Amanda Hooykaas studies human ecology and the relationship between people, place, and stewardship. Her research seeks to understand the history of human interactions with the natural world: how we depend on our natural landscapes to sustain our soci
...MoreAmanda Hooykaas studies human ecology and the relationship between people, place, and stewardship. Her research seeks to understand the history of human interactions with the natural world: how we depend on our natural landscapes to sustain our social and psychological lives, how modifications we make to our landscapes affect us, and how our ideas of nature shape our relationships with the world around us. As a Ph.D. Candidate, Hooykaas is examining the concept of ‘sense of place’ in Northern resource-based communities affected by existing & proposed hydro- electric projects. She considers the relationship between place identification, resource development, local stewardship, and the implications for sustainable governance.
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