On Monday, March 19th, at about 9:45, I rolled off the ferry and my wheels touched British soil. My research trip could now really get under way. The customs officer showed zero interest in my car, full to bursting, and didn’t even notice that I left the Netherlands with a Spanish ID and entered Newcastle […]
Month: March 2018
Presentation – Don’t get me started on this village stuff!
Or maybe you should! When was it that T-shirts and hoodies with the “urban style” label became fashionable? Is it only urban things that can be hip or cool? Maybe I prefer “street wear” – after all, villages and little towns still have streets, at least. If you follow the European media on the topics […]
Resilient villages and small towns?
Can the resilience concept explain why some rural communities adapt to change more successfully than others and even why some thrive despite adverse circumstances? What does it mean to be a resilient village community; what system properties do those which are resilient possess and how can these system properties be enhanced?