Het vergroenen kan steden goed helpen om een scala aan uitdagingen, zoals klimaatverandering, biodiversiteitsverlies en leefbaarheid, op te pakken. In veel Nederlandse steden is de nettotrend echter negatief. Dit artikel geeft aan hoe dat komt en wat daaraan te doen is.

Cities worldwide are growing at unprecedented rates, compromising their surrounding landscapes, and consuming many scarce resources. As a consequence, this will increase the compactness of cities and will also decrease the availability of urban green space. In recent years, many Dutch municipalities …

Cities worldwide are growing fast, compromising their surrounding landscapes, and consuming too much of scarce resources. At the same time, due to the changing climate, temperatures in cities are rising and weather extremes have become the new normal. Most (western) cities are facing a worrying loss …

The Steenbreek program is a private Dutch program which aims to involve citizens, municipalities and other stakeholders in replacing pavement with vegetation in private gardens. The Dutch approach is characterized by minimal governmental incentives or policy, which leaves a niche for private initiatives …

Abstract of a lecture that was held on the annual congress of AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning) in 2014.

Ontdekkingstocht langs plekken en initiatieven in Nederland waar met veel verstand van zaken, een flinke dosis energie en enthousiasme en soms wat lef, gewerkt wordt aan het realiseren van en 'biobased landschap'. Een omgeving waarin beheer, naast natuurwaarden en een fraai landschap, óók energie en …