Haartsen, prof. dr. Tialda

Tialda Haartsen is Professor of Rural Geography at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences. She is interested in what the countryside means to people. The central theme in her research is how the meanings of rural places and a sense of belonging influence the spatial behaviour of individuals and families, and how they explain responses to changes in rural places.

Haartsen has always felt connected to life in the countryside. ‘What has always fascinated me is the sense of belonging among many people in the countryside. I’ve also always felt that myself: the feeling that you have roots in a certain area, that you belong there.’ As Haartsen stated in her oration, she hopes that her appointment as Professor of Rural Geography will ‘contribute to maintaining the liveability of the countryside in the context of the many spatial changes that are in store.’

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Publications

2023

Lengerer, F., Haartsen, T., & Steinführer, A. (2023). Exploring Justice in the Process of Redesigning Local Development Strategies for LEADER: Representation, Distribution, and Recognition. World, 4(1), 56-79. https://doi.org/10.3390/world4010005

Hofstede, H., Salemink, K., & Haartsen, T. (2023). The journey of staying: A transitional and mobility perspective on the staying rural preferences of rural young adults. Sociologia Ruralis. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12434

van der Kloet, H. T., Bulder, E. A. M., & Haartsen, T. (2023). ‘To buy or not to buy a home in a rural risk area’ by mid-to-later life home purchasers. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-022-10008-8

2022

Hofstede, H., Salemink, K., & Haartsen, T. (2023). Beyond the (im)mobility and social-environmental dichotomy: Young adults' motives to reside in rural northwest Europe. Population, Space and Place, 29(4), [e32]. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2632

Merx, E., Haartsen, T., Edzes, A., van Lanen, S., & Meij, E. (2022). De invloed van migratie op armoede en de sociaaleconomische structuur van de Veenkoloniën. Sociaal Bestek, 2022(1).

Ulceluse, M., Bock, B., & Haartsen, T. (2022). Immigration, spatial inequality and place attractiveness. Population, Space and Place, 28(8), [e2616]. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2616

van Wingerden, A., & Haartsen, T. (2022). Investeer in woningen in krimpgebieden. Geografie, (8), 16-18. https://geografie.nl/artikel/investeer-in-woningen-in-krimpgebieden?access=bd57d2242fd3ebd692c85c34271e7cf4

Haartsen, T., & Bock, B. (2022). Is de krimp in Noord-Nederland voorbij? En wat dan? Dagblad van het Noorden, 2022.

Bock, B., & Haartsen, T. (2022). Is Noord-Nederland de krimp voorbij? En wat dan? Leeuwarder Courant, 2022.

Haartsen, T. (2022). Rural Geography Revisited: Op zoek naar de geografie in het platteland. (Inaugural lectures University of Groningen). University of Groningen Press. https://doi.org/10.21827/62626bf84a69c

Mey, E., van Lanen, S., Merx, E., Edzes, A., & Haartsen, T. (2022). Terug naar de basis voor een effectieve aanpak van (generatie)armoede: Zes randvoorwaarden. Sociaal Bestek, 84(6).

Hofstede, H., Salemink, K., & Haartsen, T. (2022). The appreciation of rural areas and their contribution to young adults’ staying expectations. Journal of Rural Studies, 95, 148-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.07.018

Lengerer, F., Steinführer, A., & Haartsen, T. (2022). To participate, or not to participate – That is the question. (Non-)participation of older residents in rural communities. Journal of Rural Studies, 91, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.02.008

2021

Mærsk, E., Thuesen, A. A., & Haartsen, T. (2023). Symbolic mobility capital to fight the social stigma of staying: how young adults re-imagine narratives of ‘leaving’ during higher education. Journal of Youth Studies, 26(2), 153-169. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2021.1986624

Ulceluse, M., Bock, B., & Haartsen, T. (2022). A tale of three villages: Local housing policies, well-being and encounters between residents and immigrants. Population, Space and Place, 28(8), [e2467]. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2467

Haartsen, T., & Gieling, J. (2021). Dealing with the loss of the village supermarket: The perceived effects two years after closure. Sociologia Ruralis, 61(3), 561-577. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12348

Hofstede, H., Haartsen, T., & Tiemersma-van der Wal, J. (2021). De diversiteit van blijvers in Oost-Groningen. AGORA Magazine, 2021(3), 6-9.

Thissen, F., Loopmans, M., Strijker, D., & Haartsen, T. (2021). Guest editorial: Changing villages; what about people? Journal of Rural Studies, 87, 423-430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.06.001

Maersk, E., Sørensen, J. F. L., Thuesen, A. A., & Haartsen, T. (2021). Staying for the benefits: Location‐specific insider advantages for geographically immobile students in higher education . Population Space and Place, 27(4), [e2442]. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2442

Bjarnason, T., Haartsen, T., Arnarsson, A. M., & Sigurgeirsdottir, V. (2021). The impact of school bullying on adolescent migration expectations in Iceland. Population, Space and Place, 27(4), [e2422]. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2422

Meij, E., Haartsen, T., & Meijering, L. (2021). The time and place of social mixing: Everyday rhythms of long-term residents and newcomers in a Dutch neighborhood. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 39(8), 1809-1826. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654421997410

Johannesdottir, G. B., Bjarnason, T., Stockdale, A., & Haartsen, T. (2021). What's love got to do with it? Love-life gossip and migration intentions in rural Iceland. Journal of Rural Studies, 87, 236-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.09.019

Bock, B., & Haartsen, T. (2021). Who is afraid of population decline? The Struggle of Keeping Rural Depopulation on the Dutch Agenda. AGER: ournal of Depopulation and Rural Development Studies, 33, 35-56. https://doi.org/10.4422/ager.2021.22

2020

Meerstra-de Haan, E., Meier, S., Bulder, E., & Haartsen, T. (2020). ‘At some point it has been enough’ - Processes of perceived failure of citizens’ initiatives. Sociologia Ruralis, 60(1), 260-283. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12282

Meij, E., Haartsen, T., & Meijering, L. (2020). Enduring rural poverty: Stigma, class practices and social networks in a town in the Groninger Veenkoloniën. Journal of Rural Studies, 79, 226-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.08.031

Meij, E., Haartsen, T., & Meijering, L. (2020). ‘Everywhere they are trying to hide poverty. I hate it!’: Spatial practices of the urban poor in Calgary, Canada. Geoforum, 117, 206-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.10.002

Christiaanse, S., & Haartsen, T. (2020). Experiencing place-change: A shared sense of loss after closure of village facilities. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 69, [101432]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101432

Ubels, H., Bock, B., & Haartsen, T. (2020). Non-engagement of Mid-aged and Elderly Residents in Rural Civic Livability Initiatives. Rural Sociology, 85(3), 730-756. https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12318

Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2020). Teilhabe in ländlichen Räumen der Niederlande: Perspektiven auf Erfolg und Risikos von Bürgerinitiativen und ehrenamtlicher Partizipation. In S. Meier, & K. Schlenker (Eds.), Teilhabe und Raum: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven (pp. 155-168). (Beiträge zur Sozialraumforschung; Vol. 21). Verlag Barbara Budrich. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv15d7zd9.13

2019

Ubels, H., Haartsen, T., & Bock, B. (2022). Social innovation and community-focussed civic initiatives in the context of rural depopulation: for everybody by everybody? Project Ulrum 2034. Journal of Rural Studies, 93, 176-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.02.019

Meerstra-de Haan, E., Haartsen, T., Meier, S., & Strijker, D. (2020). An Initiators' Perspective on the Continuity of Citizens' Initiatives in Rural Areas. Rural Sociology, 85(1), 213-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12288

Ubels, H., Bock, B., & Haartsen, T. (2019). An evolutionary perspective on experimental local governance arrangements with local governments and residents in Dutch rural areas of depopulation. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37(7), 1277-1295. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654418820070

Folmer, A., Haartsen, T., & Huigen, P. P. P. (2019). How ordinary wildlife makes local green places special. Landscape Research, 44(4), 393-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2018.1457142

Ubels, H., Bock, B. B., & Haartsen, T. (2019). The Dynamics of Self‐Governance Capacity: The Dutch Rural Civic Initiative ‘Project Ulrum 2034'. Sociologia Ruralis, 59(4), 763-788. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12261

2018

Gieling, J., Haartsen, T., Vermeij, L., & Strijker, D. (2019). Out of love for the village? How general and selective forms of attachment to the village explain volunteering in Dutch community life. Journal of Rural Studies, 71, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.06.008

Gieling, J., Haartsen, T., & Vermeij, L. (2019). Village Facilities and Social Place Attachment in the Rural Netherlands. Rural Sociology, 84(1), 66-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12213

Haartsen, T., & Thissen, F. (2018). 100 jaar Zuiderzeewerken: Spiegel van een veranderend Nederland. Geografie, (6), 34-38.

Stockdale, A., & Haartsen, T. (2018). Editorial introduction: Putting rural stayers in the spotlight. Population, Space and Place, 24(4), [e2124]. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2124

Haartsen, T., & Thissen, F. (2018). Physical and Social Engineering in the Dutch Polders: The Case of the Noordoostpolder . In R. Jones, & A. M. A. Diniz (Eds.), Twentieth Century Land Settlement Schemes (pp. 159-178). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315167886-9

Haartsen, T., & Stockdale, A. (2018). S/elective belonging: how rural newcomer families with children become stayers. Population Space and Place, 24(4), [e2137]. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2137

Stockdale, A., Theunissen, N., & Haartsen, T. (2018). Staying in a state of flux: A life course perspective on the diverse staying processes of rural young adults. Population Space and Place, 24(8), [e2139]. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2139

Christiaanse, S., Haartsen, T., Ijdema, S., Hoitsma, A., & Stutterheim, E. (2018). Voorzieningen-Wijs: Een serious game voor vraagstukken over voorzieningen, in opdracht van de regio Noardwest Fryslân. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

2017

de Haan, E., Haartsen, T., Meier, S., & Strijker, D. (2019). Understanding the success of rural citizens' initiatives: Perspectives of founders. Journal of Rural Studies, 70, 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.11.001

de Haan, E., Meier, S., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2018). Defining ‘Success’ of Local Citizens’ Initiatives in Maintaining Public Services in Rural Areas: A Professional's Perspective. Sociologia Ruralis, 58(2), 312-330. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12173

Gieling, J., Vermeij, L., & Haartsen, T. (2017). Beyond the local-newcomer divide: Village attachment in the era of mobilities. Journal of Rural Studies, 55, 237-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.08.015

Haartsen, T., & Gieling, J. (2017). Gevolgen sluiting SPAR Ulrum 2 jaar later. Nieuwsbrief / Kennisnetwerk Krimp Noord-Nederland.

Haartsen, T., & Stockdale, A. (2017). S/elective belonging: how rural newcomer families with children become stayers. In K. Svels (Ed.), Congress Proceedings XXVII European Society for Rural Sociology Congress (pp. 35-36). Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University. http://www.esrs2017.confer.uj.edu.pl/congress-proceedings

Gieling, J., de Vries, I., & Haartsen, T. (2017). Subjectieve leefbaarheid: een nieuwe meetmethode getest. Rooilijn, 50(3), 172-179.

Christiaanse, S., & Haartsen, T. (2017). The influence of symbolic and emotional meanings of rural facilities on reactions to closure: The case of the village supermarket. Journal of Rural Studies, 54, 326-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.07.005

Elshof, H., Haartsen, T., van Wissen, L., & Mulder, C. H. (2017). The influence of village attractiveness on flows of movers in a declining rural region. Journal of Rural Studies, 56, 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.07.004

Gieling, J., Haartsen, T., & Vermeij, L. (2017). Village facilities and social place attachment in the rural Netherlands. In K. Svels (Ed.), Congress Proceedings XXVII European Society for Rural Sociology Congress (pp. 26-27). Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University. http://www.esrs2017.confer.uj.edu.pl/congress-proceedings

2016

Jeuring, J., & Haartsen, T. (2017). Destination branding by residents: The role of perceived responsibility in positive and negative word-of-mouth. Tourism Planning & Development, 14(2), 240-259. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2016.1214171

Gieling, J., & Haartsen, T. (2017). Liveable Villages: The Relationship between Volunteering and Liveability in the Perceptions of Rural Residents. Sociologia Ruralis, 57(S1), 576-597. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12151

Jeuring, J. H. G., & Haartsen, T. (2017). The challenge of proximity: the (un)attractiveness of near-home tourism destinations. Tourism Geographies, 19(1), 118-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2016.1175024

Christiaanse, S., Haartsen, T., van der Veen, E., & de Vries, W. (2016). Bereikbare Voorzieningen in Noardwest Fryslân: Een onderzoek naar de huidige en toekomstige ontwikkeling van voorzieningen. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

Haartsen, T., Christiaanse, S., & Puister, C. (2016). De gevolgen van het verdwijnen van de lokale supermarket voor de inwoners van Ulrum, Groningen. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

Bosworth, G., Rizzo, F., Marquardt, D., Strijker, D., Haartsen, T., & Aagaard Thuesen, A. (2016). Identifying social innovations in European local rural development initiatives. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 29(4), 442-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2016.1176555

de Vries, W. M., van der Veen, E., Bock, B. B., Christiaanse, S., & Haartsen, T. (2016). The perceived importance of facilities for rural citizens in Fryslân, the Netherlands. Sociologia e politiche sociali, 19(3), 119-137. https://doi.org/10.3280/SP2016-003008

Folmer, A., Haartsen, T., Buijs, A., & Huigen, P. P. P. (2016). Wildlife and flora and the perceived attractiveness of green places: A comparison between local and national green places. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 16, 16–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2016.09.001

2015

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2015). How people move to rural areas: Insights in the residential search process from a diary approach. Journal of Rural Studies, 38, 77-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.01.002

Haartsen, T., & Hooimeijer, P. (2015). Migratie en Ruimte. In D. Baalman (Ed.), Ruimtelijke Kwaliteit in Ontwikkeling (pp. 24-39). Het Oversticht.

Haartsen, T., Harkink, M. I., van der Veen, L., & Rosegaar, M. (2015). Reizen voor ambities? Onderzoek naar de rol van openbaar vervoer bij de keuze van vervolgonderwijs in Fryslân. Bureau PAU.

de Haan, E., & Haartsen, T. (2015). Succespercepties van burgerinitiatieven in Randland. Rooilijn, 48(4), 296-301.

Elshof, H., Haartsen, T., & Mulder, C. H. (2015). Window on the Netherlands: The effect of primary school absence and closure on inward and outward flows of families. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 106(5), 625-635. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12172

2014

Haartsen, T., Krikke, P., Hooimeijer, P., & van Waveren, H. (2014). Grenzen aan de krimp: Toespitsing Interbestuurlijk Actieplan Bevolkingsdaling Noodzakelijk. Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties.

Haartsen, T., & de Bakker, M. (2014). Naar een regionaal voorzieningenspreidingsmodel in Noord-Oost Fryslân 2020-2030. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

Haartsen, T., & Thissen, F. (2014). The success-failure dichotomy revisited: young adults' motives to return to their rural home region. Children's Geographies, 12(1), 87-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2013.850848

Haartsen, T. (Photographer). (2014). Zit de burger te wachten op krimpsubsidie?. Web publication/site, Friesch Dagblad. http://www.frieschdagblad.nl/index.asp?artID=67638

2013

Haartsen, T. (2013). Avontuurlijke vertrekkers en gewortelde blijvers. Rooilijn, 46(2), 33-36.

Haartsen, T. (Author). (2013). Besluitvorming over basisschoolsluitingen is veel te traag. Web publication/site, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. http://www.rug.nl/news/2013/10/32-tialda-haartsen

Haartsen, T. (Photographer). (2013). Bewoners van krimpgemeenten moeten zelf beslissen of school dicht. Web publication/site http://www.socialevraagstukken.nl/bewoners-van-krimpgemeenten-moeten-zelf-beslissen-of-school-dicht-moet/

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2013). Different Areas, Different People? Migration to Popular and Less-Popular Rural Areas in the Netherlands. Population Space and Place, 19(5), 580-593. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.1741

Folmer, A., Haartsen, T., & Huigen, P. P. P. (2013). Explaining Emotional Attachment to a Protected Area by Visitors' Perceived Importance of Seeing Wildlife, Behavioral Connections with Nature and Sociodemographics. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 18(6), 435-449. [3]. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2013.811618

Folmer, A., Haartsen, T., & Huigen, P. P. P. (2013). The Role of Wildlife in Emotional Attachment to a Nature-Based Tourism Destination. Journal of Ecotourism, 12(3), 131-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2013.864297

Borgman, S., & Haartsen, T. (2013). Wolfsburg Volkswagenstad: Identiteiten van de lopende band. Geografie, 22(9), 14-15.

2012

van Dam, K. I. M., Huijink, J., & Haartsen, T. (2012). Beter een duur kopje koffie dan helemaal geen koffie. Noorderbreedte, 35(1), 6 - 11.

Haartsen, T., & Van Wissen, L. (2012). Causes and consequences of regional population decline for primary schools. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 103(4), 487-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2012.00736.x

van Leeuwe, M., & Haartsen, T. (2012). Dynamics as key value of the Wadden Sea Region. Ocean & Coastal Management, 68, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.07.006

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2012). Migration to less-popular rural areas in the Netherlands: Exploring the motivations. Journal of Rural Studies, 28(4), 490-498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.07.003

Bijker, R. A., & Haartsen, T. (2012). More than Counter-urbanisation: Migration to Popular and Less-popular Rural Areas in the Netherlands. Population Space and Place, 18(5), 643-657. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.687

2011

Bijker, R. A., & Haartsen, T. (2011, May 20). Migration to popular and less-popular rural areas in the Netherlands: a comparison of the characteristics and motivations of migrants.

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2011). Onderzoek nieuwe inwoners Aa en Hunze. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2011). Onderzoek nieuwe inwoners De Marne. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2011). Onderzoek nieuwe inwoners Ferwerderadiel. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2011). Onderzoek nieuwe inwoners Menterwolde. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2011). Onderzoek nieuwe inwoners Reiderland. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2011). Onderzoek nieuwe inwoners Westerveld. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

Bijker, R. A., Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2011). Onderzoek nieuwe inwoners Wymbritseradiel. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen.

2010

Haartsen, T. (2010). Broedplaats Wongema. Noorderbreedte, 34(2), 4.

Bijker, R. A., & Haartsen, T. (2010). Hét platteland bestaat niet: verschillende verhuisbewegingen naar en binnen het Noord-Nederlandse platteland. Demos, 26(1), 6 - 8.

Haartsen, T. (2010). Hoofd in de wolken, voeten in de klei. Noorderbreedte, 34(3), 66 - 67.

Strijker, D., & Haartsen, T. (2010). Jongerenketen: bier of ontmoeting? MO/Samenlevingsopbouw, 29(225), 20 - 22.

Haartsen, T. (2010). Krimpnieuws. Noorderbreedte, 34(3), 5.

Thissen, F., Fortuijn, J. D., Strijker, D., & Haartsen, T. (2010). Migration intentions of rural youth in the Westhoek, Flanders, Belgium and the Veenkolonien, The Netherlands. Journal of Rural Studies, 26(4), 428-436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2010.05.001

Haartsen, T. (2010). Moord in Friesland. Westerkade 2. Noorderbreedte, 34(4), 42.

Haartsen, T., & Venhorst, V. (2010). PLANNING FOR DECLINE: ANTICIPATING ON POPULATION DECLINE IN THE NETHERLANDS. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 101(2), 218-227. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2010.00597.x

Haartsen, T., & Strijker, D. (2010). Rural youth culture: Keten in the Netherlands. Journal of Rural Studies, 26(2), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2009.11.001

2009

Haartsen, T. (2009). Ayla-gevoel in wildernis natuur. Noorderbreedte, 33(4), 34 - 34.

Haartsen, T. (2009). Bomenbuurt, Winschoten. Proeftuin aanpak krimp Oost-Groningen. Noorderbreedte, 32 - 33.

Haartsen, T., Hitzert, J., & Trell, E. M. (2009). Catalaanse eetculturen. Agora, 25(3), 33 - 36.

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