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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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Atlas Critical Tourism Studies - Asia Pacific Tourism (Event)
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How is knowledge production and use practiced in transdisciplinary research collaboration? Examining routines for water transformation
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New Political Economy Initiative Rural Economy Workshop
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Performance of mild acetone organosolv fractionation on lignocellulosic feedstocks from new cropping systems for production of advanced bioethanol
Industrial Crops and Products (2025), Volume: 223 - ISSN 0926-6690 -
Investigating the role of ENSO in groundwater temporal variability across Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates using machine learning algorithms
Groundwater for Sustainable Development (2025), Volume: 28 - ISSN 2352-801X -
Integrating UAV-based LiDAR and 3D computer vision to enhance cattle growth monitoring in precision livestock farming
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Lammert Kooistra, Wensheng Wang, co-promotor(en): Caspar Alexander Mücher - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789465104041 -
The relationship of food safety culture elements : A serial mediation model
Food Control (2025), Volume: 169 - ISSN 0956-7135 -
Citrus pectins impact the function of chicken macrophages
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2025), Volume: 286 - ISSN 0141-8130 -
More inputs of antibiotics into groundwater but less into rivers as a result of manure management in China
Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (2025), Volume: 23 - ISSN 2666-4984 -
Evolution-assisted engineering of E. coli enables growth on formic acid at ambient CO2 via the Serine Threonine Cycle
Metabolic Engineering (2025), Volume: 88 - ISSN 1096-7176 - p. 14-24.