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Natural surroundings and health
Natural surroundings can benefit human health in many ways. Wageningen University & Research studies issues concerning the optimal design and management of natural surroundings, the impact of landscape and urban design on social safety and possibilities for using the existing natural surroundings to influence human behaviour.
Examples of how natural surroundings can contribute to human health
- Recovery from stress
- Promotion of social contact
- Ensuring optimal childhood development
- Stimulation of personal development and providing a sense of purpose
- As an impetus for exercise, reducing obesity
Recent publications:
- The Health and Wellbeing Effects of Forests, Trees and Green Space;
- The spatial distribution of microplastics in topsoils of an urban environment - Coimbra city case-study;
- GIANT LEAPS towards healthy and sustainable future diets by filling knowledge gaps on alternative proteins;
- Green Salutogenic Environments;
- Seaweed processing for feed.
All publications (1986 - present)
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Publications
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Volume measurement of tulip bulbs
Wageningen: Wageningen Plant Research (Report / Stichting Wageningen Research, Wageningen Plant Research, Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture WPR-1312) -
Data underlying the publication: Comparing Global Violations of Environmentally Critical Groundwater Discharge Thresholds
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BIObec dissemination table
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Consumer acceptance Mycelium
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Data from: Constraining biospheric carbon dioxide fluxes by combined top-down and bottom-up approaches
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Permagov D4.1 deliverable: Developing the Multi-layered Collaborative Marine Governance Model
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Geospatial datasets of land reclamation and morphological reconstructions of the Ems estuary since the 16th century
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Beyond Formal-Informal Dichotomies
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology - Oxford University Press - ISBN: 9780190854584 -
Bestrijding nachtmerrieplant Japanse duizendknoop lijkt in Rotterdam eindelijk succesvol
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Data for: Functional redundancy of weed seed predation is reduced by intensified agriculture