VerDuS staat voor Verbinden van Duurzame Steden. Binnen dit kennisinitiatief VerDuS ontwikkelen wetenschappelijk onderzoekers in samenwerking met experts uit de praktijk kennis om in te spelen op vraagstukken rond onder meer verstedelijking, ruimte, mobiliteit en transport. VerDuS is een initiatief van NWO (de Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, inclusief Regieorgaan SIA), Platform31 en de ministeries van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, Infrastructuur en Waterstaat, en Economische Zaken en Klimaat.
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VerDuS
Binnen dit kennisinitiatief ontwikkelen wetenschappers samen met experts uit de praktijk kennis voor duurzame verstedelijking.
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BiodiverCITY
The municipality of Amsterdam has several ambitions in the field of biodiversity and nature inclusivity. Think not only of the greenery of the public space, but also of biodiverse facades and roofs and even of underground life.
In this collection you will find new researches and projects on this theme.BiodiverCITY is part of the Integral Design Method Public Space (IOOR)
Contact:
integraleontwerpmethodeOR@amsterdam.nl
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The Embassy of the North Sea
The sea and the life in the sea is its own. The Embassy of the North Sea was founded on this basis. Here things, plants, animals and people in and around the North Sea are given a voice. We have mapped out a route to 2030. First we will learn to listen to the sea, then learn to speak with the sea and finally be able to negotiate on behalf of the sea and marine life.
Website Ambassade van de Noordzee
The sea and the life in the sea is its own. The Embassy of the North Sea was founded on this basis. Here things, plants, animals and people in and around the North Sea are given a voice.
We have mapped out a route to 2030. First we will learn to listen to the sea, then we will learn to speak with, and finally we will be able to negotiate on behalf of the sea and marine life.
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Amsterdam Green Campus
Wij geloven dat je voor een duurzame transitie iedereen nodig hebt. Daarom brengen wij talentvolle mensen uit kennisinstellingen, overheden en ondernemingen samen.
We zetten verschillende disciplines, onderwijsvormen en sectoren in om samen te werken aan impact op de Sustainable Development Goals.
Wij kunnen de vertaalslag maken tussen werelden die elkaar niet altijd weten te vinden. -
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Workspace Urban Ecology
Werkplaats Urban Ecology en Biobased Solutions is een samenwerkingsverband van onderzoekers, projectmanagers en adviseurs van de gemeente Amsterdam, verschillende universiteiten en hogescholen die geïnteresseerd zijn in toegepast onderzoek in de stad.
Every other month we organise a meeting with a standard invitee list where experts can join in. Discussed themes are related to future-proof resilient cities, including but not limited to climate adaptation, nature-inclusive design, circular economy, green, ecology and biodiversity. Primary goals of the meeting:
- Discussing themes related to the future-proof city
- Sharing knowledge
- Connecting different disciplines and actors
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Zoöp
Zoöp is the title of an organisational model for cooperation between human and nonhuman life that safeguards the interests of all zoë (Greek for 'life'). The zoöp model makes the interests of nonhuman life part of organisational decision making.
With escalating climate change, declining biodiversity and the general habitability of the Earth being put to the test, the current way we collaborate in shaping our society falls short. Non-human life forms such as plants, animals, insects, but also those in the soil such as bacteria and fungi, are only seen as raw material and resources. The Zoöp model seeks to change this entrenched structure. By looking further than the interests of humans and by literally giving nature a seat at the table.
The zoöp is an innovative governance model that fosters a practice of ecological regeneration in organisations by allowing humans and non-humans to work together. It is a radical model that enables any organisation to contribute to ecological regeneration. An organisation becomes a Zoöp by assigning a Board Observer Seat to the Zoönomic Foundation. This foundation has the sole task of representing the interests of non-human life in the operational sphere of the zoöp. The work of the Zoönomic Foundation is done by strictly independent experts who translate the interests of non-human life into the operational decision-making of their zoöp.
The term zoöp is short for zoöperation and is a combination of the Greek word for life – zoë – and the word cooperation. The zoöp is inspired by recent developments in the field of rights-of-nature and works with the insights of the doughnut economy. The zoöp model is:
- Immediate. No change of law required; zoöps can start having an impact now.
- Empowering. The zoöp model channels concerns about the climate catastrophe into action.
- Pragmatic. Transforms complex concepts into actionable practices.
- Open. Applicable to all organisations, small, large, nonprofit and for-profit.
- Coöperative. A network of zoöps that collaborate and share knowledge.
From 22 April 2022 (Earth Day) onwards, Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam will be the first zoöp in the world. After Het Nieuwe Instituut is officially inaugurated as a zoöp, others will quickly follow. Currently, almost 20 organisations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Slovenia already work with aspects of the zoöp model, the so-called proto-zoöps.
The zoöp model is the outcome of research by Het Nieuwe Instituut and is a co-creation of a group of ecologists, philosophers, artists, entrepreneurs and lawyers. The legal structure was developed in close collaboration with the renowned law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. The zoöp approach works with existing legal instruments, and can be applied immediately. It is therefore not dependent on legislative changes or new policy frameworks, as rights of nature implementations would be.
Want to know more about Zoöp? Read more over here.
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RESILIO
From 2018-2022, Amsterdam has installed 10,000 m2 of smart blue-green roofs on housing association homes and privately owned homes. Extra water can be stored under the green surface on these roofs, so that the homes and their surroundings are better protected against extreme rainfall or drought and heat.
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The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is faced with the major task of making the city more climate-proof. By facilitating an innovative network of blue-green roofs, the aim is to optimize water management in the future and to reduce water and heat nuisance.
Cooperation partners
RESILIO stands for 'Resilience nEtwork of Smart Innovative Climate-adapative Rooftops' and is a collaboration between the Municipality of Amsterdam, Waternet, Polderdak, Rooftop Revolution, HvA, VU, Stadgenoot, De Key and Consolidated. The RESILIO project is funded by the Urban Innovative Actions (UAI) Program of the European Union. The UIA program offers subsidies every year for innovative pilot projects on various themes.
Source: RESILIO