Nature, culture and people in Jeju Island

Nature, culture and people in Jeju Island

1. Context

Jeju is a volcanic island created entirely from volcanic eruptions in the past, which is located in East Asia. While known for its beautiful nature, Jeju Island’s inhospitable environments—rough soil and frequent typhoons—have caused islanders to suffer.

Building Hoi An towards a cultural city

Building Hoi An towards a cultural city

1. Context

Hoi An is an administrative unit of Quang Nam, a province in Central Vietnam. The City is located 30km South-east of Da Nang City. From 1999 to 2013, the population went from 77, 283 to 90.891 and the city from 5 urban wards to 9 and from 7 communes to and 4.

Ha Long Ecomuseum

Ha Long Ecomuseum

1. Context : unified Vietnam and unique Ha Long Bay

Around 90,3 million inhabitants populate Vietnam, situated in the South-East of Asia. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976.

Gabrovo: Trends in cultural development

Gabrovo: Trends in cultural development

1. Context

When one analyses the culture of a town, it makes sense to start with its citizens, the people who have chosen to share its good or bad spaces, to be a part of the processes to change it...

EThekwini Inanda heritage route

EThekwini Inanda heritage route

1. Context

EThekwini Municipality is located on the east coast of South Africa in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The Municipality spans an area of approximately 2297 km2 and is home to 3,5 million people.

Cordoba - Your neighbourhood on stage

Cordoba - Your neighbourhood on stage

1. Context

Cordoba is located in the centre of the country and is both an industrial and university city. Since being founded in 1573, the city has been a meeting place of business and culture for various regions around the country due to its geographic location.

The museum of Congonhas – the first site museum of Brazil

The museum of Congonhas – the first site museum of Brazil

1. Context

Congonhas is located 78 km from Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state of Minas Gerais. The first inhabitants arrived in the region in the early years of the 18th century. Here were some of the first gold mines explored in Brazil.

Strategy "Culture for a sustainable growth of Cesis"

Strategy "Culture for a sustainable growth of Cesis"

1. Context

Cēsis is a small town of 16,000 inhabitants located in the north of Latvia. Surrounded by rural areas and natural parks, its economy is based mostly on food production, retail and small industries (manufacturing, transport).