17 search results for “environmental humanities” in the Student website
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Rosanne van der VoetFaculty of Humanities
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Laura BertensFaculty of Humanities
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Fenna IJtsma delved into four centuries of Leiden greenery: 'Leiden people have always sought out greenery'
Over the past year, historian Fenna IJtsma delved into 'four centuries of historical greenery'. As part of the Heritage Deal, with input from biologists at Naturalis and others, she looked for inspiration and examples from the past to contribute to a future climate-proof city centre.
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
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Ann Marie WilsonFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems
The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes Müller has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the history of the Indonesian ecosystems.
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Urban Studies students receive diploma: ‘I want to make cities better places’
Lecture hall A0.06 in the Schouwburgstraat in The Hague was packed with parents, friends and other loved ones on Friday, 27 September. No fewer than 61 graduates received their Urban Studies diploma there, the highest number in the four years since the programme started.
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From Modern Marvel to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa
At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.
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How climate change affects intangible heritage: ‘Specific materials to build instruments are disappearing’
What do climate change and traditional Japanese music have to do with each other? A great deal, university lecturer Andrea Giolai suspects. He has been awarded an NWO grant to study the relationship in more depth.
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Gerlov van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Nidesh LawtooFaculty of Humanities
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Jennifer SweridaFaculty of Archaeology
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
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Powerful corporations determine climate policy in Brazil
Bribing a politician to gain influence or making sure friends end up in powerful positions: Brazilian energy companies use these power strategies daily.