Pets’ growing role in family dynamics creates questions about resources pets may provide in parenthood motivation. Pet ownership has been suggested in the literature as an antecedent to parenthood in terms of developing skills needed to rear offspring, nurturance, and responsibility. Participants (N = 118) who were pet owners, completed an online survey that recorded demographics and consisted ...

A number of semi-permanent light art installations and sculptures was commissioned from different artists, each highlighting a different historical building or one of the many canal-bridges in the city. The installations will all remain in place for a minimum of 10 years. The light art installations together constitute a walking route through the city center under the name “Trajectum Lumen”. Th...