Search Results - "Jos Van Orshoven"

Should we Leave Nature Unattended or Assist through Enrichment to Foster Climate Change Mitigation? Exclosure Management in the Highlands of Ethiopia by Hishe, Hadgu, Giday, Kidane, Soromessa, Teshome, Van Orshoven, Jos, Muys, Bart, Barati, Ali Akbar, Moghaddam, Saghi Movahhed, Ozuyar, Pinar Gökcin, Azadi, Hossein

“…In order to foster the potential of exclosures to sequester carbon, it is understood that they are increasingly assisted through enrichment planting. To study…”
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Methods to optimise the design and management of biomass-for-bioenergy supply chains: A review by De Meyer, Annelies, Cattrysse, Dirk, Rasinmäki, Jussi, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Biomass supply chain optimisation is essential to overcome barriers and uncertainties that may inhibit the development of a sustainable and competitive…”
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A value-based monitoring system to support heritage conservation planning by Heras, Veronica Cristina, Wijffels, Anja, Cardoso, Fausto, Vandesande, Aziliz, Santana, Mario, Jos Van Orshoven, Steenberghen, Thérèse, Koenraad van Balen

“…Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to presents a conceptual framework for a value-based monitoring system that serves as the core element for heritage…”
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Contribution of Sentinel-2 spring seedbed spectra to the digital mapping of soil organic carbon concentration by Vanongeval, Fien, Van Orshoven, Jos, Gobin, Anne

“…•Higher model performance for granulometry than SOC% using seedbed spectra.•PLSR outperformed other algorithms for SOC% estimation, CR for granulometry.•Low…”
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Extracting drainage networks and their connectivity using LiDAR data by Roelens, Jennifer, Rosier, Ine, Dondeyne, Stefaan, Van Orshoven, Jos, Diels, Jan

“…Policies, measures, and models geared towards flood prevention and managing surface waters benefit from high quality data on the presence and characteristics…”
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Variation of the Omo Delta between 1990 and 2018: What remote sensing data reveal and models explain by Kangi, Gladys, Dondeyne, Stefaan, Kleinschroth, Fritz, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Deltas, being areas where river sediments accumulate, are sensitive to changes in climate and anthropogenic processes that affect sediment generation. The Omo…”
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Development and functional evaluation of pedotransfer functions for soil hydraulic properties for the Zambezi River Basin by Kalumba, Mulenga, Bamps, Brecht, Nyambe, Imasiku, Dondeyne, Stefaan, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Water retention and saturated hydraulic conductivity are soil properties that are key determinants in crop growth and hydrological modelling. They are commonly…”
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Multi-criteria decision making methods to address rural land allocation problems: A systematic review by Sintayehu Legesse Gebre, Dirk Cattrysse, Esayas Alemayehu, Jos Van Orshoven

“…Land allocation has been an important issue in land use planning research studies. Land allocation involves different multifunctional activities of maximizing…”
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A data-driven analysis, and its limitations, of the spatial flood archive of Flanders, Belgium to assess the impact of soil sealing on flood volume and extent by Gabriels, Karen, Willems, Patrick, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Soil sealing increases surface runoff in a watershed and decreases infiltration into the soil. Consequently, urbanization poses a significant challenge for…”
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Silicone Wristband Passive Samplers Yield Highly Individualized Pesticide Residue Exposure Profiles by Aerts, Raf, Joly, Laure, Szternfeld, Philippe, Tsilikas, Khariklia, De Cremer, Koen, Castelain, Philippe, Aerts, Jean-Marie, Van Orshoven, Jos, Somers, Ben, Hendrickx, Marijke, Andjelkovic, Mirjana, Van Nieuwenhuyse, An

“…Monitoring human exposure to pesticides and pesticide residues (PRs) remains crucial for informing public health policies, despite strict regulation of plant…”
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Digital Technologies for Forest Supply Chain Optimization: Existing Solutions and Future Trends by Scholz, Johannes, De Meyer, Annelies, Marques, Alexandra S., Pinho, Tatiana M., Boaventura-Cunha, José, Van Orshoven, Jos, Rosset, Christian, Künzi, Julien, Kaarle, Jaakola, Nummila, Kaj

“…The role of digital technologies for fostering sustainability and efficiency in forest-based supply chains is well acknowledged and motivated several studies…”
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A comparative flood damage and risk impact assessment of land use changes by Gabriels, Karen, Willems, Patrick, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Sustainable flood risk management encompasses the implementation of nature-based solutions to mitigate flood risk. These measures include the establishment of…”
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Machine learning methods for sub-pixel land-cover classification in the spatially heterogeneous region of Flanders (Belgium): a multi-criteria comparison by Heremans, Stien, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Until now, few research has addressed the use of machine learning methods for classification at the sub-pixel level. To close this knowledge gap, in this…”
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Evaluation of modelling techniques for forest site productivity prediction in contrasting ecoregions using stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis (SMAA) by Aertsen, Wim, Kint, Vincent, Van Orshoven, Jos, Muys, Bart

“…Accurate estimation of site productivity is crucial for sustainable forest resource management. In recent years, a variety of modelling approaches have been…”
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Strategies for managing spring frost risks in orchards: effectiveness and conditionality-a systematic review by Drepper, Bianca, Bamps, Brecht, Gobin, Anne, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Spring frosts pose an important threat to orchard productivity in temperate zones and projections do not exclude damaging events in the future. However, there…”
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A Workflow to Extract the Geometry and Type of Vegetated Landscape Elements from Airborne LiDAR Point Clouds by Rosier, Ine, Diels, Jan, Somers, Ben, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Rural European landscapes are characterized by a variety of vegetated landscape elements. Although it is often not their main function, they have the potential…”
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Optimizing the Combined Allocation of Land and Water to Agriculture in the Omo-Gibe River Basin Considering the Water-Energy-Food-Nexus and Environmental Constraints by Gebre, Sintayehu Legesse, Van Orshoven, Jos, Cattrysse, Dirk

“…This study applied the Gebre optimization model to optimize the land and water usage in the Omo-Gibe river basin, Ethiopia, where competition among…”
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Strategies for managing spring frost risks in orchards: effectiveness and conditionality—A systematic review protocol by Drepper, Bianca, Bamps, Brecht, Gobin, Anne, Van Orshoven, Jos

“…Background Spring frosts pose an important threat to orchard productivity in temperate zones and predictions of future occurrences do not exclude damaging…”
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Feasibility of wood as a renewable carbon feedstock for the production of chemicals in Europe by Arts, Wouter, Storms, Ilié, Van Aelst, Joost, Lagrain, Bert, Verbist, Bruno, Van Orshoven, Jos, Verkerk, Pieter Johannes, Vermeiren, Walter, Lange, Jean‐Paul, Muys, Bart, Sels, Bert F.

“…In transitioning to a carbon‐neutral chemical industry, the intake of fossil feedstocks will have to be reduced by maximizing end‐of‐life product recycling and…”
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The devil is in the detail: Discrepancy between soil organic carbon stocks estimated from regional and local data sources in Flanders, Belgium by Ottoy, Sam, Vanierschot, Laura, Dondeyne, Stefaan, Vancampenhout, Karen, Hermy, Martin, Van Orshoven, Jos, Goss, Michael

“…Storage of soil organic carbon (SOC) is an essential function of ecosystems underpinning the delivery of multiple services to society. Regional SOC stock…”
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