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At the Edge – of the Land, of the Ocean, of Change
_Graduation work_ by 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
_GRADUATION WORK_ by Sanne van der Mijl The subject of this research is: sites of dissonant heritage. The research is a triangulation between landscape architecture, heritage studies and experience theory. The remnants of war symbolize a communal traumatic memory. The consequences of disturbing events result in a scarred landscape. 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
_OTHER_ by 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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Possibly IJsselbiënnale in 2015
In the summer of 2015 the first edition of the IJsselbiënnale will probably take place. A big international event that should focusses on the IJssel valley and the Hanseatic towns within that valley for both native and foreign public. Special places and stories of the IJsselvallei will be told through temporary art installations in the landscape […]
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Urban Aspirations and Theme Park and Casino Tourism-led Transformations at Hengqin Island
_ARTICLE_ by 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.
