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Another Milestone: Another HERILAND ESR Defended Her Thesis Successfully
Rebecca Saats, an ESR in the Heriland project based at the University of Gothenburg, defended her thesis successfully! In her thesis, she delved …Read More »
Congratulations! Two More Heriland ESRs Complete Their PhDs
On October 22, 2025, two Heriland Early Stage Researchers reached an important milestone in their academic journeys. Maciej Jakub Świderski (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) …Read More »
A Conflict Over Flood Protection: The Rhine Polder near Altrip
Figure 1. Altrips’ main street/ escape route. Source: Unknown. Altrip in der Pfalz (Photo), https://www.pfalz-info.com/altrip-essen-trinken-uebernachten/ By Marie Partzsch The Pfälzer Rheingraben (Palatinate Rhine Plain) …Read More »
Energy transition – the future of the nuclear power plant Neckarwestheim
By Yasmin Sauter Nuclear power plants are highly polarizing. Concerned about the major risks, many people are in favor of phasing out nuclear …Read More »
Future Making in the Anthropocene
Blog Series
Mass Tourism in Historical Cities
Last day of the International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Spatial Planning
Rodney Harrison’s Keynote Speech on Reimagining heritage for climate action followed by Q&A
Closing Debates of the International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Spatial Planning
Francesco Bandarin’s Keynote Speech on Urban Heritage: a test for conservation
Impression of the Heriland Living Lab in Rome
Heriland session at the Future Landscapes Symposium
Heriland Kick Off
Introduction to HERILAND – Cultural Heritage and the Planning of European Landscapes
Photo Gallery
International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Spatial Planning
Amsterdam, NL – October 2022
















Rome Living Lab
Rome, IT – October 2021








Future Landscapes Symposium
Amsterdam, NL – February 2021




Heriland Kick-Off Event
Amsterdam, Delft, NL – October 2019












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