Environmental Geography

Vita Bakker, MSc
- vita.bakkervunl
- Faculty of Science, Environmental Geography - External PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
Gabriella Bishop
- g.a.bishopvunl
- Faculty of Science, Environmental Geography - Research Associate
Person: Academic
dr. Esther Boere, MSc
- e.j.m.boerevunl
- Faculty of Science, Environmental Geography - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
ir. Angela Camarena Barba, MSc
- a.camarenabarbavunl
- Faculty of Science, Environmental Geography - PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
dr. ing. Pierre Chopin
- p.g.b.chopinvunl
- Faculty of Science, Environmental Geography - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic

3 Active
7 Finished

Planning Land Use Strategies: Meeting biodiversity, climate and social objectives in a Changing world.
Schaafsma, M. (Project Researcher), Schulp, N. (Principal Investigator), Siegerink, V. (Project Researcher), Nijensteen, I. (Project Researcher), van der Meer, M. (Project Researcher), Kraaijeveld, J. (Project Researcher), Nguyen, M. H. (Project Researcher) & Nguyen, M. H. (Project Researcher)
1/06/23 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
Towards an Integrated Consistent European LULUCF Monitoring and Policy Pathway Assessment Framework
Levers, C. (Project Researcher), Oostdijk, S. (Project Researcher), Debonne, N. (Project Researcher), Scherpenhuijzen, N. (Project Researcher), Pupo West, T. (Project Researcher) & Langenbacher, J. (Project Researcher)
1/09/22 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
BrightspotsCSA: Bright spots of climate smart agriculture – learning from high-performing farming systems (BrightspotsCSA)
Schulp, N. (Principal Investigator), Levers, C. (Project Researcher), Verkuil, L. (Project Researcher), Nooij, J. (Project Researcher) & Verburg, P. H. (Project Researcher)
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
Phenological desynchronization of species interactions within urban environments
Hernández Agüero, J. A. (Principal Investigator)
1/02/24 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
Urban greening and bluish as efficiently regulators of avian-mediated trophic cascades
Hernández Agüero, J. A. (Principal Investigator)
1/12/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research

Distribution of forest-based innovations across Europe
Lovrić, M., Torralba, M., Orsi, F., Pettenella, D., Mann, C., Geneletti, D., Plieninger, T., Primmer, E., Hernandez-Morcillo, M., Thorsen, B. J., Lundhede, T., Lasse, L., Wunder, S. & Winkel, G., Mar 2026, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Canopy height mapping in the Western Himalayas, Pakistan: A deep learning approach using GEDI and Sentinel-2 fusion
Ahmad, A., Sastry, S., Dhakal, A., Khanal, S., Levering, A., Gilani, H. & Jacobs, N., Feb 2026, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 146, 105030.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Diverging trajectories of built-up land dynamics for country groups by income until 2100
Yang, H., Niu, L. & van Vliet, J., Feb 2026, In: Habitat International. 168, p. 1-13 13 p., 103677.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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Spatio-temporal changes in cropland system and its impacts on grain production in China
Tang, L., Verburg, P. H., Ke, X., Wang, C., Wu, S., Li, W. & Zhu, J., Feb 2026, In: Agricultural Systems. 232, p. 1-10 10 p., 104573.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Cooling benefits of Urban agriculture to inhabitants—mapping cooling potential of allotments in European functional urban areas
Budzik, G., Sylla, M. & Schulp, C. J. E., 1 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 397, p. 1-21 21 p., 128275.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access

AM_1049 Causes and Consequences of Environmental Change
Lu, H.
1/09/25 → 15/12/25
Course
Big Data in Sustainability Science
Koks, E.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Causes and Consequences of Environmental Change
Chopin, P.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Challenges for the City
van Vliet, J.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Climate Data Science
Lin, Y.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course

19 Peer review
9 PhD thesis examination
8 Lecture / Presentation
7 Consultancy
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Advancing large-scale analysis of human settlements and their dynamics
Koomen, E. (Examiner)
15 Mar 2023
Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
Advocacy work on fossil fuel collaborations in academia
Verdonk, P. (Participant), Schaumburg, J. (Participant), Kaupa, C. (Participant), Debonne, N. (Participant), Doci, E. (Participant), Lemaire, K. (Participant), Maas, I. (Participant), Wens, M. (Participant), Ossebaard, H. (Participant), Leggett, J. (Participant), Verburg, P. H. (Participant), Pattberg, P. (Participant), Holland, M. (Participant), Iannuzzi, D. (Participant), Klaassen, P. (Participant), Kort, R. (Participant) & Blondeel, M. (Participant)
1 Jan 2023 → 15 Aug 2023
Activity: Other
Land use impacts of the Chinese 2035 biodiversity strategy
Malek, Ž. (Consultant), van Vliet, J. (Consultant), Verburg, P. H. (Consultant) & Khazieva, E. (Consultant)
2021 → 2022
Activity: Consultancy
Land Use Modeling and the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) Platform for Evidence-Based Public Policy/Investment Design
Malek, Ž. (Speaker)
Feb 2021
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Nature Food (Journal)
Levers, C. (Reviewer)
2020 → …
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Peer review › Academic

Community Food Survey of Western Upper Peninsula Michigan
Lu, H. (Recipient), 2020
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Engaging the public through gamification: toward a clean environment
Lu, H. (Recipient), 2025
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Lecturer of the Year - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Chopin, P. (Recipient), 24 Aug 2022
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Global Fellowship
Levers, C. (Recipient), 2018
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Nominee for 2021 CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
Lu, H. (Recipient), 2021
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic

Replication Data for: Comparing the spatial structure of cities in East Africa, Europe and the United States of North America
Rosier, J. (Creator), Verburg, P. H. (Creator) & van Vliet, J. (Creator), DataverseNL, 2025
DOI: 10.34894/PW28GH, https://dataverse.nl/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.34894/PW28GH
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Pantropical distribution of short-rotation woody plantations under current and future climate
Schulze, K. (Creator), Malek, Ž. (Creator), Schepaschenko, D. (Creator), Lesiv, M. (Creator), Fritz, S. (Creator) & Verburg, P. H. (Creator), DataverseNL, 18 May 2023
DOI: 10.34894/T3A3RM
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Land degradation data for Central Asia
Khazieva, E. (Creator), Malek, Ž. (Creator) & Verburg, P. H. (Creator), DataverseNL, 26 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.34894/E3YYWC
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Replication data for "Solar park detection form publicly available satelite imagery"
Plakman, V. (Creator), Rosier, J. (Creator) & van Vliet, J. (Creator), DataverseNL, 28 Feb 2022
DOI: 10.34894/5NYLSG, https://doi.org/10.34894/5NYLSG
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Data and model for "Urban development and its exposure to river flood risk in Southeast Asia"
Tierolf, L. (Creator), de Moel, H. (Creator) & van Vliet, J. (Creator), DataverseNL, 2021
DOI: 10.34894/NXJ8TP, https://doi.org/10.34894/NXJ8TP
Dataset / Software: Dataset

VU-studie kijkt of locaties duurzame energiewinning wel op de gunstige plek liggen: "acceptatie van omwonenden speelt ook mee"
van Vliet, J.
25/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
NOS Podcast De Dag - Van België tot Roemenië, de Europese boer is boos
Debonne, N.
2/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
NOS op 3: Ze krijgen €58 miljard. Toch zijn boeren boos, waarom?
Debonne, N.
3/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Radio 1 Nieuwe Feiten: Aanleidingen voor boerenprotesten verschillen van land tot land, maar "diepere malaise"verbindt boeren over heel Europa
Debonne, N.
31/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
VRT NWS: Aanleidingen voor boerenprotesten verschillen van land tot land, maar “diepere malaise” verbindt boeren over heel Europa
Debonne, N.
30/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment

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