Results for tag: islands
Moving Beyond the Checklist: Leveraging Public Participatory GIS for Social Performance of Indonesian Geoparks
| Date: | 16 March 2023 |
| Author: | Luthfi Muhamad Iqbal |
This essay endeavours to investigate the potential of Public Participatory GIS in facilitating effective social impact management (PPGISIM) for Indonesia Geoparks.
Islandness of Bermuda and Pitcairn Island
| Date: | 28 February 2023 |
| Author: | Seun F. Oladipo |
One-tenth of the world’s population lives on islands, with their exclusive economic zones occupying one-sixth of the planet’s surface (Baldacchino, 2006). Islands are a type of geographical feature that can appear, change, and even vanish. They are...
Summer/Winter School Series: “Islands as Laboratories for Sustainability (ISLAs)”
| Date: | 23 February 2023 |
| Author: | Sarita Mahtani-Williams |
Last week, University of Groningen’s winter school “Islands as Laboratories: Environmental Management in the Islands” was hosted by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) in the Canary Islands. This winter school is an initiative of the Sustainable Landscapes research group of the University of Groningen (RUG) and the international Erasmus Mundus Research Master Islands and Sustainability programme.
Doing 'regional research' in the Northern Netherlands: reflections from a 'global' student team
| Date: | 15 July 2021 |
Many island schools are facing shrinking populations, creating a big challenge for the schools to continue providing education and remain an important part of the social infrastructure for island communities.