from that of the rest of the world. It is supported by policy measures but also by society and therefore everybody seems to cycle and even the prime-minister and queen do it. It is therefore safe ...
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(2012)Master Human GeographyIn this thesis I test the claim that New Urban design leads to a higher Quality of Life than conventional (American) suburban design. Considering the continuous growth of suburban living in the United States, and in light ...
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(2010-02)Master Human GeographyKritisch cartografen zien kaarten als onderdeel van power-knowledge structuren. Het verbindt de kaart en haar geografische kennis aan macht en dat maakt het politiek. Het kritische cartografisch discours is met name ...
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(2012-04)Master Human GeographyRecently several European politicians such as Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron, have all condemned the multicultural society as an utter failure. These politicians agree on the idea that the several ethnic ...
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