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Researcher

Alexander Hooyberg

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37 Results

2025

General practitioners’ perceptions on prescribing coastal visits for mental health in Flanders (Belgium)

Alexander HooybergLuka De Wever Van der HeydenMarine SeverinStefaan De HenauwGert Everaert

A1 Journal Article in HEALTHCARE

Human behavior and the natural environment : insights from environmental psychology

Ruth KrebsFlorian LangeSarah KuschAlessandra CarellaYannick JoyeAlexander Hooyberg

Ocean for health : a transdisciplinary framework to accelerate research on ocean–human health connections

Gert EveraertRaf AertsJan BourgoisAnn BuysseAdrian CovaciMaarten De RijckeEveline DiopereAlexander HooybergCarl LachatLies Lahousse et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The social structuring of coastal visitation behavior

Alexander HooybergStefaan De HenauwGert EveraertNathalie MichelsHenk Roose

Unraveling the social structuring of coastal visitation behaviors to understand health impact disparities

Alexander HooybergStefaan De HenauwGert EveraertNathalie MichelsHenk Roose

2024

Evidence for the health benefits of the Belgian coast : psycho-physiological mechanisms and environment- and person-specific influential factors

Alexander Hooyberg

Het belang van de oceaan voor onze gezondheid : rapport van de Ostend Working Group on Ocean and Human Health

Gert EveraertRaf AertsJan BourgoisAnn BuysseAdrian CovaciMaarten De RijckeEveline DiopereAlexander HooybergCarl LachatLies Lahousse et al.

Myth or fact : does a coastal walk reduce stress? A physiological study with wearable technology

Julia KinetSara VandammeAlexander HooybergColin JanssenGert EveraertJana Asselman

Survey data linking coastal visit behaviours to socio-demographic and health profiles

Alexander HooybergHenk RooseBritt LonnevilleStefaan De HenauwNathalie MichelsGert Everaert

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC DATA

The coast and human health : an analysis of psychological, physiological, and social phenomena

Alexander HooybergStefaan De HenauwHenk RooseGert EveraertNathalie Michels

The social structuring of recreational visits to the Belgian coast in 2022

Alexander HooybergHenk RooseBritt LonnevilleStefaan De HenauwNathalie MichelsGert Everaert

2023

Analysing historical Herring (Clupea harengus) monitoring data and the search for explanatory abiotic variables

Alexander HooybergGert EveraertAnn-Katrien Lescrauwaet

Evidence for the benefits of coastal environments for human health : insights from psychophysiological measurements

Alexander HooybergNathalie MichelsHenk RooseGert EveraertIlias MokasRobert MalinaMarie-Anne VanderhasseltStefaan De Henauw

Survey data linking coastal visit behaviours to socio-demographic and health profiles

Alexander HooybergHenk RooseBritt LonnevilleStefaan De HenauwNathalie MichelsGert Everaert

The perceived restorativeness of coastal landscapes by workers in a marine institute: a pilot experiment

Alexander HooybergNathalie MichelsHenk RooseStefaan De HenauwMichiel VandegehuchteGert Everaert

The psychophysiological reactivity to beaches, green, and urban environments : insights from a virtual reality experiment

Alexander HooybergNathalie MichelsHenk RooseGert EveraertIlias MokasRobert MalinaMarie-Anne VanderhasseltStefaan De Henauw

The social structuring of coastal visits and experiences in Flanders

Alexander HooybergGert EveraertNathalie MichelsStefaan De HenauwHenk Roose

Using citizen science to understand plastic pollution : implications for science and participants

Marine SeverinAlexander HooybergGert EveraertAna Isabel Catarino

Bookchapter in Living in the plastic age : perspectives from humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences

2022

'Blue' coasts : psychological restoration changes with landscape type and content

Alexander HooybergNathalie MichelsJens AllaertMichiel VandegehuchteHenk RooseStefaan De HenauwGert Everaert

Coastal pictures and components

Alexander HooybergGert EveraertNathalie MichelsHenk RooseStefaan De Henauw

Finding psychological restoration along the Belgian coast : spatial variation and the influence of the environment’s physical constituents

Alexander HooybergNathalie MichelsJens AllaertMichiel VandegehuchteHenk RooseStefaan De HenauwGert Everaert

Indoor nature integration for stress recovery and healthy eating : a picture experiment with plants versus green color

Nathalie MichelsGillian DebraLouise MattheeuwsAlexander Hooyberg

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Research from the Restorative Environments Network (IAPSREN)

Stephanie WilkieEleanor RatcliffeRobert Van DongenKate LeeAnna BornioliValeria ChiozzaFilomena RussoAlexander HooybergMarilisa HerchetEverly Jazi

The NeXus-10 MKII for holistic insights in the physiological drivers behind mental health restoration from virtual coastal landscapes : Brilliant Marine Research Idea 2021

Alexander Hooyberg

‘Blue’ coasts : unravelling the perceived restorativeness of coastal environments and the influence of their components

Alexander HooybergNathalie MichelsJens AllaertMichiel VandegehuchteGert EveraertStefaan De HenauwHenk Roose

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

2021

Impacts of plastic and other hazards on the healing properties of the Belgian coast

Alexander HooybergNathalie MichelsHenk RooseJens AllaertStefaan De HenauwMichiel VandegehuchteGert Everaert

In times of crisis : effect of the Belgian coast on well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marine SeverinMichiel VandegehuchteAlexander HooybergAnn BuysseFilip RaesGert Everaert

Influence of the Belgian coast on well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marine SeverinMichiel B. VandegehuchteAlexander HooybergAnn BuysseFilip RaesGert Everaert

A1 Journal Article in PSYCHOLOGICA BELGICA

2020

Effect of the Belgian coast on human wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marine SeverinMichiel VandegehuchteAlexander HooybergAnn BuysseFilip RaesGert Everaert

General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium : results from a cross-sectional health survey

Alexander HooybergHenk RooseJames GrellierLewis R ElliottBritt LonnevilleMathew P WhiteNathalie MichelsStefaan De HenauwMichiel VandegehuchteGert Everaert

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Inter-landscape variability of psychological restoration in a coastal environment

Alexander HooybergNathalie MichelsHenk RooseStefaan De HenauwMichiel VandegehuchteGert Everaert

Psychological restoration capacity of coastal environments and attributes by picture assessment

Alexander HooybergMagdalena PiaseckaNathalie MichelsHenk RooseStefaan De HenauwMichiel VandegehuchteGert Everaert

2019

General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium : results from a cross-sectional health survey

Alexander Hooyberg

Ocean health in Belgium : living near the coast is associated with better health

Alexander HooybergGert EveraertJames GrellierLewis ElliottBritt LonnevilleMathew WhiteNathalie MichelsJan MeesStefaan De HenauwHenk Roose et al.

Ocean health in Belgium : living near the coast is associated with better health

Alexander HooybergGert EveraertJames GrellierLewis ElliottBritt LonnevilleMathew WhiteNathalie MichelsStefaan De HenauwHenk RooseMichiel Vandegehuchte

Ocean health in Belgium : living near the coast is associated with better health

Alexander HooybergGert EveraertJames GrellierLewis ElliottBritt LonnevilleMathew WhiteNathalie MichelsStefaan De HenauwHenk RooseMichiel Vandegehuchte

2018

Environmental changes and the condition of Downs herring in Belgian marine waters : new insights based on historical data

Gert EveraertAnn-Katrien LescrauwaetAlexander HooybergMichiel Vandegehuchte