Luc Hens

Luc Hens graduated as a biologist and received his Ph. D. in Biology from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. Until 2010 He was a professor and Chair of the human ecology department. He currently lectures at the Leuven Universty/Odysee (Belgium), the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (Sofia, Bulgaria) , at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), and at Lisbon University (Portugal). He was a senior scientific adviser at the “Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek” (VITO), which is Belgium’s biggest environmental research organization. He is currently retired as an emeritus professor. Professor Hens’ specific area of research concerns the elucidation of interdisciplinary instruments for sustainable development. In this framework, he acted as the promoter of over 80 research projects in Belgium and abroad (Vietnam, Cuba, South Africa, Mozambique, Ghana, Ukraine, and Bulgaria). He promoted master and Ph. D theses works. He participated in Ph. D jury’s in over 10 different universities. Luc Hens is the author or co-author of 130 papers in international peer reviewed journal. He (co-)edited 43 books, and wrote 125 book reviews. Luc Hens acts as an expert in environmental health policy on several councils in Belgium. He is the Editor in Chief for the Springer journal “Environment, Development and Sustainability”. He acts as the book editor for the “International Journal of Environment and Pollution”. He holds “Doctor Honoris Causa” awards from the universities of Sofia (Bulgaria) and Sumy (Ukraine).

My research interests are centered around “Interdisciplinary instruments for environmental management”. I did projects on EIA assessment, environmental management, life cycle analysis, sustainable development, health impacts of increasing traffic flows both in Belgium and abroad. I am particularly interested in the fundamental aspects driving these instruments, their application and their policy implications.

• Yang M.Y., Van Collie F., Hens L., De Wulf R., Ou X.K., Zhang Z.M. (2014) Nature conservation versus scenic quality: A GIS approach towards optimized tourist tracks in a protected area of Northwest Yunnan. Journal of Mountain Science 11(1).The paper is also available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11629-012-2459-6
• Cabello-Eras J.J., Sagastume Gutiérrez A., Hernadez Capote D., Hens L. Vandecasteele C. (2013) Improving the environmental performance of an earthwork project using cleaner production strategies. J. Cleaner Production 47, 368-376.
• Hens L., Stoyanov S. (2014) Education for climate changes, environmental health and environmental justice. Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy 49 (2), 194-208
• Vu Van Hieu, Le Xuan Quynh, Pham Ngoc Ho, Hens L. (2013) Application of GIS and modeling in health risk assessment for urban road and mobility. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 20 (8), 5138-5149 DOI 10.1007/s11356-013-1492-5
• Xuan-Quynh Le, Van-Hieu Vu, Luc Hens, Bas Van Heur (2014) Stakeholder perceptions and involvement in the implementation of EMS in ports in Vietnam and Cambodia. J. Cleaner Production, 64, 173-193, ISSN 0959-6526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.032. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652613004939)
• Hens L., Stoyanov S. (2014) Education for climate changes, environmental health and environmental justice. J. Chemical Technology and Metallurgy 49(2), 194-208
• Cabello-Eras J.J., Corvas Varela D., Hernandez-Pérez G.D., Sagastume-Gutiérrez A., Garcia-Lorenzo D., Vandecasteele C., Hens L. (2014) Comparative study of the urban quality of life in Cuban first level cities from an objective dimension. Environment, Development and Sustainability 16 (1), 195-216
• Passchier W., Hens L. Eds. (2015) Cumulative and Integrated Health Impact assessment (Special issue) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Under preparation
• Hens L. (2014) An evidence based data set on climate changes for developing countries. Environment, Development and Sustainability 16(2) 255-256
• Nicolopoulou-Stamati P., Matiatos I., Kotampasi C., Stamatis P., Sasco A.J., Protopapa E., Hens L. (2015) Training in environmental health necessitates tacit knowledge. Environment, Development and Sustainability 17(2), 299-314
• Sagastume-Gutiérrez A., Cabello-Eras J.J., Garcia-Lorenzo D., Vandecasteele C., Hens L. (2015) Bridging universities and industry through cleaner production activities. Experiences from the Cleaner Production Center at the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba. J. Cleaner Production available at http://dx.di.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.063
• Nguyen Q.A., Hens L. (2015) Environmental performance of the cement industry in Vietnam: the influence of ISO14001 certification. J. Cleaner Production 96, 362-378
• Nguyen An Thinh, Vu Anh Dung, Vu Van Phai, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang, Le Trinh Hai(, Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, Nguyen Viet Thanh, Hoang Khac Lich, Vu Duc Thanh, Luong Thi Tuyen, Pham Minh Tam, Luc Hens (2015) Human ecological effects of tropical storms in the coastal area of Ky Anh (Ha Tinh, Vietnam). Environment, Development and Sustainability, in press