Haartsen, prof. dr. Tialda

Tialda Haartsen is Professor of Rural Geography at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences. She is interested in what the countryside means to people. The central theme in her research is how the meanings of rural places and a sense of belonging influence the spatial behaviour of individuals and families, and how they explain responses to changes in rural places.

Haartsen has always felt connected to life in the countryside. ‘What has always fascinated me is the sense of belonging among many people in the countryside. I’ve also always felt that myself: the feeling that you have roots in a certain area, that you belong there.’ As Haartsen stated in her oration, she hopes that her appointment as Professor of Rural Geography will ‘contribute to maintaining the liveability of the countryside in the context of the many spatial changes that are in store.’

Previously in the news

• NWO awards grant to major research into the relationship between rural areas and cities
• Regional outreach program: 'Loudest screamers bring in the most' (Dutch)
• "The countryside cannot be engineered"
• 'Here I must explain why there is no upside-down flag flying at my place' (Dutch)
• Rural areas deserve better (Broerstraat 5) (Dutch)
• Tialda Haartsen is the first professor of rural geography: 'Per capita investment is significantly higher in urban areas. That is not fair' (Dutch)
• Tialda Haartsen is the first professor of rural geography: 'More money goes to cities than to villages. That is not fair' (Dutch)
• Out of the Swamp: family stories from the Peat Colonies (Dutch)
• Delta Plan North shows necessity of Ministry of Spatial Planning (Dutch)
• Not everywhere in North and East Groningen is shrinkage (Dutch)
• Fertility says little about population decline in the region (Dutch)
• The fight against village shrinkage
• 'When the school leaves, young families leave too' (Dutch)

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