Femke Van Noorloos
Human Geography and Planning - Social Urban Transitions
Utrecht University
Netherlands
Biography
Femke van Noorloos is assistant professor of International Development Studies (IDS, Human Geography & Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University). She is a social science researcher with a broad interest in international development. Her research focuses on urban development in Africa and Latin America; particularly on land issues in urban settings, urban land governance, and private sector investment in urban development, also in relation to transnational mobilities. She is affiliated with the LANDac network and programme (see descriptions under 'Research'). Femke did her PhD at IDS Utrecht University, on the topic of residential tourism and transnational property investment in Costa Rica (graduated December 2012).
Research Interest
Earth and Sustainability
Publications
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van Noorloos, F. (2013). Residential Tourism and Multiple Mobilities: Local Citizenship and Community Fragmentation in Costa Rica. Sustainability, 5 (2), (pp. 570-589) (20 p.).
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van Noorloos, H.J. & Steel, G. (28.09.2015). Lifestyle migration and socio-spatial segregation in the urban(izing) landscapes of Cuenca (Ecuador) and Guanacaste (Costa Rica). Habitat International
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Zoomers, E.B., van Noorloos, H.J., Otsuki, K., Steel, G. & van Westen, A.C.M. (01.04.2017). The rush for land in an urbanizing world - from land grabbing towards developing safe, resilient and sustainable cities and landscapes . World Development, (pp. 242-252) (11 p.).
