Local availability of green and blue space and prevalence of common mental disorders in the Netherlands

S De Vries, M Ten Have, S van Dorsselaer… - BJPsych …, 2016 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPrevious studies revealed a relationship between residential green space
availability and health, especially mental health. Studies on blue space are scarcer and …

Recoupling livestock and feed production in the Netherlands to reduce environmental impacts

B van Selm, R Hijbeek, MK van Ittersum… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In many places on earth, livestock and feed production are decoupled, as feed is grown in
one region and fed to livestock in another. This disrupts nutrient cycles by depleting …

Greener living environment healthier people?: Exploring green space, physical activity and health in the Doetinchem Cohort Study

HSJ Picavet, I Milder, H Kruize, S De Vries… - Preventive …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Evidence is emerging that more green space in the living environment is
associated with better health, partly via the pathway of physical activity. Objectives We …

Connection between urban green areas and visitors' physical and mental well-being

M Vujcic, J Tomicevic-Dubljevic, I Zivojinovic… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Frequent visits to urban green areas have been widely demonstrated to bring notable health
benefits to city residents and helped them to maintain contact with nature. Empirical …

Natural and built environmental exposures on children's active school travel: A Dutch global positioning system-based cross-sectional study

M Helbich, MJZ van Emmichoven, MJ Dijst, MP Kwan… - Health & place, 2016 - Elsevier
Physical inactivity among children is on the rise. Active transport to school (ATS), namely
walking and cycling there, adds to children's activity level. Little is known about how …

What is 'neighborhood walkability'? How the built environment differently correlates with walking for different purposes and with walking on weekdays and weekends

J Gao, CBM Kamphuis, M Helbich, D Ettema - Journal of transport …, 2020 - Elsevier
Residential environments are associated with people's walking behavior. Transit-related,
non-transit-related, and recreational walking may be differently associated with residential …

A belowground perspective on Dutch agroecosystems: how soil organisms interact to support ecosystem services

C Mulder, A Boit, M Bonkowski, PC De Ruiter… - Advances in ecological …, 2011 - Elsevier
New patterns and trends in land use are becoming increasingly evident in Europe's heavily
modified landscape and else whereas sustainable agriculture and nature restoration are …

A carbon footprint assessment of multi‐output biorefineries with international biomass supply: a case study for the Netherlands

I Vera, R Hoefnagels, A van der Kooij… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The efficient use of lignocellulosic biomass for the production of advanced fuels and bio‐
based materials has become increasingly relevant. In the EU, regulatory developments are …

Children's school commuting in the Netherlands: Does it matter how urban form is incorporated in mode choice models?

M Helbich - International journal of sustainable transportation, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Walking and cycling to school is environmentally sustainable and increases children's
physical activity. Although it is known that the built environment influences children's travel …

Susceptibility of pollinators to ongoing landscape changes depends on landscape history

J Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, JC Biesmeijer… - Diversity and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Pollinators play an important role in ecosystem functioning, affecting also crop
production. Their decline may hence lead to serious ecological and economic impacts …