dr. G. (Gwenda) van der Vaart

Gwenda van der Vaart works as an assistant professor at the Department of Spatial Planning & Environment at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences (FSS). Her research interests include arts & culture in communities (in terms of community development, resilience, liveability, community engagement, cultural infrastructure, coping with place change), the relationship between citizens and the government (community initiatives, community participation, giving an active role to citizens) and creative and arts-based research methods. She is involved in various courses at both the Bachelor and Master level at the FSS, as well as at the Honours College.