A healthy Metropolis

When:

24 January 2015

15:15 Hour - 21:30 Hour

Event organizer:Sustainable Technology

Description

The board of the Environmental Technology / Food & Green department is pleased to invite you to Amsterdam for the meeting with the theme "Innovate Dutch Heritage for a Healthy Metropolis".

In addition to KIVI members, introducers and students are also welcome to attend the presentation of "National Theme Park the Green Climate Belt for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area".

Between 16:00 and 21:30, initiators, project participants and specialists will present this ambitious plan with the goal and challenge for future generations in the growing metropolis, that they can live longer and better quality lives. The plan is based on a transition policy for economy, education, training, recreation, energy, space, tourism and employment with preservation of cultural heritage, which as a result will have multiple integrated applications. The proposed policy and innovative plan has all the characteristics of sustainable corporate social responsibility.

Meanwhile, this idea is also shared with the Provincial Councils of North Holland and Flevoland, Staatsbosbeheer, Natuurmonumenten and the organic farmers' organisation.

The Green Climate Belt, through a top-down approach is being pitched to Provincial administrators and Local Aldermen sustainability within the Metropolitan Region to realise climate ambitions. The plan is already getting space along the SAA motorway route and in the seventh world horticultural exhibition Floriade 2022 where the green belt can be closed. You can download the programme via the link at the bottom of this page.

15.15:00: Room open, view theme stands
16:00: Opening speech André Dijkmans, chairman Department MT/V&G
16:15: Presentation Ton van Oostwaard 'National Theme Park the Green Climate Belt'
16.40: Presentation Patrick Ruijzenaars and Frens Schuring on promising projects in the MRA green belt municipalities
- 'Het Waterlands Woud' (5,000 hectares)
- 'iChallenge' (2,500 hectares)
- 'Give healthy Blisterheads and cattle breeds space' ( 15.000 head)
- 'Validation areas'
- 'Arpad Nesvadba'
5.45 pm: Informal gathering, meal and opportunity to peruse background information
19.00 hrs: Presentation Huib Sneep 'Utilising spaces in the city for edible greenery'
19.30 hrs: Presentation Joanna Ronhaar 'CO₂-tool'
20.00 hrs: Ton van Oostwaard: Summary of the presentations and follow-up steps to design National Theme Park 'the Green Climate Belt' around Amsterdam in combination with future metropolitan developments and involvement 36 MRA municipalities, provinces North-Holland and Flevoland, Rijkswaterstaat and airports Schiphol Amsterdam and Lelystad Airport.
20.15 hrs: Closing by chairman of the day André Dijkmans