Publications
The role of science in contemporary art conservation: a study into the conservation and presentation of food-based art Ghent University
The conservation of contemporary food-based art appeared to be problematic. Due to the perishable nature, long-term preservation and short-term exposition periods can be problematic in terms of food deterioration and loss of sensorial properties (visual appearance, smell, texture). For instance, for contemporary food-based art the decay processes of the food materials are often intrinsic to the meaning of the artwork. Because of the perishable ...
Fostering sustainability in European nature conservation – NATURA 2000 habitat monitoring based on Earth observation services Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Working professionally as a textile conservator within a central department for conservation and restoration Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Are Conservatism and Feminism Mutually Exclusive? A Study of ‘Feminist Conservative’ Voters in Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Phubbing behavior in conversations and its relation to perceived conversation intimacy and distraction : an exploratory observation study Ghent University
This study examines the occurrence, frequency and duration of co-present phone use, also known as {\textquoteleft}phubbing{\textquoteright} behavior, during a dyadic conversation and its association with perceived conversation intimacy and distraction. Phubbing was measured by covertly observing students having a 10-min dyadic conversation (N = 100 dyads). Afterwards, participants were approached and asked to complete measures of how intimate ...
Conservation in violent environments : introduction to a special issue on the political ecology of conservation amidst violent conflict Ghent University
‘Facing conservation' or 'Conservation with a human face'? People-park relations in southern Ethiopia KU Leuven Ghent University
Whereas some conservationists argue that ‘people-oriented approaches’ failed to achieve conservation goals, Nechisar National Park presents a case where ‘strict conservation approaches’ have at best been only partly successful. Nechisar National Park, heralded as a success in the 1990s, today shows a collapsed population of the endemic Swayne’s hartebeest and severe degradation of the emblematic grasslands of the plains. The park is also heavily ...
Conservation of ecosystem services does not secure the conservation of birds in a Peruvian shade coffee landscape KU Leuven
Agricultural intensification in shade coffee farms has strong impacts on the structure and diversity of the agroforest, with negative consequences for forest specialist birds, understory insectivores and their associated ecosystem services. Utilizing variable distance transect counts, we sampled the bird community in a multiple-certified yet changing shade coffee landscape in the Peruvian East Andean foothills, to evaluate bird functional ...