Unlimited freedom - freedom within limits? Student housing and the case study of Droevendaal in the Netherlands

Freilaufende H\ufchner, G\ue4rten und Bungalows pr\ue4gen das Bild Droevendaals, einer studentischen Wohnanlage in den Niederlanden. Dar\ufcber hinaus besteht ein hohes Ma f an Selbstverwaltung sowie die M\uf6glichkeit der selbstst\ue4ndigen Wahl neuer BewohnerInnen.Die Analyse der Wohnsituation und des Wohnalltages in Droevendaal ist zentraler Bestandteil dieser Arbeit. Basierend auf der Frage nach der Motivation der DroevendalerInnen, diese spezielle Wohnform zu w\ue4hlen, werden zentrale Elemente des Wohnens n\ue4her er\uf6rtert. Das Leben in den Wohngemeinschaften als auch in der Gro fgruppe, die identit\ue4tsstiftende Wirkung der Wohnanlage, das Spannungsfeld von Freiheit und Grenzsetzungen und die Bedeutung von Natur und Umwelt bilden die Themenschwerpunkte. Methodisch liegt der Fokus auf der Erhebung qualitativer Daten mittels ero-epischer Gespr\ue4che. Ansatzweise flie fen auch Ergebnisse einer quantitativen Befragung in die Analyse mit ein. Der detaillierten Betrachtung Droevendaals gehen die Begriffsdefinitionen der Termini Jugend und Postadoleszenz einerseits, und Wohnen und Wohnkultur andererseits, voraus, welche einen ersten Zugang zur Thematik studentischen Wohnens schaffen sollen. Ausgehend von der Studierendenbewegung der 1968er Jahre werden im Weiteren die Entwicklungen studentischer Wohnformen, vornehmlich dem Wohnen in Wohngemeinschaften bzw. Studierendenheimen, nachgezeichnet. Dar\ufcber hinaus wird die Entwicklung alternativer Wohnformen beleuchtet, um auf die Entwicklungsumst\ue4nde der Wohnanlage Droevendaal vorzubereiten. Das Wohnkonzept Droevendaals vereint verschiedene Elemente des Wohnens in Studierendenheimen, Wohngemeinschaften als auch neuen Wohnformen. Die Arbeit schlie ft mit der Einordnung Droevendaals in bestehende Wohnkonzepte und weist auf Parallelen gesellschaftlichen Wandels und ver\ue4nderter Wohnbed\ufcrfnisse hin.Free-ranging chicken, gardens and bungalows shape the picture of Droevendaal, a student housing in the Netherlands. Furthermore there is a high degree of self-administration as well as the possibility of choosing their housemates through cooptation regulations.The analysis of the living situation and everyday life within Droevendaal are seen as central for this diploma thesis. Based on the question concerning the motivation of the Droevendalers to choose this specific form of accommodation, central aspects of housing are discussed. Living within small house units as well as the community as a whole, Droevendaal as means of creating a sense of identity, the importance of freedom and limits and the meaning of nature and the environment form central topics. Concerning methods applied, the focus lies on the collection of qualitative data by means of ero-epic dialogues. Partly results of a quantitative research are added.Before examining the housing situation of Droevendaal in detail the terms of youth and post-adolescence on the one hand and housing (?Wohnen?) and housing culture (?Wohnkultur?) on the other hand are defined to give a first idea of the topic of student housing.Based on the student movement of 1968 the changes and the development of different forms of student housing, mainly living in shared flats and student dormitories, are discussed. Furthermore the development of alternative housing is highlighted to clarify circumstances that lead to the idea of Droevendaal.The housing concept of Droevendaal combines different elements of housing of student dormitories, shared-flats as well as new alternative housing plans. This paper concludes with positioning Droevendaal in existing housing concepts and making links between societal change and modified requirements of accommodation.vorgelegt von: Pia FernerAbweichender Titel laut cbersetzung der Verfasserin/des VerfassersZsfassung in engl. SpracheGraz, Univ., Dipl.-Arb., 2011Text teilw. dt., teilw. engl

Collection of End User Requirements and Use Cases during a Pandemic—Towards a Framework for Applied Research Projects

Research projects in the security domain often aim to develop innovative technology-based solutions for end users (e.g., situational awareness tools, crisis management tools). The pandemic crisis hit hard and without warning, not only influencing our everyday life but also the scientific community. To continue applied research projects during a pandemic, work structures needed to be adapted (e.g., user requirements collection, use case development), as face-to-face events were impossible but crucial to collect high quality requirements with a variety of different stakeholders. To ensure continued multi-stakeholder engagement we developed an overarching framework for collecting user requirements and use cases in an online setting and applied the framework within two research projects. The framework consists of four steps with the aim to assure high quality user requirements and use case collection (first analysis, stakeholder consultation, evaluation and prioritization, technical evaluation). The two projects presented in this paper provide insight on the potential of the framework. The framework offers a structured approach that fits for many different security research projects in terms of the easy application and its transferability. The main advantages (e.g., easily adaptable, reduced workshop time, no need to travel, suitability for different contexts and project types, etc.) and drawbacks (e.g., organization of online events, feedback collection time, etc.) of the framework are presented and discussed in this paper to offer increased stakeholder engagement. Empirical testing of the framework is proposed

Collection of End User Requirements and Use Cases during a Pandemic—Towards a Framework for Applied Research Projects

Research projects in the security domain often aim to develop innovative technology-based solutions for end users (e.g., situational awareness tools, crisis management tools). The pandemic crisis hit hard and without warning, not only influencing our everyday life but also the scientific community. To continue applied research projects during a pandemic, work structures needed to be adapted (e.g., user requirements collection, use case development), as face-to-face events were impossible but crucial to collect high quality requirements with a variety of different stakeholders. To ensure continued multi-stakeholder engagement we developed an overarching framework for collecting user requirements and use cases in an online setting and applied the framework within two research projects. The framework consists of four steps with the aim to assure high quality user requirements and use case collection (first analysis, stakeholder consultation, evaluation and prioritization, technical evaluation). The two projects presented in this paper provide insight on the potential of the framework. The framework offers a structured approach that fits for many different security research projects in terms of the easy application and its transferability. The main advantages (e.g., easily adaptable, reduced workshop time, no need to travel, suitability for different contexts and project types, etc.) and drawbacks (e.g., organization of online events, feedback collection time, etc.) of the framework are presented and discussed in this paper to offer increased stakeholder engagement. Empirical testing of the framework is proposed

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