The Nether­lands are inter­na­tion­al­ly renowned for their approach to sus­tain­able urban liv­ing. Sus­tain­abil­i­ty in Hol­land is not so much focussed on tech­no­log­i­cal solu­tions, but rather on low-cost, high-impact strate­gies. Major points of atten­tion in urban plan­ning are social infra­struc­ture, den­si­fi­ca­tion, bike traf­fic and pub­lic transport.

A char­ac­ter­is­tic of all Dutch projects is the cre­ative mind­set and open­ness to unusu­al, inno­v­a­tive solu­tions. This can be seen in a large vari­ety of project types, from brown­field and har­bour con­ver­sions to bot­tom-up ini­tia­tives, cli­mate-proof neigh­bour­hoods and play­grounds made from recy­cled material.

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