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De architect als ambtenaar : Philippe Van Boxmeer (1863-1955) aan het hoofd van de Mechelse bouwadministratie (1893-1913) Ghent University
In 1893, Philippe Van Boxmeer (1863-1955) was the third person to be appointed city architect of the Belgian town of Mechelen. Some major cities such as Antwerp and Ghent had already instituted a city architect in the eighteenth century, and during the nineteenth century many smaller Belgian cities like Mechelen followed their example. Attention to the role and significance of these municipal architects has grown considerably in current ...
No region without individual catalysts? Exploring region formation processes in Flanders (Belgium) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper focuses on the process of region formation and its interrelation with agency and regional identity. The region formation processes of two regions in Flanders (Belgium) were analysed, using a framework assessing the institutionalisation of regions. Based on semi-structured interviews and policy documents, the analysis confirmed the usefulness of the concept of institutionalisation to understand and visualise the evolution and ongoing ...
Connecting City and Countryside? Faces of Cycling Mobility in Belgium, 1890-1914 KU Leuven
Focusing on Belle Époque Belgium, this paper analyses the changes the advent of cycling and its new mobility engendered in the sociocultural dialectics between city and countryside. By studying the inter woven, often contradictory motivations behind and representations of bicycle use, an attempt is made to determine the factors leading to cyclists' cultural imagining of both city and countryside, how this was shaped in discourse and practice and ...
Is biological treatment a viable alternative for micropollutant removal in drinking water treatment processes? KU Leuven Ghent University
In western societies, clean and safe drinking water is often taken for granted, but there are threats to drinking water resources that should not be underestimated. Contamination of drinking water sources by anthropogenic chemicals is one threat that is particularly widespread in industrialized nations. Recently, a significant amount of attention has been given to the occurrence of micropollutants in the urban water cycle. Micropollutants are ...
Stakeholder perceptions and involvement in the implementation of EMS in ports in Vietnam and Cambodia Vrije Universiteit Brussel
To tackle environmental issues and ensure compliance with regulations, three ports in Vietnam and two ports in Cambodia implemented an Environmental Management System (EMS). The first steps of the EMS were completed during the period 2006-2007, with the establishment of the Port Environmental Policy, the Register of Environmental Aspects and an EMS Programme. Priorities in environmental protection have been identified for each of the ports. The ...
The Health System in SouthAfrica. Historical perspectives and current Challenges Vrije Universiteit Brussel
South Africa as a society is characterised by huge inequities, rooted in the political history of the country, which had a devastating effect on the health status of the largely black African population. Despite continued government efforts to redress the imbalances of the past, limited progress has been made towards achieving the health Millennium Development Goals. The large and under-resourced public health sector is burdened by urban-rural ...
Sustainable Tourism development in Cities of Art: The Case of Venice Rivisited KU Leuven
Venice, Italy is an emblematic case of unsustainable tourism development. After many years of studying the city intensively, some new developments in tourism are being discussed and their consequences for tourism in Venice presented. Moreover, some implications for tourism policy are exposed.
Neoliberalism is dead.... Long live neoliberalism KU Leuven
In this essay I argue that the ideology of neoliberalism may have failed, but that neoliberal practice is alive and kicking. Most of the ‘solutions’ to the crisis are in the spirit of neoliberalism, rather than enraptured by neoliberal spirit. Yet, this neoliberal solution is not a solution; it is part of the problem in the sense that it is leading to more problems — not just today but also in decades to come. This so-called solution is often ...
Development of a multimetric index based on benthic macroinvertebrates for the assessment of natural wetlands in Southwest Ethiopia KU Leuven Ghent University
Biotic indices are widely applied for conservation and management of aquatic resources since they allow water resources monitoring agencies to get insight in complex biological data and yield policy relevant information. Despite the worldwide popularity of biotic indices, little information on their use and applicability in Eastern Africa is available. Here, we develop a multimetric index based on macroinvertebrates to assess the ecological ...