The platform for open and practice-oriented research

product

Collectief empowerment via online buurtgeheugens

Een verkenning naar de sociale betekenis van online buurtgeheugens vanuit het empowerment framework.

PDF

Collectief empowerment via online buurtgeheugens

product

Working on sustainable development in International MSc Programmes

This article discusses some characteristics of the educational framework of the programme and tries to compare the results of the programme as reported by graduates with the 'professional competencies for Sustainable Development’, as formulated by DHO (the organisation for Sustainable Higher Education in the Netherlands). Because of the strong international character of the programme (students from more than 50 different countries in all continents of the world graduated since 1996), a specific issue of concern is the applicability of the Dutch Sustainable Competences in an international setting, and the implications for the teaching and learning approach. The experiental learning theory and the learning styles as defined by Kolb (1984) and the cultural dimensions as described by Hofstede (2009) are used to check this. Results from short online interviews with graduates all over the world illustrate the results of this comparison.

MULTIFILE

Working on sustainable development in International MSc Programmes

product

H2020 Sustenance - D6.4

Key takeaways from the project underscore the importance of fostering long-term collaborations between technical experts, communities, and institutional partners. By integrating technical innovation with human-centred design, the SUSTENANCE project has not only advanced renewable energy adoption but also established a framework for empowering communities to actively participate in sustainable energy transitions. Moving forward, the lessons learned, and solutions developed provide a solid foundation for addressing future challenges in energy system decarbonization and resilience.

MULTIFILE

product

The art of the possible: an insider analysis of change processes within a Dutch teaching university

Insider ethnographic analysis is used to analyze change processes in an engineering department. Distributed leadership theory is used as conceptual framework.

PDF

product

Operational definition of Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA): A conceptual framework

Health is a multi-dimensional concept, capturing how people feel and function. The broad concept of Active and Healthy Ageing was proposed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the process of optimizing opportunities for health to enhance quality of life as people age. It applies to both individuals and population groups. A universal Active and Healthy Ageing definition is not available and it may differ depending on the purpose of the definition and/or the questions raised. While the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) has had a major impact, a definition of Active and Healthy Ageing is urgently needed. A meeting was organised in Montpellier, France, October 20-21, 2014 as the annual conference of the EIP on AHA Reference Site MACVIA-LR (Contre les Maladies Chroniques pour un Vieillissement Actif en Languedoc Roussillon) to propose an operational definition of Active and Healthy Ageing including tools that may be used for this. The current paper describes the rationale and the process by which the aims of the meeting will be reached. Health is a multi-dimensional concept, capturing how people feel and function. The broad concept of Active and Healthy Ageing was proposed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the process of optimizing opportunities for health to enhance quality of life as people age. It applies to both individuals and population groups. A universal Active and Healthy Ageing definition is not available and it may differ depending on the purpose of the definition and/or the questions raised. While the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) has had a major impact, a definition of Active and Healthy Ageing is urgently needed. A meeting was organised in Montpellier, France, October 20-21, 2014 as the annual conference of the EIP on AHA Reference Site MACVIA-LR (Contre les Maladies Chroniques pour un Vieillissement Actif en Languedoc Roussillon) to propose an operational definition of Active and Healthy Ageing including tools that may be used for this. The current paper describes the rationale and the process by which the aims of the meeting will be reached.

PDF

product

Steeds FAIRder

Report of the project 'FAIR: geen woorden maar data' about the FAIRification of research data (in Dutch). It describes the proof of concept for implementation of the FAIR principles. The implementation is based on the resource description framework (RDF) and semantic knowledge representations using ontologies.

PDF

product

Accounting concepten in de circulaire economie

We zitten momenteel in een transitie-periode waarin we van een lineaire economie op basis van bestaande business modellen gericht op economische waarde maximalisatie toegaan naar een circulaire economie, waar business modellen streven naar waarde behoud. De volgende stap is de overgang naar een regeneratieve of restauratieve economie, waarin niet alleen economische waarde, maar ook ecologische en sociale waarde wordt gecreëerd (meervoudige waardecreatie). Vanuit accounting perspectief is een parallelle ontwikkeling zichtbaar. Ons huidige accounting systeem is met name gericht op economische waarde. Als gevolg van de transitie van een lineaire economie naar een circulaire economie, zijn er accounting modellen en frameworks in ontwikkeling gericht op meervoudige waardecreatie. De auteurs zijn echter van mening dat in de literatuur een cruciale gap bestaat tussen de ontwikkeling van accounting en meervoudige waardecreatie, en dat huidige modellen en frameworks gericht op meervoudige waarde vooral leiden tot ‘greenwashing’. In deze bijdrage gaan wij na in hoeverre de vigerende concepten van accounting bruikbaar zijn om te sturen op meervoudige waarde. Onder sturen wordt in dit kader bedoeld het bepalen, meten en waarderen. Dit doen wij aan de hand van een conceptuele analyse waarbij we de toepassing van de vigerende accounting concepten ten aanzien van profit vergelijken met mogelijke toepassing van deze concepten in relatie tot people en planet. Wij concluderen dat deze concepten over het algemeen niet toepasbaar zijn voor people en planet. Wij stellen daarom een alternatieve benadering voor, waarbij wij menen dat vigerende accounting concepten grotendeels toepasbaar zijn op people en planet. Dit is gebaseerd op een aanpak waarin het huidige ontologische uitgangspunt van accounting wordt verlaten en waarin we een aangepast ontologisch uitgangspunt verder uitwerken aan de hand van de Triple Depreciation Line (TDL) van Rambaud & Richard (2015). Tenslotte hebben we kritiekpunten geformuleerd op de TDL systematiek en stellen we een alternatieve TDL systematiek voor. Hiermee beoogt dit paper een bijdrage te leveren aan het inzichtelijk maken van de praktische en conceptuele problemen bij de toepassing van vigerende accounting concepten in een circulaire economie, om vervolgens mogelijke oplossingsrichtingen aan te reiken, gericht op bescherming, herstel en regeneratie van natuurlijk en sociaal kapitaal.

PDF

Accounting concepten in de circulaire economie

product

ACTIVE4

Sedentary behavior (SB) is prevalent in workplaces, putting office workers at an increased risk of severe health problems. To help designers and researchers gain a better understanding of office workers’ contextual concerns for physical inactivity (reducing SB and enhancing physical activity (PA)), we have proposed a conceptual framework ACTIVE4. This framework advises designers and researchers to consider four key factors that influence office workers’ physical inactivity: active mind, active behavior, active support, and active environment. We conducted three workshops (N=28 design students) to evaluate the framework. The participants found ACTIVE4 helpful in guiding them towards a more systematic understanding of the environmental influences and office workers’ personal needs for reducing physical inactivity. In future work, we will optimize the ACTIVE4 framework’s learning curve as suggested by participants and conduct an expert study to further discuss design opportunities and requirements for the ACTIVE4-related vitality toolkit.

PDF

Search results

Products 594

Collectief empowerment via online buurtgeheugens