prof. dr. ir. M. (Theo) Spek
Professor of Landscape History
Research
Research interests
Prof.dr.ir. Theo Spek (1963) is a full professor of Landscape History at the University of Groningen since 2010. Between 1990 and 2003 he worked as a researcher and project leader in landscape studies at Wageningen University and Research Centre. Between 2004 and 2010 he worked as a programme leader in cultural heritage studies at the National Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. In 2010 he founded the Centre for Landscape Studies at this university, dedicated to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary landscape studies. Research topics are: 1. Wetland landscapes along the Wadden Sea and Zuiderzee 800-1600 AD; 2. Landscape, society and economy in the Pleistocene sandy areas of the Low Countries; 3. Historical ecology as a tool for the integration of nature and heritage management; 4. The cultural biography of landscape as a tool for communicative planning and heritage management.
Publications
The future of the past: Towards a better integration of cultural heritage in landscape management
Spek, T., 1-Jan-2017, The Science and Practice of Landscape Stewardship. Bieling, C. & Plieninger, T. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 148-163 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Huis en habitus: Over kastelen, buitenplaatsen en notabele levensvormen. Opstellen voor prof.dr. Yme Kuiper, aangeboden bij zijn afscheid als bijzonder hoogleraar Historische Buitenplaatsen en Landgoederen aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Gietman, C. (ed.), Moes, J. (ed.), Rewijk, D. (ed.), Bremmer, J. (ed.) & Spek, T. (ed.), 2017, Hilversum: Uitgeverij Verloren. 487 p. (Adelsgeschiedenis; vol. 15)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional
Organised session - Rewilding landscapes for the future - learning from the past.
Meijles, E. & Spek, M., 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › Academic
Route persistence. Modelling and quantifying historical route-network stability from the Roman period to early-modern times (AD 100–1600): a case study from the Netherlands
van Lanen, R. J., Groenewoudt, B., Spek, M. & Jansma, E., Aug-2018, In : Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 10, 5, p. 1037–1052 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Betrokken land: reflecties over de toekomst van het landschap in het aardbevingsgebied van Groningen.
Spek, M., 1-Sep-2016, Dromen over Groningen 2050 : vriendenboek Max van den Berg. . Smit, F. (ed.). Groningen: University of Groningen, 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Popular
Activities
20th EGU General Assembly, EGU 2018
Erik Querner (Speaker), Erik Meijles (Contributor), Harry Jager (Contributor), Paul Hendriks (Contributor), Mattheus Spek (Contributor)4-Apr-2018 → 13-Apr-2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
PECSRL conference. Innsbruck, Austria, 5-9 sept 2016.
Erik Meijles (Chair), Mattheus Spek (Chair)6-Sep-2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event › Academic
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