Projects
Integrated Care: changing landscape, new needs University of Antwerp
Sulfones, Sickness and Segregation? The Landscapes of Leprosy Care in Congo (1930- 1970) KU Leuven
This proposed research aims to investigate the evolution of the treatment, experience and sociocultural significance of leprosy in Congo between 1930 and 1970. After being known for centuries as an incurable disease, the sulfone therapy succeeded in effectively curing leprosy around 1950. In the preceding period, missionaries and colonial authorities established leprosaria in their African colonies. In doing so, they followed the ...
Urban landscapes of colonial/postcolonial health care. Towards a spatial mapping of the performance of hospital infrastructure in Kinshasa, Mbandaka and Kisangani (DR Congo) from past to present (1920-2014) Ghent University
A substantial literature already exists on the intricate relationship between medical science and colonialism: scholars have looked at the historical development of medical science as well as the way in which medicine was entangled in colonial policies. Yet little attention has been given so far to the physical infrastructure of health care, even though during colonial times impressive hospital complexes have been built that, notwithstanding ...
Sulfones and the landscapes of leprosy care in the Belgian Congo from the 1930s to 1960 KU Leuven
Reintegrating Urban Agroecology in the Western Cape - An Urban Design Investigation of Productive Landscape Strategies for a Resilient Cape KU Leuven
Looking at South African cities through the food lens, the high levels of inequality experienced by city dwellers are starkly reflected in the urban food systems and urban environments (SA Urban Food & Farming Trust, 2021). Since two-thirds of households that experience hunger lives in cities, food security is a critical and predominantly urban issue (Haysom et al, 2020). The urban food question requires a holistic perspective on the ...
Critical Evaluation of the Role of Historical Landscape Conservation in Sustainable Regional Development: Case of the Royal Gardens of Rajnagar in Bundelkhand KU Leuven
India presently faces the onset of rapid development and change in every part of the country. Although the current GDP of 7.9% (Trading Economics 2016) shows positive trends, these indicators are often based on standards and indicators which focus very heavily on only the economic output of the country as per the Neo- Classical model of Economics (Czech 2010). The indicators tend to ignore the significance of the cultural, social and natural ...
Structuring Dynamics of Peri-urban Landscape Transformation & Socio-ecological Resilience: A case in the Delhi National Capital Region, India KU Leuven
This research aims to address emerging complexities in the peri-urban system, livelihood transitions and contribution of multifunctional agriculture in the context of interdependent resilience of the rural-urban region, in the periphery of Delhi. It aims to advance the reconceptualization of resilient cities of tomorrow, by gaining a perspective on landscape transformations and socio-ecological dynamics. By critically approaching present ...
The Future of public green space: Envisioning a sustainable urban landscape as incubator of citizenship, social cohesion and alternative urban economics – the Case of Dhaka KU Leuven
Public green space is one of the essential elements of landscape and pivotal point for ecological system of a city which is made up of social, natural and economic systems. Increasing urbanization is being blamed for disappearing of this pivotal green space as well as open space in Dhaka .Being one of the fastest growing mega-cities, Dhaka has been experiencing continuous destruction of green areas, vacant lands , open spaces, riparian areas, ...