The future of urban gardening Trends in creating tomorrows green livable cities

Wouter Schik

Wouter Schik • Landscape architect and specialist

sustainable urban development ARCADIS

• Vice president of the committee for sustainable urban development BNSP/NVTL

• Member expert pool of the Netherlands commission for environmental assessment (C2C- and sustainable development and climate adaptation)

• Today’s (mega)city

• Green city solutions

• Climate adaptation

• My space / our space

• Smart space

Today’s (mega) city

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Green city solutions

Advantages of green space:

• Higher property value

• Higher productivity

• Better health

• Faster recovery

• Cost reduction

• More satisfaction

Foto Jim Tebbutt

Toolbox Green City Guidelines

New city hall Venlo, architect Kraaijvanger

New green utopia’s

Gwanggy City, South Korea, MVRDV 2008 Lily pads Monaco, Vincent Callebout 2008

Singapore

Singapore: plan The Interlace by OMA

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Climate adaptation

Enschede

2D modelling

Waterpark Waterakkers Breda

Waterpark Oostindie Leek

Copenhagen

My space / our space

Lanxmeer, Culemborg

Emma’s Hof, The Hague Nominated golden pyramid award 2012 Winner best Dutch garden 2013 Winner Kroonappels 2013

Emma’s Hof, The Hague Nominated golden pyramid award 2012 Winner best Dutch garden 2013 Winner Kroonappels 2013

Emma’s Hof, The Hague Nominated golden pyramid award 2012 Winner best Dutch garden 2013 Winner Kroonappels 2013

Smart space 1.0 integral solutions

• Less risk of flooding • Clean water • Biodiversity • Leisure space • Cool down temperature by 3.6 °C • Reduction of traffic by 2.3% • Increased bus use by 1.4% • and subways by 4.3% • Better air quality • Social and economic

rejuvenation

Cheonggyecheon river project, Seoul South Korea

Smart space 2.0 parametric (bioclimatic) design

Architect Doepel Strijkers

Smart space 3.0 hybrid space

Augmented reality

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Virtual public art project

The future of urban gardening Creating tomorrows green livable cities

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