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Paes, Merel (author)More and more people are moving to cities. The general idea is that there is always something to do and there is always someone to meet with in those cities. The truth is different. A lot of those city dwellers are feeling lonely from time to time. They experience a lack of social contacts and relationships. The increase in loneliness is mainly...master thesis 2017
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Anton, Alexandra (author)After the Second World War, play has been used as a tool to reconstruct the image of the city of Amsterdam. Even though nowadays urban areas present similar derelict sites, the causes and needs are different. The negative effects of gentrification and suburbanization require a play related strategy with emphasis on sustainable aspects. As a...master thesis 2017
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Ten Brug, L.F. (author)Double Degree: Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and the Built Environment / Urbanism AND Faculty of Applied Sciences / Science ommunication. Obesity is appointed as a pressing 21st century public health threat by the World health organization. Current sedentary behaviour in Western society is key in fast spread of the obesity epidemic. Children...master thesis 2017
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Van Rijt, B. (author)This graduation project is the result of researching problems concerning the growing number of people in the inner city of Amsterdam and this project especially explores the topic stress in the city. The proposed approach is created from thorough analysis of the problem and the location. The places in-between the hotspots is the location where...master thesis 2017
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Haaksma, Marit (author)In this project the potentials of designing the fifth façade are being investigated for the city centre of Rotterdam. <br/><br/>The city is popular: in 2050 will 66% of worlds’ population will live in the city. The current practice, supported by national policy is to accommodate people inside the municipality borders in order to guarantee the...master thesis 2017
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Sterk, B.R. (author)Een onderzoek naar een nieuwe architectonische oplossing voor een combinatie tussen zorg en welzijn waarbij ontmoeting centraal staat.master thesis 2016
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Al Temimi, A. (author)Asielzoekers leven in feite in de schaduw van de samenleving. Ze zijn er wel, maar wie deze mensen zijn, waar ze zijn en hoe zij leven is vaak onbekend. Het effect van de opvangfase is levensbepalend voor asielzoekers. De opgedane ervaring in de opvangfaciliteiten, hetzij positief of negatief, reflecteert zich uiteindelijk in de Nederlandse...master thesis 2016
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Fitskie, A.H. (author)Een onderzoek naar een woonvorm waarin de bewoners een multigenerationeel sociaal netwerk vormen en elkaar informele zorg en ondersteuning verlenen als alternatief op intramurale zorgmaster thesis 2016
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Muselaers, R. (author)For a large stretch the border of Romania and Bulgaria runs over the Danube. At only two points this river is crossed by transportation infrastructure. One of the two points is the crossing between Ruse (Bulgaria) and Giurgiu (Romania). In these surroundings several places were visited along the Danube. Most of these observations turned out to...master thesis 2015
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Zimmermann, D.B. (author)The welfare state is transforming into a participatory society, in which citizens are expected to fill in the gaps left by the retreating government. At the same time, the government is trying to decentralize, putting increasing emphasis on cities, districts and neighborhoods. How can we, as urban planners and designers, facilitate participation...master thesis 2015
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Smits, E. (author)This graduation project focuses on one of our government's important tasks: spatial planning. Recent events have shown us that our current planning system has become insufficient: it is unable to cope with our rapidly changing society. Research on new and adaptive forms of collaborative planning is conducted. Forms that can be used alongside...master thesis 2015
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Purwanto, Y. (author)A planning proposal recognizing the dual identity of open space in Wihdaat, an urbanized Palestinian refugee camp which doubles as a centrality of Amman. The recognition of the dual identity allowes the inclusion of (inter)national and street scale stakeholders through their shared involvement in the activation of public space.master thesis 2014
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Van der Linden, K. (author)In deze scriptie wordt de leefbaarheid in de Rotterdamse wijk Spangen onderzocht. De ruimtelijke ontwerpingrepen die het resultaat vormen van het onderzoek richten zich op de versterking van de leesbaarheid en verblijfskwaliteit en het stimuleren van sociale interactie. Door de overgang (hybride zone) tussen openbaar en privaat domein vorm te...master thesis 2014
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Verhaak, E. (author)The modernistic 'Stempelbouw' design for Kanaleneiland-Noord is the cause for many liveability problems nowadays. CIAM's ideology for the seperation of space and the emphasis on light, air and space can be traced back in this neighbourhood and result in a design which is too spacious, where people are barely able to regulate their privacy and...master thesis 2014
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Lin, H. (author)Nowadays, many Chinese cities like Shenzhen are experiencing intense spatial transformation. Downgrading neighbourhoods are being replaced by high-end housing, shopping malls and office in order to promote economic growth. The former socialist public housing is one of the redevelopment hot spots. However, such land-based development focuses on...master thesis 2014
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Duijst, G.H. (author)Het onderzoek naar de doorbestemming van wederopbouwkerken in Rotterdam heeft geresulteerd in een ontwerp voor de Goede Herderkerk in Schiebroek. Met dit ontwerp wordt de rol van de kerk in de wijk vernieuwd en versterkt voor de toekomst.master thesis 2013
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Schaap, A.N. (author)Een onderzoek naar de fysiek van het circus. De geschiedenis van het circus en de verschillende typologieën van tent, halfstructuur of permanent gebouw.master thesis 2013
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Telgt, C. (author)Dit afstudeerproject richt zich op hoe de inrichting van de openbare ruimte de veiligheidsbeleving van bewoners, bezoekers en passanten kan verbeteren binnen een Vinex wijk. Onveiligheidbeleving en -gevoelens beperken bewoners in het gebruik van hun wijk, terwijl een wijk een plek moet zijn die men de mogelijkheid biedt om intensief met elkaar...master thesis 2013
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Karkukli, A.O.S. (author)This project focuses on urban refugees who flee to cities to find a safe shelter. Urban refugees often live a hidden life in the city because of political conflicts in which aid an money plays an important role. The aim of this project is to improve the living conditions of urban refugees through changing their political representation....master thesis 2013