Climate change, urbanization, declining biodiversity, pandemics, extreme weather and increasing food production: these are just a few of the factors that challenge the future of our cities. There is growing evidence that nature based solutions can be sound investments for future urban challenges. Many investments in our cities of today are expected to last for generations, so there is a need to include long term thinking in our current decision making.
On this two days conference we look from different disciplines and five dimensions; nature inclusive product- and services design, nature-inclusive building, growing green neighborhoods and green spatial planning in urbanizing regions. Practitioners, researchers, policymakers and students gather to share good Dutch and international practices on how to evolve multi-disciplinary practices that develop longer term thinking and acting in our city- networks, policies and decision making.
