Name Activity "Division of Forest, Nature and Landscape" "Overall, the research carried out in this laboratory focuses on the spatial and quantitative assessment of biological and man-induced patterns and processes at the landscape and habitat level both in rural, urban and natural settings. We aim at coupling traditional research on forestry, landscape elements, land use, and biotic communities with earth observation, spatial data sciences, the statistical modeling environment, and planning tools. To that extent, intergrated use is made of field survey and inventory techniques, digital and photographic remote sensing, geographical/land information and global positioning system technologies (GIS,L IS,GPS), multivariate data analysis methods (ordination and classification), decision support system (DDS) approaches, life cycle assessment (LCA) routines etc. Specifically of concern are ecologically based models at micro and macro scales, the biotic aspects of forest, nature and landscape management, land use monitoring (actual and potential), and planning tools within the concepts of optimization, sustainability and societal acceptance. * Modeling and understanding of spatial heterogeneity, including the effects of isolation and fragmentation in the landscape, the impact of heterogeneity on biotic and abiotic processes and on biodiversity and its components. * Biomass, leaf area index, and growth efficiency monitoring of green canopies. * Multi-scale intergration of earth observation data and ground information into environmental data bases, operational monitoring tools, and decision support systems. * Integration of remote sensing, GIS, GPS, field survey, and telemetry to evaluate dynamic habitat use at the landscape level. * Assessment of the possibilities and quantification of the impacts of planning and management and ecological restoration measures on biodiversity of nature, forest areas and landscape elements (incl. the role of seed banks and dispersal of plant an animal species). * Assessment of forest regeneration, with among others, natural regeneration of oak. * Development of cost-effective and sustainable silvicultural practices. * Modeling of the interaction between microwave energy and vegetative land cover. * Landscape research as part of rural planning and environmental impact studies. * Assessment and monitoring of multifunctional use of forests, nature areas, green spaces and rural landscapes. * Research on forest inventory, forest management and forest sustainability. * Imagery-based landscape typology procedures and classifications * Expert systems for nature, forest and landscape inventory and classifications and management in rural as well as in urban environments. * Operational change detection methods in nature and forest ecosystems. * Land-use and vegetation assessment/mapping in temperate and tropical regions. * Integration of image analysis results in GIS environments. * Derivation from remote sensing data and field surveys of descriptive and predictive habitat models, probabilistic habitat usage models, and biotope fragmentation indices for a range of plant and animal species. * Synthesis studies on nature, forest and landscape management and ecological restoration. * Impact studies of land use regimes on the composition, structure and diversity of forest ecosystems (historical ecology). * Environmental impact studies." "Forest, Nature and Landscape" "Bart Muys" "Overall, the research carried out in this laboratory focuses on the spatial and quantitative assessment of biological and man-induced patterns and processes at the landscape and habitat level both in rural, urban and natural settings. We aim at coupling traditional research on forestry, landscape elements, land use, and biotic communities with earth observation, spatial data sciences, the statistical modeling environment, and planning tools. To that extent, intergrated use is made of field survey and inventory techniques, digital and photographic remote sensing, geographical/land information and global positioning system technologies (GIS,L IS,GPS), multivariate data analysis methods (ordination and classification), decision support system (DDS) approaches, life cycle assessment (LCA) routines etc. Specifically of concern are ecologically based models at micro and macro scales, the biotic aspects of forest, nature and landscape management, land use monitoring (actual and potential), and planning tools within the concepts of optimization, sustainability and societal acceptance. * Modeling and understanding of spatial heterogeneity, including the effects of isolation and fragmentation in the landscape, the impact of heterogeneity on biotic and abiotic processes and on biodiversity and its components. * Biomass, leaf area index, and growth efficiency monitoring of green canopies. * Multi-scale intergration of earth observation data and ground information into environmental data bases, operational monitoring tools, and decision support systems. * Integration of remote sensing, GIS, GPS, field survey, and telemetry to evaluate dynamic habitat use at the landscape level. * Assessment of the possibilities and quantification of the impacts of planning and management and ecological restoration measures on biodiversity of nature, forest areas and landscape elements (incl. the role of seed banks and dispersal of plant an animal species). * Assessment of forest regeneration, with among others, natural regeneration of oak. * Development of cost-effective and sustainable silvicultural practices. * Modeling of the interaction between microwave energy and vegetative land cover. * Landscape research as part of rural planning and environmental impact studies. * Assessment and monitoring of multifunctional use of forests, nature areas, green spaces and rural landscapes. * Research on forest inventory, forest management and forest sustainability. * Imagery-based landscape typology procedures and classifications * Expert systems for nature, forest and landscape inventory and classifications and management in rural as well as in urban environments. * Operational change detection methods in nature and forest ecosystems. * Land-use and vegetation assessment/mapping in temperate and tropical regions. * Integration of image analysis results in GIS environments. * Derivation from remote sensing data and field surveys of descriptive and predictive habitat models, probabilistic habitat usage models, and biotope fragmentation indices for a range of plant and animal species. * Synthesis studies on nature, forest and landscape management and ecological restoration. * Impact studies of land use regimes on the composition, structure and diversity of forest ecosystems (historical ecology). * Environmental impact studies." "Urban Design, Urbanism, Landscape and Planning" "Viviana d'Auria" "Urban Design, Urbanism, Landscape and Planning" "Landscape Ecology and Nature Management" "The Landscape Ecology and Nature Management team looks at the functioning of ecosystems as parts of larger entities, at the level of the landscape. Landscape ecological insights support the area-based nature policy, vision formation processes, management planning and nature assessments. The basic motivation of this team is to contribute to the sustainable conservation and restoration of biodiversity by means of policy-supporting landscape ecology research and knowledge acquisition. Research will be undertaken on the basis of an integrated approach to the ecosystem. Natural as well as human processes and interventions are involved. Nature management, conceived as a set of measures to conserve ecosystems with their characteristic biodiversity, also forms an important part of these processes and therefore constitutes a second specific point of attention within the team." "Centre for Archaeological Research of Landscapes" "Philip Van Peer" "The Centre for Archaeological Research of Landscapes promotes archaeological analyses of entire landscapes of the past, using archaeological methods and building historical-anthropological knowledge. It not simply synonymous with the field of geo-archaeology but it stands for an alternative approach of landscape phenomena.The fundamental rationale is that the limitations of traditional ‘on site-archaeology’ must be breached: entire, real landscapes are the appropriate spatial unit of analysis for human behavior if we want to achieve a full understanding of historical process.  " "Media, Arts and Design" "MAD-research aims to develop, organize and valorize the research within PXL-MAD, visual arts programme, with great attention to media, arts, design, and society. The focus lies on research that approaches the (art)object and the image from an artistic and/or designerly methodology and/or from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Designers and artists are supported in their research in the arts and in the systematic development of methods and techniques that are typical to the field of the arts and design. Theoretical lecturers are always supported in their research in cross-disciplinary collaborations with artists and/or designers. MAD-research aims to be to standard in Flanders regarding research in the arts, and to be the reference in the international field of research in the arts with respect to several topics, related to the three central research lines of MAD-research: MANUFrACTURE, FRAME and READSEARCH." "Boerennatuur Vlaanderen vzw" "Boerennatuur Vlaanderen is de toonaangevende organisatie voor agrarisch landschaps- en natuurbeheer in Vlaanderen.  Onze organisatie werd opgericht als resultaat van een project op initiatief van Boerenbond, in samenwerking met WERKERS in aanneming, VLM en ANB.  Boerennatuur Vlaanderen biedt zijn expertise aan, bijvoorbeeld via een advies op maat, aan alle landbouwers die individueel of in groep (agrobeheergroepen) aan agrarisch landschaps- en natuurbeheer willen werken.  De laatste jaren hebben we ook meer aandacht voor milieu- en klimaat-gerelateerde onderwerpen.  Zo willen we ons ontplooien tot dé organisatie die landbouw en natuur verbindt." "Aquatic Management" "The Aquatic Management team conducts research into various aspects of the management of standing and running water. The focus is on habitat restoration and restoration of longitudinal and lateral connectivity in streams and rivers as required for the conservation and restoration of aquatic fauna and flora. Typical research issues include the construction of environmentally friendly river banks, river restoration and the construction of fish passages. " "Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology" "Katrien Pype" "In the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, socio-cultural anthropologists conduct empirically driven investigations on the following themes: (1) ""the making of lifeworlds"" in the city, in a digitizing world, through migrant projects, through tourism and heritage, through ethical choices, and through popular culture; (2) ""the life of relationships"": people are embedded in a plurality of relationships, to others, to animals, plants, objects, machines, spiritual entities, etc. These relationships, continuously subject to change, nurture ideologies and practices of concern , intimacy, kinship, and society; (3) ""movements"": our research ranges from the embodied experience of individuals (in sports, e.g.) to broader, societal movements (e.g. migration and tourism). Sub-themes here are: diaspora, (im)mobility, borders, sport, cosmopolitanism, migration, etc." "Division of Bioeconomics" "The Division of Bioeconomics has three main research lines:poverty reduction and economic growth in poor countries and the sustainable and efficient use of natural resource to realize pro-poor growth;the transition towards a sustainable bio-based economy;the link between economic and ecological models by refining functions of socio-economic drivers that are used to model resource use change and changes in ecosystem services, and how institutions (policy decisions and regulations) affect this link.Retaling to developing countries : - Identification and evaluation of agricultural development projects. - Farming systems research : on-farm research in CNRA, Ivory Coast. - Study of food security in Zaire. - Study of the liberalisation of cacao and coffee marketing in Cameroon and the role of market information systems. - Study of milk prices in Belgium. Impacts and optimality of government intervention in agricultural and food markets : - Joint determination of price- and research policy. - Impact on optimal farming structures and tenure relations. - Political economy of price policy. Central and East European Agricultural Reform : - Impact of reforms on domestic and international markets. - Political economy of privatization and transformation."