Marco Helbich is an associate professor in urban geography and geographic information science at Utrecht University. His research is centered on human-environment associations in cities using geocomputational techniques. Through his studies, he addresses a wide spectrum of pressing urban challenges such as health, urban growth, transportation, etc. He is project leader of the NEEDS project on Dynamic Urban Environmental Exposures on Depression and Suicide funded by the European Research Council. Marco is associate editor of the Journal of Transport and Land Use.
Gao, J, Kamphuis, C, Ettema, D, Helbich, M
The Professional Geographer Volume 71, 2019 - Issue 3
Helbich M, Yao Y, Liu Y, Zhang J, Liu P, Wang R.
Environ Int . 2019 May;126:107-117. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.013. Epub 2019 Feb 20.
Birenboim, A, Dijst, M, Scheepers, F, Poelman, M, Helbich, M.
The Professional Geographer Volume 71, 2019 - Issue 3
Helbich, M, Klein, N, Roberts, H, Hagedoorn, P & Groenewegen, P
Environ Res . 2018 Oct;166:290-297. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.010. Epub 2018 Jun 21.
Helbich, M., de Beurs, D, Kwan, M, O’Connor, R & Groenewegen, P.
Lancet Planet Health. 2018 Mar; 2(3): e134–e139. Published online 2018 Mar. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30033-0
Helbich, M.,
Environ Res . 2018 Feb;161:129-135. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.11.006. Epub 2017 Nov 12.
Utrecht University
Geosciences
Human Geography and Planning
Social Urban Transitions
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We know far less about the exposome than we do about the human genome. So far, we only understand about half of the disease burden for which we know the environment plays a role. If we want to prevent people from becoming ill, then we need to understand the other half too. We therefore want to systematically analyse the exposome for the first time. We will start with research into the causes of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The techniques and insights from this research will also be applicable to other chronic conditions.
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