Category Archives: Geography

A Future for the Past: The Economic Value of Historic Preservation

by Matthijs Rolsma. Master Thesis, 2011. The University of Florida Scientific literature has described and explained the linkages between economic development and historic preservation extensively. Historic preservation has led to inputs through cultural tourism, downtown revitalization, higher property values and multiplier … Continue reading

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DIIS Cartography and Geopolitics in the Arctic Region

In this DIIS working paper, Jeppe Strandsbjerg discusses the relationship between geography and politics; and more specifically, the relationship between sovereign claims and cartography. He introduces the term cartopolitics to describe a particular way of making space real and corresponding … Continue reading

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