Bus tour with presentation and lecture on landscape development around Haarlem, Schiphol and Amsterdam in the past, present and future. with its contributions to climate transition, quality of life and sustainability through huge transitions described by engineers.

Date: Friday 12 April 2024
Time: 11.00 - 19.30 (for participants in part 2 only, the time is 17.00 - 19.00)
Gathering, departure and return point bus tour: Bus station Aalsmeer. The bus station is easily accessible from Amsterdam Arena train stations, directly by line bus 171 and also via Schiphol and Hoofddorp train stations with several direct line buses
Those coming by car can park it for free at 'In den Ossewaerd' next to Vuurlijn 50 1424NS in de Kwakel, from where the bus departs for bus station Aalsmeer at 10.45.

Organised by KIVI Department of Sustainable Technology (DT)
By learning from history, we can address climate and ecology issues through sustainable green planting and clean green energy solutions, among others.

The bus tour
The KIVI Department of Sustainable Technology will take you on tour to get inspiration on the role of effective green space as landscaping for the near future. You will be pointed out interesting developments during the bus tour via screen and commentary. We will show how our recent ancestors, with limited resources, muscle and shovel, transitioned our landscape back then. What was green is sometimes blue (Westeinderplassen) and what was blue is now green (Haarlemmermeerpolder). Looking back on a green-blue history literally under the smoke of Schiphol Airport, with extraordinary highlights, provides ideas for innovation and replacing fossil energy with green energy. Green blue represents reclamation, peat excavation, forestry and nearby replacement fossil energy with an efficient production process at the Breakneck. We also show how peat replacement is produced in a modern way at this biomass yard. The route (see appendix 2) also takes in line dykes of the Stelling van Amsterdam, which was built between 1910-1920 as Amsterdam's defence line whereby Amsterdam could be isolated from the outside world in times of war all around, with contiguous water features as temporary buffer zones.
We also let our eye fall from the landscape to rare architecture and technology, such as the KIVI-adopted steam pumping station Cruquius, which we visit inside and start the powerful steam boiler, the church buildings by architect Cuypers and an unusual Water Tower next to Westeinderplassen.
In doing so, we show how Schiphol Airport has been given a prominent role in the landscape with a specific runway system , the MH17 monument and spotter's spots.

The bus tour ends at where we will continue the programme!

Presentation new green space ""Sustainable Performance Green""

Here we look back on the bus tour and then there will be a presentation on intended performance greenery and the implementation specifications of construction, maintenance and harvesting of this performance greenery. Also discussed is the tenfold contribution to continuous improvement towards an increasingly sustainable Earth. Specifications describe how, under different conditions and at different locations, a modern green space can be realised that contributes very strongly to a more sustainable Earth and the phasing out of fossil fuels.

The sustainable performance greenery and implementation specifications are scientifically based and practically proven innovative circular methods for greenery. It explains the core qualities of this green provision that positively distinguish it from the usual green provisions in the Netherlands. This innovative green space has many advantages including significant CO2 capture, biodiversity enhancement, nitrogen capture, soil improvement, production of green hydrogen and improvement of the living environment and reduced (traffic) casualties.

The development of sustainable performance greenery has now reached the stage where substantial upscaling is possible. It also indicates the contribution it can make to the 2030 Climate Plan. The attached figure schematically shows the contributions of performance greenery as a sustainable green space.

To conclude, there will be a Walking Dinner of 1.5 hours, during which you will be served all sorts of things.

The cost of the Walking Dinner is included in the participant fee.

Programme part 1

Until 10.45 a.m.: Boarding the coach at Vuurlijn car park opposite 'In den Ossewaerd'

11.00 - 11.30 hrs: Reception and meeting in touring car at Bus Station Aalsmeer

11.45 - 17.00 hrs: Bus tour with presentation on the sights by Ton van Oostwaard

Programme part 2

17.00 - 17.15 hrs: Arrival at and reception in ""In den Ossewaerd"", including drink and snack

17.15 - 18:00: Presentation by A. Dijkmans and Ton van Oostwaard: sustainable performance greenery

18.00 - 19.30 hrs: Walking Dinner and discussion at the table.

19.30 - 19.45 hrs: Return by bus to Bus Station Aalsmeer and towards train stations or car.

Clothing: Ordinary office clothes with sturdy shoes and mackintosh (just in case!).

Accessibility: Bus station Aalsmeer can be reached by various forms of public transport. See annex 1 accessibility Bus station Aalsmeer

Parking: By car, come preferably to the Vuurlijn car park opposite 'In den Qssewaerd' and board the coach here before 10.45 am or possibly near the Zwarte- weg and Brandweerkazerne near bus station Aalsmeer, where public transport passengers board.

Contact details: Ton van Oostwaard, board member KIVI Sustainable Technology, e-mail tonvanoostwaard@gmail.com, tel. 06-30093090.

Register via KIVI website until 10 April 2024 at the latest

When registering, you can choose from programme part 1 + part 2 or only part 2.

Information left: Stopovers: Cruquius (KIVI) steam pumping station 1934, the Breekhoorn, Watertoren Aalsmeer, sawmill Amsterdamse Bos and the Bosbaan, MH17 monument, Spotters' spot Schiphol, dressing up 2 kilometres of Beneluxbaan, line dykes and main canal for the purpose of draining Haarlemmermeer.

annexes (see below):

  1. Accessibility bus station Aalsmeer
  2. What will you see during the bus tour

The figure below symbolically depicts the contributions of the performance green of this sustainable green facility to ecology, landscape, uses and functions. More on this during the presentations.

Appendix 1: Accessibility bus station Aalsmeer

The bus station Aalsmeer is located at the bus lane along the N 196, locally known as the Burgemeester Kasteleinweg, just east of the roundabout intersecting with the Zwarteweg (the tour bus starts at 10.45 from parking opposite Vuurlijn 50 1424 NS de Kwakel for motorists and 11.30 from bus station Aalsmeer, for public transport guests and possibly cars.

Below are the line routes that pass the Aalsmeer bus station along N196. From several train stations such as Amsterdam Arena, Hoofddorp, Schiphol and Stations Amsterdam Centraal and Zuid, you can take bus lines 171 et al to Aalsmeer, where the tour bus for the KIVI Tour will be waiting for you from 11.00 am and depart at 11.30 am. Of course, you can also come by car and park near the Ossewaerd Vuurlijn 50.

The bus tour will be followed in den Ossewaerd by a presentation on sustainable greenery and the Walking Dinner after which you will be taken back to the bus station by the tour bus.

Public transport

Aalsmeer is easily accessible by public transport. Take bus 357 from Amsterdam, bus 198 from Schiphol Airport, bus 171 from Amsterdam Arena. Or take the train to Hoofddorp Station and then bus 340 to Aalsmeer. For details, see the appendix below.

There is a special day pass for public transport, valid in metros, trams and buses of GVB, Connexxion and eBS. This card is valid in Aalsmeer and on sale at VVV agencies.

(Direct parking at line dike Ossewaerd a/d Vuurlijn 50 is also possible between 10.00 and no later than 10.45 before bus departure to bus station Aalsmeer to welcome all with coffee-tea)

Appendix 2: What you will see and hear about during the bus tour

The route and sights during the bus tour

Location and former function(s)

Current function(s)

1

Clearing Westeinderplas for fuel

Now recreational area

2

Historic water tower

Magnificent architecture

3

Planting Amsterdam Forest for future fuel. Planted between1934 and 1970

Now recreational area

4

Towers Cuypers churches for views and hearing bells ring

Now historical heritage, pray that it gets well

5

Water tower for buffering and pressure on water pipes

Now historical heritage, drinking water pure necessity, water tower not a necessity

6

The Green Heart

Remaining peatlands now for cattle breeding

7

Flora - Holland

Cultivation medium for climate-adaptive greenery

8

Haarlemmermeer Floriade grounds 2002 and

World Horticultural Exhibition

Deep excavation for road construction

Haarlemmermeer forest

9

De Breekhoorn composting facility to produce climate substrate to save peat

Green recycling and solution as replacement of peat in pot plant cultivation

10

Land-art park Schiphol

Aircraft noise: acoustic problem solving; nitrogen reduction

11

Spotting spot Schiphol Kaagbaan

Modern attraction with aircraft taking off

12

MH17 memorial

Monument plane crash Ukraine in the landscape

13

Beneluxbaan - sustainable performance green

Connecting road future climate-proof and to make green hydrogen from biomass in the future

14

Fort Vrouwentroost and defence line dyke Stelling van Amsterdam

Farewell place of soldiers, now historical heritage and protection against flooding

15

End of bus tour and meeting in "In den Ossewaerd"

Presentation André Dijkmans and Ton van Oostwaard on modern sustainable landscaping and associated specifications

Address "In den Ossewaerd": Vuurlijn 50, 1424 NS De Kwakel; tel: 029-7520075

Note: A route map of the bus tour is in the making and will be added to this appendix in due course