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Places all over the world change in a rapid pace and are affected by processes such as globalization and modernization. Some scholars argue that globalization has turned the world into a marketplace, where everything has become
The 9th Living Knowledge Conference, is planned on Wednesday 29, Thursday 30 June and Friday 1 July 2022 in Groningen. A pre-conference is sceduled on Wednesday 28 June. The 9th Living Knowledge Conference aims to bring
Over the last few decades, the realization that an energy transition is unavoidable, is increasingly embraced by scholars, as well as nation states and societies. Renewable energies (RE) are considered abundant and their potential is highly
The mission of spatial planning is to create a bridge between ‘what is’, the quality of the places we live in, ‘what could be’, what places can we imagine, and: ‘what should be’: how do we
Some of the most pressing issues of our time are climate change and our currently unsustainable way of living. These challenges invite not just governments but also communities to take the lead, organize themselves, and work
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 765389. RECOMS supported the technical development, hosting, and maintenance of the blog.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 674962. SUSPLACE supported the design of the blog.
Initiative: Lummina Horlings and Gwenda vd Vaart. Design: Phanatique