Cultural Geography research projects completed in the last 10 years
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Wild Experiments
- The project examined the history, politics and geographies of rewilding, which is emerging as a new paradigm for wildlife conservation. It focused on... -
Indigenous Land and the Politics of Voice: The strategic representation of indigeneity, in activism against land acquisition by mining companies
- By Radhika Borde. Acquisition of indigenous land for purposes of mineral extraction is a controversial issue for several environmental reasons,... -
Shifting Chinese Urban Governance and Governmentalities in China: Observations from Hengqin Free Zone
- By dr. Chin Ee Ong - This project considers one aspect of the Chinese urbanisation process – the intended creation of the ‘free... -
Medical Tourism Resiliency
- By dr. Meghann Ormond - A study led by the Medical Tourism Research Group, Services Research and Innovation Centre, Faculty of Business and... -
Women Enacting Their Gender Roles to get (dis)empowerment through Tourism in Tanzania
- By Nelly Bisanda My research addresses women (dis)empowerment through tourism. In many developing countries, including Tanzania, tourism is argued... -
Art in urban public space
- By dr. Martin Zebracki - Today many city planners make various physical-aesthetic, economic, social and cultural-symbolic claims about the... -
Geographies of sexual citizenship
- By dr. Martin Zebracki - From the 1990s, geographers have been engaging increasingly more with sexuality and space. Seeing sexuality as an essential,... -
Governance of Partnerships in the Tourism-Conservation-Development Nexus: Case study of Koija Starbeds and Sanctuary at Ol Lentile, Kenya
- By Rita Nthiga The discourse of linking biodiversity conservation and development in Africa has evolved over time. As a consequence, there have been... -
Ordering tourism, poverty reduction, and development organizations - An aidnography of 15 years pro-poor sustainable tourism development by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
- By ir. John Hummel In the last two decades, international development organizations like SNV Netherlands Development Organization have cautiously... -
Memory-Making in the Digital Era: Memorialising the FEPOW Story Online
- By dr. Hamzah Bin Muzaini - This project examines the nature of remembering the past and commemorating individuals over the Internet, particularly as...