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Acknowledgements
The international workshop was supported by the Netherlands Graduate School of Urban and Regional Research (NETHUR); the RGS Planning and Environment Research Group (PERG); Sustainable Society (University of Groningen); and the Department of Spatial Planning and Environment (University of Groningen). Furthermore, we would like to thank our colleagues Christian Zuidema, Wendy Tan, Paul van Steen, the Geodienst of the University of Groningen for their support. Finally, we are grateful for the input and help from Derwin Schorren, Jinko Rots and other representatives of the municipality of Loppersum, Pascal Roemers, and the volunteers of the museum mill Cremer and the representative of pumping station Rozema.
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Gwenda van der Vaart
Gwenda van der Vaart works as a Ph.D. researcher at the Department of Cultural Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen. She studied at the University of Groningen where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Human Geography and Planning in 2011 and her Research Master degree in Regional Studies in 2013. In her Ph.D., Gwenda focuses on the role of arts practice and expression in community resilience. Her Ph.D. research consists of a case study in the Dutch Wadden area, in which a participatory approach relying on art-based methods is adopted.
Elen-Maarja Trell
Elen-Maarja Trell is assistant professor at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen. She is interested in the role of local level initiatives and public participation in creating more resilient and sustainable places. The themes she explores within this context include: community resilience in declining (rural) areas, climate change adaptation and urban green space/urban gardening, planning for pets, and governance of renewable energy initiatives. She is specialised in using qualitative, visual and (inter)active research methods such as (participatory) video, mental mapping and go-along interviews. In her previous research projects she has explored young people's place attachment and influential aspects for well-being of rural youths (problem behaviour; gender roles; citizenship) in their everyday context.
Britta Restemeyer
Britta Restemeyer is a Ph.D. researcher at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in urban planning at the HafenCity University, Hamburg. Afterwards, she successfully completed the double degree master programme Water and Coastal Management at the Universities of Oldenburg and Groningen. Her key interest is how to deal with flood risk in cities. Already during her studies, and later on in her professional career, she participated in German as well as European research projects, such as RIMAX, Climate Proof Areas, KLIFF and MARE. Since 2012 she continues her research interest in a Ph.D. project called ‘Flood resilient cities’. By studying the cases of Hamburg, London and Rotterdam, she aims at operationalising the theoretical notion of resilience and suggesting policy strategies for creating more flood resilient cities
Melanie Martijntje Bakema
Melanie Bakema is a Ph.D. researcher at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen. Before starting with her Ph.D., she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Human Geography and Planning and her Research Master's degree in Regional Studies both from the University of Groningen. For her Master's thesis she conducted research on the role of social engagement in the recovery process of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. In her Ph.D. research, she continues with this passion for disaster studies by focusing on disaster governance as a multi-level approach to overcome the social vacuum in disaster studies. Cases that Melanie is investigating are Christchurch, New Zealand, Chiloé, Chile and the North of the Netherlands. By exploring the dynamic interactions between nature and societies in these cases, she aims at fostering transitions towards improved governance structures for creating more resilient social–ecological systems in the face of disasters.