geograaf


Ik ben in 2016 afgestudeerd als Stadsgeograaf aan de Universiteit van Utrecht. Behalve die interesse, publiceer ik hier ook over andere geografische onderwerpen.

An excursion through the Dutch Midlands

To many foreigners, The Netherlands is Amsterdam, Rotterdam, tulips and cheese. Admittedly, The Netherlands is all those things. It also is a lot more. In fact, the Netherlands is a very interesting little country if one is prepared to look a bit further. This simple drive on the N302 shows not only the geological diversity […]lees verder

Social science fiction als onderzoeksmiddel - De kracht van de camera

In de afgelopen twee jaar heb ik in vlagen flink geschreven aan mijn afstudeerscriptie / magnum opus. Begin juli werd deze geaccepteerd, en sindsdien moeten jullie mij allemaal Master of Science noemen. In de scriptie werk ik uit, in brede lijn en aan de hand van enkele grote steden, wat films kunnen betekenen voor de […]lees verder

Postmodern art in a public space: public interactions with ‘da Bean’

Daniël Hoenderdos & Koen Brundel “To a large extent, all work is incomplete. It’s completed by the person who is looking at it.” Anish Kapoor (Gilfoyle 2006:143) Public spaces are considered successful when people make use of them (Francis, 2003). This statement by itself is of course no great revelation: public space without public would […]lees verder

Chicago and the banality of capital accumulation

After a visit to Chicago, I have become convinced that a capitalism that has no, or very little institutions governing its own degree (lets call it neoliberalism) – is an ideology that borders on fascism when it comes to social issues. Fivehundred words are not enough to sum up all the evidence that I have […]lees verder

A city of villages – the role of propinquity and local foci for communities

A buddy of mine once described living in Amsterdam as “living in multiple villages in one city”. At the neighborhood café below his house, he met his neighbors and local friends, at the theater, he met his colleagues and other actors / play writers, at the university he met professors and fellow students – basically […]lees verder

Strategieën voor stedelijke herontwikkeling: de casus Hoogvliet

De Rotterdamse wijk Hoogvliet is een schoolvoorbeeld van een woongebied waar werkloosheid, armoede, criminaliteit en een problematische buurtcohesie in de jaren ’80 hebben geleid tot een gemeentelijke strategie om deze gemarginaliseerde wijk te verbeteren. In de strijd tegen de verpaupering richt de gemeente Rotterdam zich vooral op fysieke ingrepen. Hoogvliet kenmerkte zich lang als stadsdeel […]lees verder

A Lefebvrian counter-space in gentrified Berlin

This photograph is taken in Prenzlauer Berg, a 19th century neighborhood dominated by tenement buildings in former East-Berlin. This short essay argues that it is a good example of a Lefebvrian counter-space “running against the grain of the dominant […]” (Leary (2009), p. 204). Prenzlauer Berg was “a unique sociotope, more individualistic, more colorful, and […]lees verder

From the rise to demise

Lessons Detroit Michigan didn’t learn from the downfall of Enkhuizen, The Netherlands By Daniël Hoenderdos (3699390), Utrecht University, 2014 “It is an honorable thought, And makes one lift one’s hat, As one encountered gentlefolk Upon a daily street, That we’ve immortal place, Though pyramids decay, And kingdoms, like the orchard, Flit russetly away.” ~ Emily […]lees verder

Moscow: emergent world city

By Daniel Hoenderdos (3699390) and Edo van Baars (3745147) Assignment 1 for course: World Cities and Urban Systems Utrecht University, 20-5-2014 The novel view the way scholars perceive, rank and explain the emergence of so called ‘global cities’ has been concisely illustrated by Smith en Williams (1986, p. 221): “If the late feudal city was […]lees verder