From researching how just sustainability transitions manifest in cities, to examining the impact of a pandemic on a city such as Rotterdam. Do you want to know more about the various research project within Vital Cities and Citizens? Click on one of the banners.
Postdoc projects
Bottom-up practices and resilience strategies in informal settlements
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New paths for (re)vitalising cities
One Size doesn't fit all
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A tailored and interdisciplinary approach to strengthen citizen participation in neighbourhood governance
Growing up in poverty (project ROI)
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Resilience factors for Opportunity Inequalities in health and education (Project ROI)
Doing Diversity
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Comparing diversity practices in Education, Culture and Sports across Rotterdam (DoDive)
Rethinking inclusive sustainability
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A mixed-methods study to tailor sustainability policies to the life-world of less-educated citizens in Dutch municipalities
The installer in the post-industrial city
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Platforms, frugality, future scenarios and energy transitions
Our other research projects
My Beverwaard
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Together with the neighbourhood, we seek solutions to the biggest challenges in Beverwaard.
Translocal lives
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Refugee settlement, place-making, and digital tevhnologies in Rotterdam and Amsterdam
JUSTRA Cities Network
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Aims to deepen, translate, and connect knowledge and practise on just sustainability transitions
Neighbourhood, Sustainable Living and Care in Schiebroek
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Improving future prospects for housing and care for older people in Schiebroek