GROWING GREEN CITIES the movement of the future
Henk Meijer Projectdirector Floriade Almere 2022 Municipality of Almere, the Netherlands
Intro to Almere Context city of Almere
Europe Intro to Almere Context city of Almere
Basic plan for reclamation of Flevoland
Urgency: •Space for expansion needed •Living areas •Agriculture areas •Industrial areas •Recreational areas •Infrastructure •Plan Markerwaard not implemented Intro to Almere History of Almere
• reclamation from the water (1967)
• first inhabitants in 1976 Intro to Almere History of Almere
• reclamation from the water (1967)
• first inhabitants in 1976 Intro to Almere History of Almere
• reclamation from the water (1967)
• first inhabitants in 1976 Intro to Almere History of Almere
• reclamation from the water (1967)
• first inhabitants in 1976 Intro to Almere History of Almere
• reclamation from the water (1967)
• first inhabitants in 1976 Intro to Almere History of Almere
• reclamation from the water (1967)
• first inhabitants in 1976 Intro to Almere History of Almere
• first inhabitants in 1976 Intro to Almere History of Almere
• 200.000 inhabitants in 2014
• 80.000 jobs Intro to Almere History of Almere
• first inhabitants in 1976 Intro to Almere History of Almere
• 200.000 inhabitants in 2014
• 80.000 jobs Intro to Almere History of Almere
Inspired by Ebenezer Howard…
Town and country must be married…
Intro to Almere History of Almere
First Draft Plan
Almere 1973
Polynuceair city
Embedded in green and blue
Part of the Amsterdam Metropole
Part of the agricultural area of Flevoland
Context city of Almere 2014
Aerial view of Almere Context city of Almere
Aerial view of Almere Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
Amsterdam City Centre Almere
Airport Schiphol Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
2000 international companies
Intro to Almere The Context city of Almere Randstad A new assignment: doubling the city Draftplan 2040 Economic development and 350.000 new houses to 2040 iIn the northern Randstad Spare valuable green and blue spaces
Structure vision Almere 2.0 For an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable future Principles for Almere 2.0 Structure vision Almere 2.0 (2040) •Almere 2.0 is a vision, not a blueprint;
• a phased development, based on actual needs;
• Each phase is subject to conditions, for example in the field of accessibility and sustainability.
Closed loops between city and country z Connecting city and country; life cycle for food, energy, water
Bio waste Processing Bio Power centre Heating and energy for city Residu waste = Fertilizer Farm gas
Waste Food Growing Green Cities
The celebration of Green,connected with every day’s life The celebration of Green,connected with urgent global questions
Global topics:
The tense between urbanisation and nature Urbanisation: in 2020 70% of the worldpopulation will live in cities Increase of the worldpopulation and decrease of healthy resources
Top priorities for the future:
Foodsupply (must be doubled worldwide) Foodsecurity Clean water Clean energy Livable cities. The urgency as a positive challenge!
• 10 years working on solutions in a positive agenda • In collaboration with cities worldwide • In collaboration with international companies • In collaboration with the Dutch agriculture and horticulture • The provence of Flevoland as the biggest foodproduction area in the Netherlands • The Amsterdam Metropole as the biggest consumer area • Almere / Amsterdam Metropole / Flevoland as a ‘living lab’ for ‘Growing Green’
• Celebrate the results in the World Hortical Exibition Floriade in 2022!!! The Dutch agri- and horticultur economy
• Plays a leading role in the world food policy • Leads in knowledge and innovation of the foodindustry • Plays an active role along two complementary movements: – The big scale (agro-production worldwide) – The small scale (local for local) • Invests in crossovers to energy, water, food ethics and productive green environments
GROWING GREEN Coupled to our economic agenda
• Flevoland: innovation area for specializing in large world food production systems • Amsterdam: innovation area for healty consumption • national economic agenda for Lifescience • national economic agenda Agro&Food • national economic agenda green energy supply • national deltaprogram fresh water • Almere: feeding, greening, energizing, healtying
A new economy!!
Floriade 2022 z Growing Green Cities
10 years of ‘Making of’
a world expo
main stage and side programs
legacy: a healthy district
in the heart of the city DRAFT EXPOSITE
Structuurvisie Almere Centrum Weerwater
Een gebied van ca. 400 ha in het hart van de stad, bovenop de rijksinfrastructuur, op een centrale plek in NL PERSPECTIEF
Existing qualities z A carpet of innovations on the crossoversz between city and country Foodsystems Energysupply Waterclearance Building materials
Public systems Mobility systems Etc.
A carpet of innovations on the crossoversz between city and country Foodsystems Energysupply Waterclearance Building materials
Public systems Mobility systems Etc.
Challenges for the Floriadesite and city district
The Floriadesite will bring together worldwide innovations of city and country, serving each other in healthy systems.
The city district will: - produce it’s own food - produce it’s own green energy - clear it’s own effluent - be 100 % cycle economy - buildings will be biobased Facts & figures Floriade
Expo site • Investments: ca. 100 miljon • Consumer expenses: €300 miljon* • Direct employment during expo: 1000 manyears* • 3 milion people visiting the expo • Exposite of 600.000 m2 / 60 hectare
Area development on expo site: • A development program of 40.000 m2 commercial, 600 houses and beach / harbor / festival area • Total building costs ca. € 150 miljon • Building period starting 2018 *source: Economische Verkenning Rabobank, Kamer(s) van Koophandel en VBA Ten years of growth in the local region Growing Green – A call to action - Growing Green – A call to action -
Ten years of growth in the international network of green cities JOIN US? ww.floriade.nl
RRAAM 44 30-10-2014