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Professor Tialda Haartsen is a Professor of Rural Geography at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Spatial Sciences, affiliated with the Department of Cultural Geography and the Faculty Board. Her research focuses on rural place meanings, migration dynamics, and rural liveability, emphasizing how social ties, identity, and policy shape rural communities. She leads projects like the H2020 IMAJINE initiative on territorial inequalities and advises on national policies regarding population decline. Her work bridges academia and practice, including developing serious games for facility planning and advising citizen initiatives like Project Ulrum 2034. She supervises numerous PhD students exploring rural governance, digitalization, and youth migration. Her research on facility closures and rural staying motives has received significant policy attention, reflecting her commitment to actionable outcomes.
- Education: PhD in Rural Geography (2002)
Research Themes:
- Motives and experiences of rural migrants/stayers
- Migration non-linearity and social ties
- Uneven regional development
- Rural liveability and service accessibility
- Emotional impacts of facility loss
- Innovative infrastructure solutions
- Citizen-led initiatives and participatory approaches
Advisory Roles:
- Member, International Advisory Board of Population Space and Place
- Advisory Board Member, Liveability Monitor Groningen/Drenthe
