Koen Arts
Koen Arts is a PhD student registered with the University of Aberdeen, working within the Socio-Economic Research Group under the theme of values, choices and behaviours. His PhD focuses on the concept of wilderness and on the social aspects of ecological restoration and reintroduction.
Current research interests
Koen has completed a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Forest and Nature Conservation at Wageningen University and a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy at Radboud University Nijmegen. His scientific interests include the intrinsic value of nature, attitudes towards nature conservation, exotic species, and philosophy and theory of nature conservation.
Koen is supervised at the Macaulay by Anke Fischer and at the University of Aberdeen by Rene van der Wal
Bibliography
Koen's most recent publications
- Arts, K.; Fischer, A.; van der Wal, R., (2011) The promise of wilderness between paradise and hell: a cultural-historical exploration of a Dutch National Park., Landscape Research. Published online
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