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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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Durability assessment of lignin-based asphalt for sustainable road construction
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Carbon and greenhouse gas budgets of Europe: trends, interannual and spatial variability, and their drivers
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Mapping the development of agroecology in Europe - Volume 2
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A spatially explicit model of beaver river-floodplains: understanding drivers and mapping opportunities for restoration
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Food systems resilience dialogue and pathway development : Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative Area - South Sudan
Wageningen: Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (Report / Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation WCDI-24-323) -
Transcriptomic Analysis of Pubertal and Adult Virgin Mouse Mammary Epithelial and Stromal Cell Populations
Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia (2024), Volume: 29 - ISSN 1083-3021 -
KPI’s voor dierenwelzijn : achtergronddocument
Bunnik: Louis Bolk Instituut -
Dataset Spiritual Values in Forest Management Practices
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Irrigated maps of the Rhine basin
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Rapid hematocrit estimation using a fold-crease induced fast flowing paper sensor
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2024), Volume: 418 - ISSN 0925-4005