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At The Edge – of the Land, of the Ocean, of Change
_AFSTUDEERWERK_ door Marit Noest
When hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the US in 2012, I knew that I wanted to use the time in my master’s thesis to contribute to more sustainable shores in the area. Now, 3.5 years after the storm, I was able to return to the Jersey Shore with my research, film and design.
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The minefield of a dissonant site – Exploring design strategies
_AFSTUDEERWERK_ door Sanne van der Mijl Sites of dissonant heritage are the subject of this research. The remnants of war symbolize a communal traumatic memory. The consequences of disturbing events result in a scarred landscape. This research is a triangulation between landscape architecture, heritage studies and experience theory. The synthesis led to the creation and use of the model for experiencing a dissonant heritage site.
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Fieldwork in the Dutch Caribbean: Developing sustainable tourism on St Eustatius
_OVERIGE_ door Mart Reiling & Ineke van Kapel For my thesis (Ineke) and for the experience (Mart), we went to the small and quite unknown Caribbean island, St Eustatius (Statia). We spent five weeks exploring the possibilities for sustainable tourism development on the island and creating different spatial scenarios that we presented to the inhabitants of Statia.
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Mogelijk IJsselbiënnale in 2015
In de zomer van 2015 is het zover. Dan vindt naar verwachting de eerste editie van de IJsselbiënnale plaats: een groot internationaal evenement dat de IJsselvallei en de daarin liggende Hanzesteden voor binnen- en buitenlands publiek in de schijnwerpers zet. Bijzondere plekken en verhalen in de IJsselvallei worden gedurende de hele zomer verbeeld in de […]
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Urban Aspirations and Theme Park and Casino Tourism-led Transformations at Hengqin Island
_ARTIKEL_ door Chin Ee Ong In this article, I consider one aspect of the Chinese urban governance process – the intended creation of the third ‘New Area’ in China (after Pudong in Shanghai and Binhai in Tianjin) on the island of Hengqin in the Pearl River Delta.
