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Carijn Beumer
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Preprint
Published: 29 August 2018
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Cities face rapid changes leading to increasing inequalities and emerging public health issues that require cost-effective interventions. The urban exposome framework constitutes a novel approach in tackling city-wide challenges, such as those of drinking water quality and quality of life. In this proof-of-concept study, we presented part of the urban exposome of Limassol (Cyprus) focusing on chemical and microbial drinking water quality parameters and their association with urban neighborhood indicators. A perceptions study and an urban population study was conducted. We mapped the water quality parameters and participants’ opinions on city life (i.e. neighborhood life, health care and green space access) using quarters (small administrative areas) as the reference unit of the city. In an exploratory environment-wide association study analysis, we used all variables (questionnaire responses and water quality metrics) to describe correlations between them accounting, also, for self-reported health status. Overall, urban drinking-water quality using conventional indicators of chemical (disinfection byproducts-trihalomethanes) and microbial (coliforms, E. coli, and Enterococci) quality did not raise particular concerns. The general health and chronic health status of the urban participants were significantly (all >FDR corrected p value of 0.1) associated with different health conditions such as hypertension and asthma, or having financial issues in access to dental care. Additionally, correlations between trihalomethanes and participant characteristics (e.g. household cleaning, drinking water habits) were documented. This proof-of-concept study showed the potential of using integrative approaches to develop urban exposomic profiles and identifying within-city differentiated environmental and health indicators. The characterization of the urban exposome of Limassol will be expanded via the inclusion of biomonitoring tools and untargeted metabolomics platforms.

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Xanthi D. Andrianou; Chava Van Der Lek; Pantelis Charisiadis; Solomon Ioannou; Kalliopi N. Fotopoulou; Zoe Papapanagiotou; George Botsaris; Carijn Beumer; Konstantinos C. Makris; Solomon Loannou; Carjin Beumer; Konstantions C. Markris. Mapping drinking water and quality of life aspects in urban settings: an application of the urban exposome. 2018, 401927 .

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Xanthi D. Andrianou, Chava Van Der Lek, Pantelis Charisiadis, Solomon Ioannou, Kalliopi N. Fotopoulou, Zoe Papapanagiotou, George Botsaris, Carijn Beumer, Konstantinos C. Makris, Solomon Loannou, Carjin Beumer, Konstantions C. Markris. Mapping drinking water and quality of life aspects in urban settings: an application of the urban exposome. . 2018; ():401927.

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Xanthi D. Andrianou; Chava Van Der Lek; Pantelis Charisiadis; Solomon Ioannou; Kalliopi N. Fotopoulou; Zoe Papapanagiotou; George Botsaris; Carijn Beumer; Konstantinos C. Makris; Solomon Loannou; Carjin Beumer; Konstantions C. Markris. 2018. "Mapping drinking water and quality of life aspects in urban settings: an application of the urban exposome." , no. : 401927.

Book chapter
Published: 31 July 2017 in Health of People, Places and Planet: Reflections based on Tony McMichael’s four decades of contribution to epidemiological understanding
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Pim Martens; Carijn Beumer. Biodiversity Keeps People Healthy. Health of People, Places and Planet: Reflections based on Tony McMichael’s four decades of contribution to epidemiological understanding 2017, 1 .

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Pim Martens, Carijn Beumer. Biodiversity Keeps People Healthy. Health of People, Places and Planet: Reflections based on Tony McMichael’s four decades of contribution to epidemiological understanding. 2017; ():1.

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Pim Martens; Carijn Beumer. 2017. "Biodiversity Keeps People Healthy." Health of People, Places and Planet: Reflections based on Tony McMichael’s four decades of contribution to epidemiological understanding , no. : 1.

Perspective
Published: 18 May 2017 in Sustainability
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A broader perspective on the role of cities and their relation to their inhabitants and the planet is essential to effectively answer urgent sustainability questions that emerge in and beyond cities. This essay provides a critical reflection on the notion of the sustainable city. The central question discussed is: how can the ideal of a sustainable city be best conceptualised? Through exploring historic and contemporary theories on the urban-nature-people relationship and analysing some current sustainable city projects with the help of Cultural Theory, it is argued that creating a sustainable city paradoxically means parting with Sustopia. Sustopia often turns into Dystopia when a single perspective on constructing a sustainable city becomes dominant. In order to assist the process of meaningfully conceptualising the sustainable city, the notion of Cosmopolis is re-explored. This notion of a city embraces creativity, critical practice, adaptation, and it places urban development and planning in a context of multiple spatial and temporal scales.

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Carijn Beumer. Sustopia or Cosmopolis? A Critical Reflection on the Sustainable City. Sustainability 2017, 9, 845 .

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Carijn Beumer. Sustopia or Cosmopolis? A Critical Reflection on the Sustainable City. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (5):845.

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Carijn Beumer. 2017. "Sustopia or Cosmopolis? A Critical Reflection on the Sustainable City." Sustainability 9, no. 5: 845.

Journal article
Published: 20 August 2015 in Urban Ecosystems
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Large parts of urban space around the world exist of small-scale plots such as domestic gardens. These small-scale urban spaces carry potential for enhancing biodiversity, sustainability and ecosystem services in and beyond cities. However, domestic gardening and residential garden designs are often guided by aesthetics and ease more than by the aim to create habitat and biological diversity. Yard-management decisions impact socio-ecological systems in various ways, for example through irrigation patterns, fertilization or the use of pesticides or through the choice for exotic species that may become invasive over time. Yard-management decisions can also positively influence the presence of pollinators, improve soil quality or even foster small scale ‘Wildlife Habitats’ that can function as ecological stepping stones to the wider environment. In this paper a pilot assessment is presented of the contribution of residential front-yards in Phoenix (Arizona) and Maastricht (The Netherlands) to biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainability by applying the BIMBY (Biodiversity in My (Back) Yard) framework.

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Carijn Beumer; Pim Martens. BIMBY’s first steps: a pilot study on the contribution of residential front-yards in Phoenix and Maastricht to biodiversity, ecosystem services and urban sustainability. Urban Ecosystems 2015, 19, 45 -76.

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Carijn Beumer, Pim Martens. BIMBY’s first steps: a pilot study on the contribution of residential front-yards in Phoenix and Maastricht to biodiversity, ecosystem services and urban sustainability. Urban Ecosystems. 2015; 19 (1):45-76.

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Carijn Beumer; Pim Martens. 2015. "BIMBY’s first steps: a pilot study on the contribution of residential front-yards in Phoenix and Maastricht to biodiversity, ecosystem services and urban sustainability." Urban Ecosystems 19, no. 1: 45-76.

Journal article
Published: 28 September 2014 in Sustainability Science
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Cultural landscapes generate many ecological values. Much of the cultural landscape exists as private or semi-private domestic gardens. These domestic gardens are hidden treasures of information on small-scale urban landscape design, urban biodiversity and the relation between citizens and their direct living environments. In this paper, an indicator framework is proposed that aims to engage citizens in experiencing and exploring biodiversity and ecosystem services in their own domestic outdoor spaces. By integrating ecological and cultural factors related to garden biodiversity the framework intends to fill a gap in existing research on domestic gardens that has until now either focused on ecological factors, or on preferences of garden owners. The framework has been developed by analysing pictures of front-yards in Phoenix (AZ, USA) and Maastricht (the Netherlands). With the BIMBY [Biodiversity in My (Back) Yard] framework we aim to contribute to an inclusive trans-disciplinary and transformational dialogue on ecosystem services, green infrastructure and biodiversity conservation in the context of the sustainable development of cities.

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Carijn Beumer; Pim Martens. Biodiversity in my (back)yard: towards a framework for citizen engagement in exploring biodiversity and ecosystem services in residential gardens. Sustainability Science 2014, 10, 87 -100.

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Carijn Beumer, Pim Martens. Biodiversity in my (back)yard: towards a framework for citizen engagement in exploring biodiversity and ecosystem services in residential gardens. Sustainability Science. 2014; 10 (1):87-100.

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Carijn Beumer; Pim Martens. 2014. "Biodiversity in my (back)yard: towards a framework for citizen engagement in exploring biodiversity and ecosystem services in residential gardens." Sustainability Science 10, no. 1: 87-100.

Journal article
Published: 23 October 2013 in Biodiversity and Conservation
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Biodiversity conservation is not a clear-cut practice and there is no blueprint solution to the question how to best halt the loss of biological diversity. Various conservation approaches are surrounded by a variety of basic assumptions about the world, nature and the human-nature relationship. These assumptions are more often implicitly hidden in practices and discourse than purposefully produced and deployed at a conscious level. The aim of our paper is to contribute to the on-going discussion on how to halt the loss of biodiversity in a dynamic global socio-ecological system. We will present an analysis of the worldview(s) and management style(s) of the oldest and largest global conservation organization: the International Union of Nature Conservation (IUCN). Popular in many conservation organisations is the strategy of integrating conservation in policy, business and society. Our discourse analysis demonstrates that although IUCN employs a strongly pluralistic practice of conservation, it is difficult to speak of a truly integrative approach yet.

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Carijn Beumer; Pim Martens. IUCN and perspectives on biodiversity conservation in a changing world. Biodiversity and Conservation 2013, 22, 3105 -3120.

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Carijn Beumer, Pim Martens. IUCN and perspectives on biodiversity conservation in a changing world. Biodiversity and Conservation. 2013; 22 (13-14):3105-3120.

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Carijn Beumer; Pim Martens. 2013. "IUCN and perspectives on biodiversity conservation in a changing world." Biodiversity and Conservation 22, no. 13-14: 3105-3120.

Review
Published: 14 October 2010 in Sustainability
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In this paper, we review the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Scenarios and their assumptions on biodiversity conservation, using a framework based on the cultural theory (CT) perspectives. We explored an adaptation of the CT typology and the significance of some underrepresented worldviews for discussions on conservation in a changing world. The evaluation of the assumptions on biodiversity conservation in the scenario studies and storylines adds to our understanding of the socio-cultural dimensions of biodiversity loss in a changing world. It contributes to an understanding of the worldviews underlying the complex debates on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Making such assumptions and world views explicit will help policymakers and conservationists discuss the diversity of conservation strategies in the face of uncertainty.

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Carijn Beumer; Pim Martens. Noah’s Ark or World Wild Web? Cultural Perspectives in Global Scenario Studies and Their Function for Biodiversity Conservation in a Changing World. Sustainability 2010, 2, 3211 -3238.

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Carijn Beumer, Pim Martens. Noah’s Ark or World Wild Web? Cultural Perspectives in Global Scenario Studies and Their Function for Biodiversity Conservation in a Changing World. Sustainability. 2010; 2 (10):3211-3238.

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Carijn Beumer; Pim Martens. 2010. "Noah’s Ark or World Wild Web? Cultural Perspectives in Global Scenario Studies and Their Function for Biodiversity Conservation in a Changing World." Sustainability 2, no. 10: 3211-3238.