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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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De Nederlandse agrarische sector in internationaal verband - editie 2025
Wageningen: Wageningen Economic Research (Rapport / Wageningen Economic Research 2025-016) -
Zeevogels verliezen habitat door windparken op zee
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Dataset underlying the publication: "MoGAAAP: A modular Snakemake workflow for automated genome assembly and annotation with quality assessment"
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Interactive map for engaged learning for large soil and landscape-related courses
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Selling extinction : The politics of cheetah conservation in Namibia : “Cheetah capital of the world”
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): A. Hardon, co-promotor(en): D. Ludwig - Wageningen: Wageningen University -
Entvironmental and Macroinvertebrate data for: "The effect of a large-scale Nature-based Solution on the aquatic biodiversity in a gravel river in The Netherlands"
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Extraction of data from Zenodo
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Rules of thumb for contact sensitive recycling
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Herintroductie van macrofauna in Brabantse beken
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Maternal effect senescence and caloric restriction interact to affect fitness through changes in life history timing
Journal of Animal Ecology (2025), Volume: 94, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0021-8790 - p. 99-111.