361 research outputs found
Planning policy instruments for resilient urban redevelopment: The case of office conversions in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
No full textThis chapter considers resilient urban redevelopment as the ability of public and private stakeholders to respond to changes in real estate market demand by adopting existing offices to new usages. It explores the various conceptual planning policy instruments that could assist in realising resilient urban redevelopment. Additionally, the effectiveness of such planning policy instruments is demonstrated by case study examples from the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The effectiveness of achieving urban resilience through office conversions based on the use of policy instruments is a difficult and complex matter to assess. The Rotterdam covenant, in terms of discipline, is in the ‘legal’ policy instrument category. The chapter concludes with some comparative case study lessons for policymakers and general conclusions for research on resilient urban redevelopment.Accepted Author ManuscriptUrban Development ManagementReal Estate ManagementBuilding La
Book presentation: Jeanne Boden, Chinese Propaganda Seducing the World
No full textWaterstones Brussels is delighted to welcome author Dr Jeanne Boden of ChinaConduct and Professor Hilde Van Gelder of KU Leuven, Lieven Gevaert Centre to present the new book:
Chinese Propaganda Seducing the World.
Friday 26th April from 5pm until 7pm.
A short presentation will be followed by questions and an opportunity to discuss China’s new international influence.status: Publishe
Conversion Potential Assessment Tools
No full textBuilding owners and other stakeholders can adopt different strategies to cope with vacancy, such as consolidation, rent reduction, selling the building, renovation, transformation and conversion to adapted reuse, or demolish and build a new building. This chapter discusses various tools to cope with vacancy by adaptive reuse. It presents an overview of the many factors and aspects that enable or hinder adaptive reuse by conversion of (office) buildings into housing, and how to assess the characteristics of the market, location, building and involved stakeholders. Furthermore, it presents the Conversion Meter, a tool to assess the conversion potential of vacant office buildings into housing. The tool is built up from a first quick scan using veto criteria (Step 1) till a more detailed scan of the conversion potential based on gradual criteria (Step 2). No single gradual criterion is sufficient to decide if conversion is possible or not; it is the combination of all criteria i.e. the sum that provides a valuable indicator for the conversion potential. Step 3 calculates a conversion potential score as a weighted sum of all criteria. Step 4 is a scan on financial feasibility. The final Step 5 is a check on possible risks and opportunities to eliminate these risks. The chapter continues with lessons learned from case studies by applying the Conversion Meter.Accepted Author ManuscriptDesign & Construction ManagementReal Estate Managemen
Malinche, by Hilde Krüger. Towards a Breakdown of the Founding Myth in 1940s Mexico
No full textEl presente trabajo aborda un breve ensayo de la actriz y escritora alemana Hilde Krüger titulado Malinche o El Adiós a los Mitos (1944). En una época en la que el mito de la Malinche traidora convive con una reivindicación del papel histórico de la traductora de Cortés, Krüger, al igual que otras escritoras contemporáneas, defiende abiertamente a su protagonista, pero además reinterpreta el término “Malinche” recuperando el sentido que los indígenas dieron al mismo en el siglo XVI. Para nuestra autora, Marina y Cortés conforman un ser mítico, “Malinche”, que anuncia a los aztecas el fin de su mundo.This paper deals with a short essay by the German actress and writer Hilde Krüger entitled Malinche; Or, Farewell to Myths (1944). At a time when the myth of the traitor Malinche coexists with a vindication of the historical role of Cortés’ translator, Krüger, like other contemporary women writers, defends her protagonist in an open way, but she also reinterprets the term “Malinche”, recovering the meaning that the indigenous people gave to it in the 16th century. For our author, Marina and Cortés form a mythical creature, “Malinche”, who announces to the Aztecs the end of their world
Malinche, de Hilde Krüger : hacia una quiebra del mito fundacional en el México de los años cuarenta
No full textEl presente trabajo aborda un breve ensayo de la actriz y escritora alemana Hilde Krüger titulado Malinche o El Adiós a los Mitos (1944). En una época en la que el mito de la Malinche traidora convive con una reivindicación del papel histórico de la traductora de Cortés, Krüger, al igual que otras escritoras contemporáneas, defiende abiertamente a su protagonista, pero además reinterpreta el término "Malinche" recuperando el sentido que los indígenas dieron al mismo en el siglo XVI. Para nuestra autora, Marina y Cortés conforman un ser mítico, "Malinche", que anuncia a los aztecas el fin de su mundo.Aquest treball aborda un breu assaig de l'actriu i escriptora alemanya Hilde Krüger titulat Malinche o L'adéu als mites (1944). En una època en la qual el mite de la Malinche traïdora conviu amb una reivindicació del paper històric de la traductora de Cortés, Krüger, de la mateixa manera que altres escriptores contemporànies, defensa obertament a la seva protagonista, però, a més, reinterpreta el terme "Malinche" recuperant el sentit que els indígenes van donar al mateix al segle XVI. Per a la nostra autora, Marina i Cortés conformen un ésser mític, "Malinche", que anuncia als asteques la fi del seu món.This paper deals with a short essay by the German actress and writer Hilde Krüger entitled Malinche; Or, Farewell to Myths (1944). At a time when the myth of the traitor Malinche coexists with a vindication of the historical role of Cortés' translator, Krüger, like other contemporary women writers, defends her protagonist in an open way, but she also reinterprets the term "Malinche", recovering the meaning that the indigenous people gave to it in the 16th century. For our author, Marina and Cortés form a mythical creature, "Malinche", who announces to the Aztecs the end of their world
Refitting Vacancy for the Creative Industry: A Strategy to Create and Maintain a Creative Community
No full textThe high vacancy rate in the office building market in the Netherlands is mainly explained by an overproduction of office space. The demand is expected to decrease further due to aging of the population, a changing economy and the decreasing need for space. A possible new end-user is the creative industry. The different working standards of this industry lead to different use of office space than the large-scale offices of the production economy. Adaptive reuse can create a solution for the need of new accommodations in this part of the office market. In this research a strategy has been developed that explains which characteristics a vacant office building must meet to be reused for the creative industry, which facilities it must offer and how tenants should be selected and managed. The possibilities have been researched by a detailed literature research, three in-depth case studies with successful redevelopments for the creative industry in Eindhoven, Rotterdam and Amsterdam and interviews with several experts in practice.Design & Construction ManagementReal Estate Managemen
Malinche, de Hilde Krüger: hacia una quiebra del mito fundacional en el México de los años cuarenta
No full textThis paper deals with a short essay by the German actress and writer Hilde Krüger entitled Malinche; Or, Farewell to Myths(1944). At a time when the myth of the traitor Malinche coexists with a vindication of the historical role of Cortés’ translator, Krüger, like other contemporary women writers, defends her protagonist in an open way, but she also reinterprets the term “Malinche”, recovering the meaning that the indigenous people gave to it in the 16th century. For our author, Marina and Cortés form a mythical creature, “Malinche”, who announces to the Aztecs the end of their world.El presente trabajo aborda un breve ensayo de la actriz y escritora alemana Hilde Krüger titulado Malinche o El Adiós a los Mitos(1944). En una época en la que el mito de la Malinche traidora convive con una reivindicación del papel histórico de la traductora de Cortés, Krüger, al igual que otras escritoras contemporáneas, defiende abiertamente a su protagonista, pero además reinterpreta el término “Malinche” recuperando el sentido que los indígenas dieron al mismo en el siglo XVI. Para nuestra autora, Marina y Cortés conforman un ser mítico, “Malinche”, que anuncia a los aztecas el fin de su mundo
Types and Effectiveness of Community-Based Cardiovascular Disease Preventive Interventions in Reducing Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
No full textCardiovascular disease (CVD) poses a global health challenge, with modifiable risk factors, notably alcohol consumption, impacting its onset and progression. This review synthesizes evidence on the types and effectiveness of community-based interventions (CBIs) aimed at reducing alcohol consumption for CVD prevention. Electronic databases were systematically searched until October 31, 2019, with updates until February 28, 2023. Given the heterogeneity in outcome measures, we narratively synthesized the effectiveness of CBIs, adhering to the synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) guidelines for transparent reporting. For selected homogenous studies, a random-effects meta-analysis was utilized to estimate the effects of CBIs on alcohol consumption. Twenty-two eligible studies were included, with 16 demonstrating that CBIs reduced alcohol consumption compared to controls. Meta-analysis findings revealed reductions in above moderate-level alcohol consumption (pooled odds ratio (OR)=0.50, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.37, 0.68), number of alcohol drinks per week (standardized mean difference=-0.08, 95% CI:-0.14,-0.03), and increased odds of low-risk drinking (pooled OR=1.99, 95% CI: 1.04, 3.81) compared to the control groups. Multi-component interventions (particularly those combining health education, awareness, and promotion activities) and those interventions with a duration of 12 months or more were notably effective. The beneficial effects of CBIs focusing on achieving a reduction in alcohol consumption showed promising outcomes. Implementing such interventions, especially multicomponent interventions, could play a significant role in mitigating the increasing burden of CVDs. Future studies should also consider employing standardized and validated tools to measure alcohol consumption outcomes to enhance the consistency and comparability of findings.We would like to thank the European Commission Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation for funding this work. We are also grateful to Deborah Jael Herrera for her valuable comments and contributions, including data visualization and proofreading of this manuscript. The first author (Neamin M. Berhe) and the second author (Hamid Y. Hassen) contributed equally to the work and should be considered co-first authors, while the last two authors (Hilde Bastiaens and Steven Abrams) should be considered co-senior authors
Text Mining Twelfth-century Perceptions of Factions Dataset: Data for "Is there a Faction in this List?"
No full textThis dataset includes all data used in an article comparing the rationale behind twelfth century faction lists. For a fuller description see the original article and the appendix (Is there a Faction in this List? [Hilde De Weerdt, Brent Ho, Allon Wagner, Qiao Jiyan, and Chu Mingkin], Journal of Chinese History 2020).
It includes
1. the list of names and biographical ids for all those mentioned on the three lists under examination
2. the raw data extracted from the co-occurrence of these names in corpora including all prose texts authored by authors active at the time when the lists may have been compiled
3. a document describing how the raw data was obtained and curated
4. curated co-occurrence network data for the Yuanyou and Qingyuan lists (differentiating between ties reported in total, in texts excluding self-references by the author, and in texts authored by peers who did not appear on the list)
5. network files including a range of metrics for the Yuanyou and Qingyuan networks
6. native place and place of office (posting) data for those on the Yuanyou and Qingyuan lists
7. data calculating the significance of particular prefectures and routes in each of these networks
8. an interactive graph showing the significance of particular prefectures and routes in each of these networks
9. data showing sampling results based on the backgrounds of the QIngyuan list
10. raw co-occurrence network data for the sample group
The dataset consists of 34 datafiles and 1 document.
The following researchers helped with curating the data: Wang Wenxin, Daniel Stumm, Liu Jialong, Xiong Hueilan, Monica-Klasing Chen, Zhang Xiaofei, and Gabe van Beijeren, all graduate students at Leiden University.
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) / ERC grant agreement n° 28352
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