Mapping the Archeological Potential of the Rotterdam Harbor Area (The Netherlands), Using Marine Geophysics in a Multi‐Disciplinary and Multi‐Stakeholder Study

Nightlife areas aim to offer a hospitable environment for a public that is looking for entertainment but also produces nuisance. A recent paradigm shift focuses on changing public behavior rather than policing. This chapter describes two case studies from the Netherlands. The observations showed that at night the nightlife areas become an unofficial ‘festival zone' with large groups of tobacco smokers on the streets. Noise from these smokers (and friends) was identified as a major problem. Based on the lessons learned, a behavioral intervention approach is proposed that relies on multi-stakeholder participation and combines technology and choice architecture. The use of technology is relevant in several steps of the approach, and can be useful in facilitating behavior, reducing the impact of disruptive behavior, and monitoring the effectiveness of interventions. However, the Amsterdam case study also suggests that technology should rather be a small component of a broader positive behavioral and multi-stakeholder approach.

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Multi-stakeholder perspectives in defining health services quality indicators and dimensions: a concept mapping based comparison for cataract care between Singapore and The Netherlands

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046226 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. e046226

Author(s):

Aline Stolk-Vos ◽

Dirk De Korne ◽

Ecosse Lamoureux ◽

Charity Wai ◽

Jan JV Busschbach ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Services ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Concept Mapping ◽

Services Quality ◽

Standards Of Care ◽

Care Providers ◽

Quality Dimensions ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Country Specific

ObjectiveThis study aims to advance understanding of globally valid versus country-specific quality dimensions and indicators, as perceived by relevant stakeholders. It specifically addresses patient-level indicators for cataract surgery.DesignA mixed-methods case study comparing Singapore and The NetherlandsSettingSingapore (2017–2019) and The Netherlands (2014–2015).ParticipantsStakeholder representatives of cataract care in Singapore and The Netherlands.InterventionBased on the previously identified complete set of stakeholders in The Netherlands, we identified stakeholders of cataract care in Singapore. Stakeholder representatives then established a multi-stakeholder perspective on the quality of cataract care using a concept mapping approach. This yielded a multidimensional cluster map based on multivariate statistical analyses. Consensus-based quality dimensions were subsequently defined during a plenary session. Thereafter, Singaporean dimensions were matched with dimensions obtained in The Netherlands to identify commonalities and differences.Main outcome measureHealth-services quality dimensions of cataract care.Results19 Singaporean stakeholders representing patients, general practitioners, ophthalmologists, nurses, care providers, researchers and clinical auditors defined health-services quality of cataract care using the following eight dimensions: clinical outcome, patient outcomes, surgical process, surgical safety, patient experience, access, cost and standards of care. Compared with the Dutch results, 61% of the indicators were allocated to dimensions of comparable names and compositions. Considerable differences also existed in the composition of some dimensions and the importance attached to indicators.Conclusions and relevanceThis study on cataract care in Singapore and The Netherlands shows that cataract care quality measurement instruments can share a common international core. At the same time, it emphasises the importance of taking a country-specific multi-stakeholder approach to quality definition and measurement. Complementing an international core set with country-specific measures is required to ensure that the included dimensions and indicators adequately capture the country-specific quality views.

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The Launch of the European Patients' Academy on Therapeutic Innovation in the Netherlands: A Qualitative Multi-Stakeholder Analysis

Frontiers in Medicine ◽

10.3389/fmed.2020.00558 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

Annemiek van Rensen ◽

Helene R Voogdt-Pruis ◽

Eva Vroonland

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Stakeholder Analysis ◽

Multi Stakeholder

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Sustainable business agreements in the Netherlands: search for the missing link

GIORNALE DI DIRITTO DEL LAVORO E DI RELAZIONI INDUSTRIALI ◽

10.3280/gdl2021-169002 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 19-35

Author(s):

Yvonne Erkens

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Soft Law ◽

Due Diligence ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Missing Link ◽

Sono Stati ◽

Multi Stakeholder

Il disastro del Rana Plaza ha reso evidenti le violazioni dei diritti fondamentali sul lavoro che si verificano all'interno delle catene di subfornitura. Le possibili soluzioni per fronteggiare tale fenomeno vengono ricercate a tutti i livelli. Nei Paesi Bassi, in particolare, sono stati conclusi alcuni accordi commerciali internazionali per garantire una gestione responsabile della filiera: si tratta di accordi multi-stakeholder volti a far sì che le aziende promuovano il rispetto dei diritti fondamentali sul lavoro nelle loro catene di subfornitura. Recenti studi hanno dimostrato che tali accordi aumentano la consapevolezza del rischio e migliorano la due diligence in vari setto-ri, ma non è (ancora) possibile fornire una prova definitiva del fatto che essi contribuiscano anche a migliorare le condizioni nei Paesi di produzione. Ciò ha in parte condotto all'adozione della legge olandese sulla due diligence in tema di lavoro minorile, che obbliga le aziende a individuare le forme di lavoro minorile presenti all'interno delle loro catene di subfornitura e ad adottare le misure necessarie per contrastarle. Attraverso l'assunzione volontaria di obblighi in un contesto settoriale, gli stakeholder possono adempiere agli oneri loro imposti dalla legge. Ciò porta a concludere che gli accordi olandesi potrebbero rappresentare quel collegamento ad oggi mancante tra le disposizioni di soft law esistenti e le normative legali vincolanti.

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Capturing Transgressive Learning in Communities Spiraling towards Sustainability

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12124873 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 4873

Author(s):

Thomas Macintyre ◽

Valentina C. Tassone ◽

Arjen E. J. Wals

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Systemic Change ◽

Rapid Change ◽

Power Dynamics ◽

Sustainability Initiatives ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Sustainability Challenges ◽

Spiral Model

This empirical paper addresses the need for more in depth understanding of signs and characteristics of transgressive learning in a context of runaway climate change. In a world characterized by systemic global dysfunction, there is an urgency to foster rapid systemic change which can steer our paths towards meeting the SDG goals. The contention of this paper is that, although there is a need for rapid change, it is fundamental to understand how such change can come about, so as to co-create and investigate learning environments and forms of learning that can lead to a systemic change towards sustainability. Anchored in the emerging concept of transgressive learning, this article employs the innovative Living Spiral model to track critical learning moments by facilitators and participants in multi-stakeholder Transformation Labs (T-Labs), which took place in 2017/2018 in various grassroots sustainability initiatives in Colombia and The Netherlands. The results of the analysis highlight the importance of the values of “acknowledging uncertainty”, “community”, and “relationality” in disrupting world-views through promoting reflexivity in participants and facilitators. This paper concludes that more research on the power dynamics of “absences” in transformative research is needed to better capture the challenges of overcoming sustainability challenges.

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