Project name | Research Leader | Short summary |
Innovation and Regional Development in a Global Knowledge Economy |
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| Research examining the emerging trends in the geography of knowledge-based economic activity and the implications of this for regional economies, particularly regarding the location and supply of new knowledge for the generation of future innovation. |
Quality of Life Measurement |
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| A publication presenting a methodology of international quality of life indicators – using Russia as a case study. |
Community Justice - Preventing Anti-social Behaviour and Low Level Offending |
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| An exploration of whether community justice approaches involving local communities in the court process that are currently being tested in Australia, USA and UK can work in a European context. Publications: |
The Pharmacy Sector | Dr Bjorn Volkerink Senior Economist Macro & Sector Policies | A study on the impact of organizing community pharmacist chains on the performance of the European pharmacy sector. |
Impact Assessment and Industrial Competitiveness |
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Senior Economist Trade, Industry & Competitiveness | A study to compare impact assessment methodologies and apply them to various policy measures (e.g. environmental policy) and various industrial sectors (e.g. steel, textiles). |
Addressing Childhood Obesity: Effective Preventative Policy and Practice |
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| A study to examine the impact of preventative public policy on childhood obesity in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. |
Impact of Custodial Sentences on Siblings of Young Offenders |
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| A study to conduct original primary research into the impact of custodial sentences on the siblings of young offenders in the United Kingdom and Spain. |
Housing Restructuring and Neighbourhood Renewal |
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| Profile of Housing restructuring and neighbourhood renewal approaches in Europe – and 5 detailed case studies. |
Integrating Quality of Life Measurements into SCBA |
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Manager Business Development ECORYS Turkey | Broaden Cost Benefit Analysis studies to fields outside infrastructure and real estate, such as social and environmental policies, large city policies. |
Innovation of European Evaluation Methodologies |
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Coordinator Monitoring & Evaluation Director Macro & Sector Policies | To increase the collective knowledge, understanding and skills sets regarding evaluations within ECORYS. |
Quality of Life Measurements - a Russian Case Study |
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| To create a research/policy formulation tool that would help to use existing international indicators to measure the status and evolution of the quality of governance, economic environment and civil society. |
Barriers to Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries: Tax Policies | Dr Bjorn Volkerink Senior Economist Macro & Sector Policies | Consequences for the tax system of regional/ international integration including what constitutes best practice in the field of excises, and how these can be integrated into existing tax systems. |
City Living |
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| This comparative study developed the growing policy debate around the effectiveness of city centre living in facilitating sustainable urban renaissance. |
Competition in the Postal Sector |
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Consultant Competition & Regulation | The objective of the study was to analyse to what extent the regulatory framework in EU countries influences the business models of competitor postal companies that have entered or are likely to enter the market. |
Urban Renewal |
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| The project developed more knowledge of the Belgium and international state of the art concerning urban renewal based on three successful recent Belgian cases of urban renewal. |
Rural Sustainability |
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| The research project examined the UK policy landscape to identify inconsistencies in approach towards achieving twin governmental goals of sustainable development and addressing climate change and creating sustainable rural communities. |