Inspired by last term’s 100 Notebook Project and moved by the people and landscapes of an alien land, I began to document my stay in Bali through the entries of a travel journal. Although my week was taken up largely by my internship duties, I made it a point to see and do as much as I could during weekends and over the various religious holidays. The following post is excerpted material taken from three months’ worth of personal...
Nashin Mahtani’s thesis entitled “Pulsing Territories, Perpetual Frontiers” proposes an alternate form of tourism development for Bali, Indonesia that works cyclically, leveraging seasonal activities over time, rather than one that sprawls outward consuming the islands finite resources. Everyone is welcome to attend her thesis defence on Thursday July 30, 2015 at 2:30 PM in ARC 2003.
Nashin Mahtani’s ongoing thesis work challenges the current method of tourism development in Bali, Indonesia and proposes an alternate model that pulses rather than sprawls. Her design strategy enables the development of new frontiers, followed by periods of dormancy and finally, periods of regeneration.