A5008052896- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Education in Diverse Contexts
- Business Strategies and Innovation
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- International Development and Aid
- Risk Perception and Management
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Urban Planning and Landscape Design
- ICT in Developing Communities
Maastricht University
2010-2023
Australian National University
2017
Institute of Cellular and Intracellular Symbiosis
2009-2014
Sustainability assessment (SA) is an increasingly popular term referring to a broad range of approaches align decision-making with the principles sustainability. Nevertheless, in public and private sectors sustainability results are still disappointing, this paper reflects on problem proposes way forward. We argue that, because issues generally wicked problems (i.e. 'complex interconnected factors pluralistic context'), effective assessments need be reflexive about definition issue criteria...
Large parts of urban space around the world exist small-scale plots such as domestic gardens. These spaces carry potential for enhancing biodiversity, sustainability and ecosystem services in beyond cities. However, gardening residential garden designs are often guided by aesthetics ease more than aim to create habitat biological diversity. Yard-management decisions impact socio-ecological systems various ways, example through irrigation patterns, fertilization or use pesticides choice...
In this paper, we review the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Scenarios their assumptions biodiversity conservation, using a framework based cultural theory (CT) perspectives. We explored an adaptation of CT typology significance some underrepresented worldviews for discussions conservation in changing world. The evaluation scenario studies storylines adds to our understanding socio-cultural dimensions loss It contributes underlying complex...
A broader perspective on the role of cities and their relation to inhabitants planet is essential effectively answer urgent sustainability questions that emerge in beyond cities. This essay provides a critical reflection notion sustainable city. The central question discussed is: how can ideal city be best conceptualised? Through exploring historic contemporary theories urban-nature-people relationship analysing some current projects with help Cultural Theory, it argued creating...
Abstract Background Systems thinking can be used as a participatory data collection and analysis tool to understand complex implementation contexts their dynamics with interventions, it support the selection of tailored effective actions. A few previous studies have applied systems methods, mainly causal loop diagrams, prioritize interventions illustrate respective context. The present study aimed explore how methods help decision-makers (1) locally specific causes effects key issue they are...
Cities face rapid changes leading to increasing inequalities and emerging public health issues that require cost-effective interventions. The urban exposome concept refers the continuous monitoring of environmental indicators using city smaller intra-city areas as measurement units in an interdisciplinary approach combines qualitative quantitative methods from social sciences, epidemiology exposure assessment.In this proof study, drinking water quality life were described part development...
Understanding public perceptions on the health impacts of climate change will help to better address planetary challenges. This study aimed assess differences in Cypriot population regarding climate-related risks, information sources used, and self-assessed status over a three-year period, along with relationship between sociodemographics risks. Two cross-sectional surveys environmental risks change, sources, were conducted July–December 2018 (n = 185) August–September 2021 202) among adults...
Abstract Cities face rapid changes leading to increasing inequalities and emerging public health issues that require cost-effective interventions. The urban exposome framework constitutes a novel approach in tackling city-wide challenges, such as those of drinking water quality life. In this proof-of-concept study, we presented part the Limassol (Cyprus) focusing on chemical microbial parameters their association with neighborhood indicators. A perceptions study an population was conducted....