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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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To Measure or Not: A Cost-Sensitive, Selective Measuring Environment for Agricultural Management Decisions with Reinforcement Learning
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Eco-System City: nature inclusiveness in the city with functional ecosystems
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Eco-System-City: the value of Green Infrastructure and Water in the City
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Programmaplan : omgaan met zout in landbouw, natuur en waterbeheer
Wageningen: Wageningen Environmental Research -
De Baarlingerpolder : Polderen voor een landbouwtransitie
Geografie (2025), Volume: 34, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0926-3837 -
Use of commercial microwave links as scintillometers: potential and limitations towards evaporation estimation
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Rassenbulletin Cichorei 2025
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Comparative study of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) accumulation in bold and shy Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Aquaculture (2025), Volume: 595 - ISSN 0044-8486 -
Fishpond microbiota, their synergism with fish and potential biotechnological applications
Aquaculture (2025), Volume: 596 - ISSN 0044-8486 -
Imagining rural landscapes : Making sense of a contemporary landscape identity complex in the Netherlands
Environmental Values (2025), Volume: 34, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0963-2719 - p. 60-83.