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… 10 mei 2021 Health boost from nature Zoekresultaten Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led by Stanford University researchers in collaboration with Bram Oosterbroek from the Maastricht Sustainability Institute . The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, lays out how access to nature increases people’s physical activity—and therefore overall health—in cities. Lack of physical activity in the U.S. results in $117 billion a year in related health care costs and leads to 3.2 million deaths globally every year. It may seem like an intuitive connection, but the new research closes an important gap in understanding how building nature into cities can support overall human wellbeing. Nature in cities can motivate people to run an extra few blocks or bike to work, benefitting people’s health through physical …
People who are customers of a bicycle rental company are more likely to go by bike instead of public transport, car or on foot. This is according to recent research by scientists at Maastricht University.
… 21 januari 2021 Urban Hotspotter Zoekresultaten You may have seen him passing by on the Groene Loper (a greenway in Maastricht)—researcher Bram Oosterbroek on his Urban Hotspotter measurement bike. It is certainly eye-catching, with measuring instruments on the back and a laptop in a basket on the handlebar. 'I study the health effects of spatial planning', he says. He is happy … by the people themselves. Bram: 'And I’m curious about the effects of this on our health. Do we exercise more or less, does the environment invite people to come together, do they use the Groene Loper to relax?' Bram uses his unique bicycle for this research. To measure is to know From his home on the Statensingel , he regularly cycles in the direction of the Groene Loper . 'First of all, the equipment measures the air quality and the heat island effect.' He also has to explain the latter. 'During … to them for health, called "hotspots". Because of corona, we haven’t yet come together to brainstorm about the opportunities, but I can also measure that in the future.' Do you live near the Groene Loper and are you interested? Then check out the website of RuimteGIDS (in Dutch) or talk to Bram when he cycles past again. Original article (in Dutch): https://www.mijngroeneloper.nl/nieuws/nieuws-archief/op-pad-met-de-urban-hotspotter-meetfiets … You may have seen him passing by on the Groene …
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Clinical Data Science
Radiotherapie
GROW, School for Oncology & Reproduction
Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Obstetrie & Gynaecologie
GROW, School for Oncology & Reproduction
Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
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Clinical Data Science
Radiotherapie
GROW, School for Oncology & Reproduction
Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
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Y. Huang
Clinical Data Science
Radiotherapie
GROW, School for Oncology & Reproduction
Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Obstetrie & Gynaecologie
GROW, School for Oncology & Reproduction
Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences