Session 8. Milano x Utrecht

Urban Ecosystems

Cities do have the opportunity to be starting point to reverse climate change. While creating greener cities they will be healthier and more pleasant places to live in. It takes action to create new parks and gardens and protect green surfaces in the city. We need to use every single piece of urban surface like city roofs, walls, barriers, voids and courtyards to create green corridors to connect parks and multiply the number of green buildings in cities. This session will discuss the value of urban forests, contributions to urban biodiversity and the actual costs to fund urban ecosystems.

Speakers line-up:

Piero Pelizzaro

Chief Resilience Officer of Milano

Paolo Russo

Architect at Stefano Boeri Architetti

Marlies de Nijs

Senior Urban Planner, Urban Planning & Development at Municipality Utrecht

Elise van Herwaarden

Sustainability Manager at a.s.r. real estate

Timo Cents

Moderator

Timo Cents is a landscape and urban designer and former project manager Wonderwoods. The two towers of the multifunctional real estate project Wonderwoods will become the green towers in the station area of Utrecht.