Rik De Vreese
Biographic Data
| ID | 1573000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rik De Vreese |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rik |
| FAMILY NAME | De Vreese |
| SIGNATURE | DE VREESE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | European Forest Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4725-8354 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Socio‐demographic and geographical patterns in forest and park use
Access to (urban) nature is vital for people's wellbeing, but this accessibility is not evenly spread across socio‐demographic groups, nor across the European continent. This paper fills a research gap by exploring the use patterns and accessibility of forests and parks across European cities, based on a standardised online survey of 10,462 people from 33 European countries. The results highlight a complex relationship between accessibility, soci…
Wildly diverse
The recent decade has seen academic and policy initiatives aiming to restore European nature and forests. Whether this caters to what Europeans expect and prefer has not been studied on a continental scale. Using a representative pan-European survey, this study assesses the importance people place on Forest Ecosystem Services (FES) and their landscape preferences, the latter drawing on a small series of illustrations representing a gradient from …
Co-production of urban forests as nature-based solutions
The governance of urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF-NBS) in cities presents numerous challenges for public officials as different socio-cultural, environmental, political, and economic priorities must be bridged. In this context, co-production emerges as a collaborative approach that brings together stakeholders from various sectors to generate new knowledge and address challenges at the intersection of policy, practice, and research. T…
Who does not use urban green spaces and why? Insights from a comparative study of thirty-three European countries
There is a large body of research on the benefits green spaces offer city dwellers and how people use urban green spaces (UGS). However, there is much less information on how many people do not use UGS, who these people are, and why they resign from going there. This paper focuses on understanding reasons that restrict the use of UGS and draws the socio-economic and demographic profile of UGS non-users. For this purpose, we surveyed N = 10,391 re…
Visitor frequencies and attitudes towards urban forests and their management, before and during the Covid-19 lockdown. A mixed methods case study in Bonn, Germany
Urban forests play a crucial role for the wellbeing of city dwellers, and their importance for people has been emphasised during the COVID-19 pandemic. This exploratory study analyses the visit patterns and visitor attitudes and perceptions in a peri-urban forest nearby Bonn, Germany, as well as the impact of the lockdown. Methodically, we combined automated visitor counting with a total of 345 on-site interviews. Respondents were asked a variety…
Exploring evolving spiritual values of forests in Europe and Asia
The development of societies, including spiritual development, is closely connected to forests. The larger interrelations among changing societies, transforming forest landscapes, and evolving spiritual values related to forests have yet to be extensively considered. Addressing this research gap is important to avoid the neglect of spiritual values in forest policy and management. Our exploratory study investigates spiritual values of forests fro…
Participatory identification and selection of ecosystem services
Boeraeve, F., M. Dufrêne, R. De Vreese, S. Jacobs, N. Pipart, F. Turkelboom, W. Verheyden, and N. Dendoncker. 2018. Participatory identification and selection of ecosystem services: building on field experiences. Ecology and Society 23(2):27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10087-230227
A new valuation school
We are increasingly confronted with severe social and economic impacts of environmental degradation all over the world. From a valuation perspective, environmental problems and conflicts originate from trade-offs between values. The urgency and importance to integrate nature's diverse values in decisions and actions stand out more than ever. Valuation, in its broad sense of ‘assigning importance’, is inherently part of most decisions on natural r…
Implementation failure of the forest expansion policy in Flanders (Northern Belgium) and the policy learning potential
Exploring evolving spiritual values of forests in Europe and Asia
The development of societies, including spiritual development, is closely connected to forests. The larger interrelations among changing societies, transforming forest landscapes, and evolving spiritual values related to forests have yet to be extensively considered. Addressing this research gap is important to avoid the neglect of spiritual values in forest policy and management. Our exploratory study investigates spiritual values of forests fro…
Implementation failure of the forest expansion policy in Flanders (Northern Belgium) and the policy learning potential
Co-production of urban forests as nature-based solutions
The governance of urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF-NBS) in cities presents numerous challenges for public officials as different socio-cultural, environmental, political, and economic priorities must be bridged. In this context, co-production emerges as a collaborative approach that brings together stakeholders from various sectors to generate new knowledge and address challenges at the intersection of policy, practice, and research. T…
Participatory identification and selection of ecosystem services
Boeraeve, F., M. Dufrêne, R. De Vreese, S. Jacobs, N. Pipart, F. Turkelboom, W. Verheyden, and N. Dendoncker. 2018. Participatory identification and selection of ecosystem services: building on field experiences. Ecology and Society 23(2):27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10087-230227
Implementation failure of the forest expansion policy in Flanders (Northern Belgium) and the policy learning potential
A new valuation school
We are increasingly confronted with severe social and economic impacts of environmental degradation all over the world. From a valuation perspective, environmental problems and conflicts originate from trade-offs between values. The urgency and importance to integrate nature's diverse values in decisions and actions stand out more than ever. Valuation, in its broad sense of ‘assigning importance’, is inherently part of most decisions on natural r…
Participatory identification and selection of ecosystem services
Boeraeve, F., M. Dufrêne, R. De Vreese, S. Jacobs, N. Pipart, F. Turkelboom, W. Verheyden, and N. Dendoncker. 2018. Participatory identification and selection of ecosystem services: building on field experiences. Ecology and Society 23(2):27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10087-230227
Exploring evolving spiritual values of forests in Europe and Asia
The development of societies, including spiritual development, is closely connected to forests. The larger interrelations among changing societies, transforming forest landscapes, and evolving spiritual values related to forests have yet to be extensively considered. Addressing this research gap is important to avoid the neglect of spiritual values in forest policy and management. Our exploratory study investigates spiritual values of forests fro…
Who does not use urban green spaces and why? Insights from a comparative study of thirty-three European countries
There is a large body of research on the benefits green spaces offer city dwellers and how people use urban green spaces (UGS). However, there is much less information on how many people do not use UGS, who these people are, and why they resign from going there. This paper focuses on understanding reasons that restrict the use of UGS and draws the socio-economic and demographic profile of UGS non-users. For this purpose, we surveyed N = 10,391 re…
Visitor frequencies and attitudes towards urban forests and their management, before and during the Covid-19 lockdown. A mixed methods case study in Bonn, Germany
Urban forests play a crucial role for the wellbeing of city dwellers, and their importance for people has been emphasised during the COVID-19 pandemic. This exploratory study analyses the visit patterns and visitor attitudes and perceptions in a peri-urban forest nearby Bonn, Germany, as well as the impact of the lockdown. Methodically, we combined automated visitor counting with a total of 345 on-site interviews. Respondents were asked a variety…
Co-production of urban forests as nature-based solutions
The governance of urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF-NBS) in cities presents numerous challenges for public officials as different socio-cultural, environmental, political, and economic priorities must be bridged. In this context, co-production emerges as a collaborative approach that brings together stakeholders from various sectors to generate new knowledge and address challenges at the intersection of policy, practice, and research. T…
Socio‐demographic and geographical patterns in forest and park use
Access to (urban) nature is vital for people's wellbeing, but this accessibility is not evenly spread across socio‐demographic groups, nor across the European continent. This paper fills a research gap by exploring the use patterns and accessibility of forests and parks across European cities, based on a standardised online survey of 10,462 people from 33 European countries. The results highlight a complex relationship between accessibility, soci…
Wildly diverse
The recent decade has seen academic and policy initiatives aiming to restore European nature and forests. Whether this caters to what Europeans expect and prefer has not been studied on a continental scale. Using a representative pan-European survey, this study assesses the importance people place on Forest Ecosystem Services (FES) and their landscape preferences, the latter drawing on a small series of illustrations representing a gradient from …
Land Use and Ecosystem Services (6 works) · Environmental planning (5 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)