Science-policy challenges for biodiversity, public health and urbanization: Examples from Belgium

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Keune, H ^a,b,c,d   Kretsch, C ^e   De Blust, G ^a   Gilbert, M ^f   Flandroy, L ^g   Van Den Berge, K ^a   Versteirt, V ^h   Hartig, T ⁱ   De Keersmaecker, L ^j   Eggermont, H ^b,k   Brosens, D ^a,b   Dessein, J ^l   Vanwambeke, S ^m   Prieur Richard, A H ⁿ   Wittmer, H ^o   Van Herzele, A ^a   Linard, C ^f   Martens, P ^p   Mathijs, E ^q   Simoens, I ^a   Van Damme, P ^r,s   Volckaert, F ^q   Heyman, P ^t   Bauler, T ^f   more..

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Biodiversity Platform ^*  (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d University of Namur   (Belgium)

^e Co Operation on Health and Biodiversity ^*  (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^g Federal Public Service Health   (Belgium)

^h AVIA GIS   (Belgium)

ⁱ UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^j Agency for Nature and Forest   (Belgium)

^k ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^l INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^m UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

ⁿ MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^o HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^p MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^q UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^r GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^s CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^t Military Hospital Queen Astrid   (Belgium)

more..

Author keywords

biodiversity; community of practice; complexity; ecosystem services; public health; sciencepolicy interface; urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE; COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; SCIENCE-POLICY INTERFACE; URBANIZATION;

URBAN GROWTH;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84880895849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/025015     Document Type: Article

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