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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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Essential plant nutrients impair post-germination development of Striga in sorghum
Plants People Planet (2025), Volume: 7, Issue: 2 - ISSN 2572-2611 - p. 422-435. -
Voor practor Miriam Quataert is het mbo een cadeau
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Microbiological hazards associated with the use of water in the post‐harvest handling and processing operations of fresh and frozen fruits, vegetables and herbs (ffFVHs)
EFSA Supporting Publications (2025), Volume: 22, Issue: 1 - ISSN 2397-8325 -
Monitoring contaminants in Lac Bay water samples by applying passive samplers : A combination of target and non-target screening approach
IJmuiden: Wageningen Marine Research (Wageningen Marine Research report C002/25) -
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 -
Interactive map for engaged learning for large soil and landscape-related courses
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De Nederlandse agrarische sector in internationaal verband - editie 2025
Wageningen: Wageningen Economic Research (Rapport / Wageningen Economic Research 2025-016) -
Member of the Exam Committee for the EngD thesis of Bram Kok
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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"