A5029512208- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Climate variability and models
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Urban Planning and Landscape Design
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Offshore Engineering and Technologies
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
Wageningen University & Research
2011-2025
Center for Climate and Resilience Research
2018-2023
University of Twente
2011-2022
Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
2007-2015
ISRIC - World Soil Information
2006-2009
Universitat de València
2009
Environmental Law Institute
1991
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
1974-1989
Norwegian Womens Public Health Association
1980
The idea of ‘place’ has long been central to the planning and design practice. Recent trends illustrate increased intervention in ‘experience’ ‘feeling’ places, order influence enhance community dynamics. While place-making is an important tool for experts utilize planning, it should be accompanied by a thorough understanding contemporary social dynamics place implications people who inhabit these places. In this sense, participatory forms integral part future processes thereof. paper, first...
Abstract. Accurate quantification of the amount and spatial variation evapotranspiration is important in a wide range disciplines. Remote sensing based surface energy balance models have been developed to estimate turbulent fluxes at different scales. The objective this study evaluate Surface Energy Balance System (SEBS) model on landscape scale, using tower-based flux measurements land cover units during an overpass ASTER sensor over SPARC 2004 experimental site Barrax (Spain). A...
The European Commission promotes the inclusion of green infrastructure (GI) in spatial planning across member states. For strategic GI to be effective and ensure long-term sustainability functionality, it must involve collaboration among relevant actors at all governance levels. However, less attention has been given required tools decision-making processes necessary foster such (particularly regional scale) that determine success implementation. This study addresses this gap by analyzing...
Abstract. EAGLE2006 – an intensive field campaign for the advances in land surface hydrometeorological processes was carried out Netherlands from 8th to 18th June 2006, involving 16 institutions with total 67 people different countries. In addition acquisition of multi-angle and multi-sensor satellite data, several airborne instruments optical imaging sensor, microwave radiometer, a flux airplane were deployed extensive ground measurements conducted over one grassland site at Cabauw two...
Current spatial planning and sustainability approaches attempt to create competitive, lively sustainable cities. This paper argues that place-making green-planning can assist in this regard as these focus on creating qualitative, socially viable environmentally friendly spaces. These furthermore transforming temporary spaces permanent places by introducing green-initiatives captured from pilot studies included paper, namely city-trees, green roofs, graffiti, walking routes impulses. The...
Climate services are becoming the backbone to translate climate knowledge, data & information into climate-informed decision-making at all levels, from public administrations business operators. It is essential assess technical and scientific quality of provided products, including their value users, establish relation trust between providers various downstream users. The products (i.e., satellite, in-situ reanalysis) shall be fully traceable, adequately documented uncertainty quantified...
In a context of rapidly changing livability towns and countryside, climate change biodiversity decrease, this paper introduces landscape-based planning approach to regional spatial policy challenges allowing regime shift towards future land system resilient external pressures. The concept nature-based solutions transition theory are combined in approach, which co-created normative visions serve as boundary concepts. Rather than an object itself, the landscape is considered comprehensive...
Climate services were initially established with the aim to make vast amount of climate data, projections and other science output publicly available support development responses society's vulnerability change. In Europe embraced concept was not only provide access scientific knowledge reduce vulnerability, but also as an opportunity promote innovation, business opportunities employment, highlighting importance involving users in developing services. However, differences skills, framing...
This essay addresses the long-term effectiveness of urban climate change adaptation approaches, based, inter alia, on work in C40 city network. We argue that most cities, dominant framing risk management almost exclusively focuses short-term incrementalities and preventive solutions directly tackling hazards, vulnerability, exposure. approach has serious flaws, leading to missed opportunities for longer-term sustainable development. Until very recently, science usually provided only a...
Purpose The Green Credit Tool is evaluated as a method to quantify the value of green‐spaces and determine how these green‐space‐values can be replaced or compensated for within urban spatial planning projects. Design/methodology/approach Amersfoort Local Municipality created ensure protection enhancement green totality. tool described based on three core elements: matrix, collection values compensation. Findings were case studies in Parkweelde Randerbroek (Amersfoort, Netherlands)....
Abstract The Coordinating Earth Observation Data Validation for Reanalysis Climate Services project (CORE-CLIMAX) aimed to substantiate how Copernicus observations and products can contribute climate change analyses. CORE-CLIMAX assessed the European capability provide data records (CDRs) of essential variables (ECVs), prepared a structured process derive CDRs, developed harmonized approach validating variable identified integration CDRs into reanalysis chain, formulated compare results...
To advance our understanding of land–atmosphere exchanges water, energy and carbon dioxide (CO2) in space time over heterogeneous land surfaces, two intensive field campaigns were carried out at the Barrax agricultural test site Spain during 12–21 July 2004 (SPARC 2004) 8–14 2005 (SEN2FLEX 2005) involving multiple field, satellite airborne instruments for characterizing state atmosphere, vegetation soil from visible to microwave range spectrum. Part experimental area is a core 25 km2, within...
Abstract. Scintillometry is widely recognized as a potential tool for obtaining spatially aggregated sensible heat fluxes at regional scales. Although many investigations have been made over contrasting component surfaces, few aggregation schemes consider footprint contributions. In this paper, an approach presented to infer average flux very heterogeneous landscape by using large aperture scintillometer. The methodology demonstrated on simulated data and tested time series of measurements...
A Large Eddy Simulation (LES) model is coupled to a remote‐sensing‐based SVAT that accounts for soil and vegetation in order study the feedback effects between surface state spatial variability fluxes, through induction of lower atmosphere. As such, this focuses on sensible heat flux exchange. The simulations indicated changes are introduced distributions mainly at higher temperatures. scale‐dependent method presented account effects. This showed most significant correlation air temperature...
Abstract. The increasing scarcity of water from local to global scales requires the efficient monitoring this valuable resource, especially in context a sustainable management irrigated agriculture. In study, two-source energy balance model (TSEB) was applied Barrax test site. inputs leaf area index (LAI) and fractional vegetation cover (fCover) were estimated CHRIS imagery by using traditional scaled NDVI look-up table (LUT) inversion approach. LUT constructed well established SAILH +...
Abstract Purpose – Amersfoort Local Municipality implemented the workbench spatial quality method (referred to as method) enhance participation in green‐planning processes. Design/methodology/approach As part of Valuing Attractive Landscapes Urban Economy project (made possible by INTERREG IVB North West Europe, European Regional Development Fund, Territorial Cooperation, 2007‐2013), was evaluated based on its contribution three core issues: understanding value green spaces; identifying...