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The coast and human health: An analysis of psychological, physiological, and social phenomena
Period: September 2019 till March 2024
Status: Completed

Thesaurus terms: Health; Health psychology; PRINC_FUND - 2511 - OFI - Doctoral research scient. personnel within the assignment of the institution

This interdisciplinary PhD project examines the psychological and physiological restoration (i.e. stress-reducing) potential of the different coastal environments in Belgium. In this research, new technologies (e.g. eye tracking, VR) are integrated into a series of experiments to measure the psychophysiological responses to the coast vs. inland green and urban controls. These experiments are complemented with a large-scale survey that aims to unravel the social structuring of recreational visits to the Belgian coast.

  • Hooyberg, A.; Michels, N.; Allaert, J.; Vandegehuchte, M.B.; Everaert, G.; De Henauw, S.; Roose, H. (2022). ‘Blue’ coasts: Unravelling the perceived restorativeness of coastal environments and the influence of their components. Landsc. Urb. Plan. 228: 104551. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104551, more
  • Hooyberg, A. (2024). The coast and human health: An analysis of psychological, physiological, and social phenomena. VLIZ Theses, 2. PhD Thesis. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)/Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences/Ghent University, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences: Ostend/Ghent. ISBN 9789464206227. xxi, 358 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/78, more