Projects
(Re)Writing history in early modern Mechelen: genesis of text and gradations of authorship in an urban chronicle tradition. University of Antwerp
Mapping the Urban History of Europe. University of Antwerp
BOF-ZAP-professorship in theory and history of the city and the architecture of urban living Ghent University
HELICITY: Evolution of correlated traits in response to city life: helicid snails as windows on the consequences of urban history Ghent University
Urbanization is one of the most dramatic land-use changes caused by humans, combining habitat fragmentation and loss, pollutions and increased temperature. While it causes numerous population declines in many species, others persist or even thrive in cities, possibly through evolutionary changes. In this project, I will study how urbanization shapes multivariate phenotypic evolution in such an organism, including not only life-history ...
Alliance Research Group: Urban History Ghent University
The boards of governors of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University have approved a framework agreement that allows for a structural and far-reaching cooperation between both institutions. An Alliance research group brings together at least 6 researchers from UGent and from VUB (and possibly also from their association partners). These researchers are active around a common research line.
The Aspects of Community-Based Approach towards Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings, as a catalyst for Urban Regeneration: A Case Study of Heritage Buildings in the Historic Town of Bagamoyo. Hasselt University
Historic Urban Landscape Approach for the Conservation of the Historic Centre of Cuenca, Ecuador KU Leuven
After its adoption by UNESCO in 20111 the ‘Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscapes’ (HUL) (hereby called the 2011 Recommendation) is seeking effective tools for implementation and to ensure conservation of urban heritage in an effective way, contributing not only to the local cultural heritage agenda but also to the urban development processes. While the appreciation of values and categories of cultural heritage has broadened in ...
Preventive Conservation of Historic Urban Areas Addressing Cultural Values and Socio-Economic Dynamics. Case Study of the Vista Alegre District in Santiago de Cuba KU Leuven
Historic urban areas are threatened continuously by time- and context-specific political, economic, socio-cultural and technological factors that determine the changing nature of socio-economic dynamics, which in turn, also influence the meanings and perceptions of cultural values attributed these areas. Therefore, the interrelationship between cultural values and socio-economic dynamics is essential in heritage preservation. In particular, ...
The Cuban Magnolia species (Magnoliaceae): assessment of the genetic diversity and the underlying evolutionary history Ghent University
We will assess genetic diversity and study evolutionary history of endangered Cuban Magnolias at species and population level to reveal evolutionary patterns that led to present--‐day diversity and distribution. Using fossils, times of origin and radiation will be estimated and aligned with known geologic and climatologic history. Scientific knowledge generated will also be of value towards conservation of Cuban Magnolias.