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Francis Turkelboom is a senior researcher at the Institute for Nature and Forest Research (INBO, Brussels). INBO conducts research and supplies knowledge to all who prepare policy or are involved in planning and management. Francis is a member of the research team Nature & Society, an interdisciplinary research team that focuses on nature and society interactions.
His research aims to strengthen participatory and sustainable multifunctional spatial planning. For this purpose, he often uses the concepts of ecosystem services (ES) and socio-ecological systems. He tests and improves methods for stakeholder analysis, social valuation, trade-off and synergy analysis, and decision support, which are always adapted for participatory and deliberative processes. His research is based on local case studies in rural areas and river valleys. The aim of the case study research is to develop generic lessons and approaches that can be used by planners, administrations and policy makers. The most important partners for this research are government agencies (VLM, ANB, VMM, provincial authorities, municipalities), boundary organizations (e.g. Regionale landschappen) and civil society organizations (e.g. Natuurpunt). Before INBO he conducted research abroad (Thailand, Bhutan, Syria) on the sustainable management of natural resources in mountainous and drylands. He holds a PhD in applied biological sciences from the K.U.Leuven (Belgium).
Education/Academic qualification
Agiculture Engineer, PhD.
Geographic List
- Flanders
- Demer
- Dyle
- valleys
- Haspengouw
- Voerstreek
- Asia
- Middle East
Thematic List
- Society
- Policy
- Space
- Ecosystem services
- Agriculture (society)
- Recreation
- Non-urban area
- Catchment areas
Disciplinecode List
- Ecosystem services
- Natural resource management
Policy
- ecosystem services
- social aspects of forest and nature
- management agreements
- forest and agriculture policy
- sustainable development
- countryside policy
- policy assessment
- stakeholder policy
- spatial planning policy
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The ontologies of social-ecological keystone species from a community perspective
Casaer, J., Jacobs, S. & Turkelboom, F.
1/12/21 → 30/11/25
Project: fwo_doctoraat
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Advanced Liquid Biofuels for advanced engine concepts enabled by advanced wood breeding and catalysis
Steenackers, M., De Smet, L., Callebaut, J., Carmen, R., Desair, J. & Turkelboom, F.
1/03/20 → 30/06/24
Project: Evinbo
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Nature-inclusive development of multifunctional open spaces
Leone, M., Turkelboom, F., Thoonen, M., Jacobs, S., Cools, N., Raman, M., Van Gossum, P., Mortelmans, D., Wanner, S. & Dumortier, M.
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: own initiative (position paper)
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KlimaAdapt - Climate-resilient ecosystems using adaptive and mitgating measures
Raman, M., Van Kerckvoorde, A., Decleer, K., Van Calster, H., Vanderhaeghe, F., Turkelboom, F. & Van der Aa, B.
1/01/20 → 1/01/25
Project: own initiative (position paper)
Research output
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How does a nature-based solution for flood control compare to a technical solution? Case study evidence from Belgium
Turkelboom, F., Demeyer, R., Vranken, L., De Becker, P., Raymaekers, F. & De Smet, L., 11-May-2021, In: AMBIO. 50, 8, p. 1431-1445 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Onderzoek voor Groene Infrastructuur in steden: Het voorbeeld van de Stiemerbeekvallei in Genk
Tas, A-S., Dekeyser, L., Leone, M., Verheyden, W., Turkelboom, F., Mortelmans, D., Carmen, R., Wanner, S. & Jacobs, S., 2021, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 43 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 27)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Open Science bij het INBO: naar een kwaliteitsvolle en transparante onderzoekscyclus: Een overzicht van de INBO Open Science Doelen voor projecten - versie 1.1
Vanderhaeghe, F., De Wever, A., Reyserhove, L., Desmet, P., Onkelinx, T., Goossens, B., Wanner, S., Genouw, G., Janssens, L., Turkelboom, F. & Van Daele, T., 2021, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 46 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 15)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Participatory development of Green Infrastructure - From boundary concept to collective action: The ups and downs of a hedgehog life
Turkelboom, F., Smets, J., Wanner, S. & Davadan, M., 9-Jun-2021. 26 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Remote sensing and deep learning for environmental policy support: from theory to practice
Heremans, S., Turkelboom, F., Verhulst, M., Blashko, M. & Somers, B., 16-Jul-2021, p. 5728-5731. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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