Place Branding through Resource Integration and Gastro-Cultural Experiences: A Transnational Perspective

Developing Cultural Competencies through Transnational Learning Experiences in Active Online Learning Environments

In today’s world cultural competency becomes more and more important in order to act successfully in the modern economy. Nevertheless it is often difficult to engage students in immersive international experiences that develop inter-cultural awareness. Especially undergraduate engineering students have to deal with packed curricula with little or no room for languages and an often unforgiving s...

Transnational Education through Engagement: Students’ Perspective

A Computer Science degree is offered by Victoria University both locally in Australia and transnationally in Hong Kong. The degree includes a compulsory final year project subject. The project, a team effort, involves the design and implementation of a reallife computer application for an external client. The project model in Hong Kong was modified to accommodate a variety of time, distance, an...

Green Attraction: Transnational Municipal Climate Networks and Green City Branding

In this article, we investigate the nexus of green city branding and municipal climate networks. In recent decades, a number of formal transnational municipal climate networks have emerged and their membership continues to increase. In parallel, city branding that is based on green policies, has gained importance. Based on quantitative and qualitative data, we assess how and to what extent Germ...

Natural and Cultural Resource Valuation: A Place-Based, Resource-Driven Approach

A cultural perspective on emotional experiences across the life span.

Past research suggests that older adults place a greater priority on goals of maintaining positive experiences and distancing from negative experiences. We hypothesized that these aging-related differences in emotional experiences are more pronounced in Western cultures that encourage linear approaches to well-being compared with Eastern cultures that encourage more dialectic approaches to well...