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Venema, C.T. (author)Both the public and the European Commission have criticized the past actions of Dutch housing associations. A new housing act has become applicable, which would force housing associations to change their conduct on the rental housing market. Important developments include the allocation of households with a low income to social dwellings, a...master thesis 2016
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The Moderating Effect of Higher Education on Intergenerational Spatial Inequality (discussion paper)De Vuijst, E. (author), Van Ham, M. (author), Kleinhans, R.J. (author)It is well-known that socioeconomic outcomes and (dis)advantage over the life course can be transmitted from parent to child. It is increasingly suggested that these intergenerational effects also have a spatial dimension, although empirical research into this topic remains scarce. Previous research from Sweden and the United States shows that...journal article 2015
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Van Emstede, C.I.C. (author)The special value that is attributed to historic buildings and structures is the foundation of built heritage conservation and preservation. National guidelines and international charters state that the cultural-historical values attributed to a monument must be leading in drawing up and assessing preservation plans for a monument. To indicate...doctoral thesis 2015
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Rongwiriyaphanich, S. (author)Previous experiences have shown that the implementation of planning policy does not always lead to the originally intended territorial management outcomes. This issue is particularly crucial when policy ideas, institutions, models and programmes are transferred into places with different cultural settings without adaptations (Knieling and...doctoral thesis 2014
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Mullins, D.W. (author), Milligan, V. (author), Nieboer, N.E.T. (author)This paper presents the results of an international collaborative study5 of non-profit housing; one of the main alternatives to public housing developed in many countries. The study involved researchers6 in three countries using a common methodology to engage the leaders of non-profit organisations themselves in the research process. The paper...conference paper 2014
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Nieboer, N.E.T. (author), Gruis, V.H. (author)After the abolishment of object subsidies for housing construction and renovation in the mid1990s, Dutch housing associations, the main non-profit housing providers in the country, heavily relied on market activities, such as selling homes to owner-occupiers, to generate income for their social activities and to contribute to urban development...conference paper 2014
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Mullins, D.W. (author), Milligan, V. (author), Nieboer, N.E.T. (author)This paper presents the results of an international collaborative study5 of non-profit housing involving researchers6 in three countries using a common methodology to engage the leaders of non-profit organisations themselves in the research process. The paper draws on earlier work on the hybridisation of social housing provision and the...conference paper 2014
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Ham, M.S. (author)Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the use of scientific knowledge by managing real estate in the municipal sector in the Netherlands in the present day. Design/methodology/approach - This research sets out the use of scientific knowledge in municipal organisations by analysing real estate strategies. The aspects, barriers...master thesis 2014
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Boelhouwer, P.J. (author)The Dutch social rented sector has acquired an international reputation because of its social nature and the way it has evolved. With around 32% of the total stock, the size of the sector is much bigger than in other western European countries. Also the development after the second world war is unique. This current position is deter-mined by the...report 2014
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Booij, A. (author), Hillen, M.M. (author), Santema, S.C. (author)SMART formulation is an essential aspect of the Best Value philosophy to demonstrate performance, evaluate proposals and is required for the continuous improvements within organizations. Based on an evaluation of projects that have been tendered with the BVP award mechanism, it was concluded that both for the tender documents, as the interviews...journal article 2013
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Van Goeverden, C.D. (author), Van Arem, B. (author), Godefrooij, T. (author)In the Netherlands, the share of the bicycle as the main mode in all person trips has been highly constant in the past three decades (about 27%). A constant share is remarkable because a number of developments in this period were unfavourable for bicycle use, like ageing of the population, growing number of immigrants, increasing car ownership,...conference paper 2013
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Boschman, S.E. (author), Van Ham, M. (author)The selective inflow and outflow of residents by ethnicity is the main mechanism behind ethnic residential segregation. Many studies have found that ethnic minorities are more likely than others to move to ethnic minority concentration neighbourhoods. An important question which remains largely unanswered is to what extent this can be explained...journal article 2013
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Zijlstra, S. (author)The continuing financial crisis effects the financial, labour and housing market. Governments are forced to take action to ensure welfare amongst its citizens. Four aspects can be regarded as basic criteria of social housing: affordability, availability, accessibility and quality. Along these criteria the effects of the crisis can be assessed...conference paper 2013
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Van Goeverden, C.D. (author), Godefrooij, T. (author), Van Arem, B. (author), Van Nes, R. (author)In the Netherlands, the share of the bicycle as the main mode in all person trips has been highly constant in the past three decades (about 27%). A constant share is remarkable because developments in this period were mainly unfavourable for bicycle use, like ageing of the population, growing number of immigrants, increasing car ownership, and a...conference paper 2013
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Korthals Altes, W.K. (author), Van Rij, H.E. (author)Greenhouses are a typical example of peri-urban land-use, a phenomenon that many planning systems find difficult to address as it mixes agricultural identity with urban appearance. Despite its urban appearance, greenhouse development often manages to evade urban containment policies. But a ban on greenhouse development might well result in under...journal article 2013
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Heinemann, H.A. (author)Concrete like materials were already applied during the Roman Empire. After the decline of the Roman Empire, a wide scale application of concrete only reappeared in the 19th century. Here lies also the origin of modern (reinforced) concrete. Since then, both concrete application and composition have significantly changed. Today, concrete from...doctoral thesis 2013
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Wassenberg, F. (author)The facility structure in post-war areas of The Netherlands is probably one of the most intricate in the world, with facilities clustered in neighbouhood units that are functionally ordered across the cities. However, developments in society threatened the viability of the hierarchic structure and forced the adaptation or dismantling of...journal article 2012
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Scheltema, E.B. (author)In Dutch culture, cycling and walking are the most common ways of active transportation within the city. Nowadays, more than forty percent of all train passengers arrive at the railway station by bicycle. And it is estimated that the combination of bicycle and train will become even more important in the future. But the spatial quality of the...master thesis 2012
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Van Egmond, S. (author)In the Netherlands, timber is rarely used as primary material in medium rise buildings. The production of these timber buildings is very small compared to the total medium rise production. Because of this, timber as a construction method is an uncommon choice for designers and contractors to make. This results in a slow growing experience with...master thesis 2011