eprintid: 4068
rev_number: 4
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/00/40/68
datestamp: 2022-10-26 08:38:31
lastmod: 2022-10-26 08:38:31
status_changed: 2022-10-26 08:38:31
type: thesis
metadata_visibility: show
sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Dijk, Ilse van
creators_id: S4515366
creators_email: i.c.van.dijk@student.rug.nl
title: CULTURE IN A CLIMATE CHANGE FUTURE: A case study of the Danish Wadden Island Fanø
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Climate change will affect our lives in many ways, but not all aspects are receiving attention. The impact of climate change on culture is still often overlooked and plans to manage the impact are rare. Culture is rooted in place, because it develops through contextual factors such as history, geography, weather, flora and fauna. It can be expected that changes to these factors will lead to changes to the culture. By focusing on this spatial dimension of culture, culture can be connected to climate change effects, which are inherently spatial themselves. This study explores possible consequences that climate change could have for culture. It is focused on a qualitative case study of the Danish Wadden island Fanø. Data was gathered through interviews with fourteen community members. The interviews were supported by visual elicitation. The research has revealed key aspects of Fanø culture: maintaining the seafaring heritage; nature, and the connection to the mainland. It was difficult for participants to imagine exactly how climate change could affect their culture, but it was clear that changes would be felt deeply. By exploring the possible cultural consequences of climate change now, communities can prepare for the future.
date: 2022
pages: 20
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: RS_IS
tutors_name: Hoven, B. van
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Culturele Geografie
tutors_email: B.van.Hoven@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: culture
keywords_local: climate change
keywords_local: Fano
keywords_local: Wadden Sea Islands
keywords_local: Seafaring heritage
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2022-09-28
citation:   Dijk, Ilse van  (2022) CULTURE IN A CLIMATE CHANGE FUTURE: A case study of the Danish Wadden Island Fanø.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4068/1/thesis%20complete%20final.pdf