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Research expertise
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Joined-up land use strategies tackling climate change and biodiversity loss
Callebaut, J., Leone, M., Mortelmans, D., Turkelboom, F. & Vercruysse, L.
1/09/23 → 29/02/28
Project: Evinbo
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Alternet Alumni for Capacity Building
Desair, J., Heck, A., Jacobs, S., Turkelboom, F. & Vercruysse, L.
1/01/23 → 1/01/25
Project: own initiative (position paper)
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LIFE B4B - Nature inclusive agriculture
Dumortier, M., Turkelboom, F., Vercruysse, L. & Lauwers, L.
1/01/23 → 31/12/31
Project: Evinbo
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Wood edge plan
Dumortier, M., Jacobs, S., Turkelboom, F. & Desair, J.
24/10/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Legally bound
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Recarbon
De Dobbelaer, T., Desair, J., Leone, M., Lettens, S., Raman, M., Turkelboom, F., Callebaut, J. & Mortelmans, D.
1/09/22 → 1/09/26
Project: Evinbo
Research output
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Toekomstverkenning van het Sentse Krekengebied: Verslag van een intersectoraal overleg
Vercruysse, L., Turkelboom, F. & Callebaut, J., 2023, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 32 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 24)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Beyond NBS co-benefits: uncertainties and application domain
Turkelboom, F., De Meyer, R., Vranken, L., De Becker, P., Raymaekers, F. & De Smet, L., 11-Oct-2022. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Co-design: Working with farmers in Europe to halt the loss of biological diversity
Hoelting, L., Busse, M., Buelow, S., Engler, J. O., Hagemann, N., Joormann, I., Kernecker, M. L., Larondelle, N., Sturm, A., Turkelboom, F., Waetzold, F. & Cord, A. F., 29-Aug-2022, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 3Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Korteomloophout in België uitgespit
Desair, J., Callebaut, J., Steenackers, M. & Turkelboom, F., 2022, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. december 2022Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
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Presentation: Practitioner Participation in the Co-design of Agro-Environmental Contracts
Vercruysse, L., Turkelboom, F. & Shariff, L., 13-Oct-2022. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Datasets
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Kaarten Gobelin - Groenblauwe netwerken in Vlaanderen
Stevens, M. (Creator), Smets, J. (Creator), Turkelboom, F. (Project Member), Alaerts, K. (Creator), De Blust, G. (Project Member) & Verheyden, W. (Project Member), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7019738, https://zenodo.org/record/7019738#.Ywcp6HZByUk
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Activities
- 1 Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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A4Cap first assembly
Jomme Desair (Participant), Louise Vercruysse (Participant), Anna Heck (Participant), Francis Turkelboom (Participant), Nicolas Dendoncker (Participant) & Tyler Kulfan (Participant)
4-Mar-2023 → 10-Mar-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting