A5027071901- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Forest Management and Policy
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Rural development and sustainability
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Urban Planning and Valuation
Wageningen University & Research
2013-2023
Nature Conservation Agency
2003-2018
University of Copenhagen
2007
Geocenter Denmark
2007
Scholars observe an increased involvement of citizens in green space governance. This paper focuses on self-governance, which play a major role realizing, protecting and/or managing space. While existing research self-governance mostly specific cases, we aim to contribute towards large overview via inventory 264 practices across The Netherlands. With this, discuss the relevance for nature conservation and its relationship with authorities. In our analysis, show that are very diverse: they...
With the aim to embed ecology more forcefully into decision-making, concept of Ecosystems Services (ES) has gained significant ground among policy-makers and researchers. The increasing recognition importance urban green areas for quality life in growing cities led proponents ES approaches argue an uptake approach environmental decision-making. However, been criticized standing too much at a distance from local communities their day-to-day practices insufficiently taking account potential...
Relational values reflect the qualities of relationships between humans and nature, such as care, social bonding, place attachment spiritual meanings. In this perspective article, we argue that understanding relational is vital for nature conservation, identify how incorporation these may function leverage points achieving more effective policy. We discuss distinctive features concept elaborate strongly influence people's perceptions of, engagement with action nature. can also provide...
Biocultural diversity, which refers to the inextricable link between biodiversity and cultural has been predominantly associated with traditional ways in indigenous people tropical countries interact natural environment. But it does not have be restricted these circumstances. diversity may also regarded as an interesting concept for understanding how industrialized globalized societies deal nature. This paper explores biocultural 20 European cities by considering (i) is interpreted urban...
Gonçalves, P., F. Grilo, R. C. Mendes, K. Vierikko, B. Elands, T. A. Marques, and M. Santos-Reis. 2021. What’s biodiversity got to do with it? Perceptions of restorativeness in urban parks. Ecology Society 26(3):25. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12598-260325