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Design workshops for open spaces in peri-urban areas
Published on 11 October 2021
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Belgium
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About this good practice
Design workshops with students and experts using ecosystem services & green-infrastructure principles for the development of open spaces in peri urban areas.
Resources needed
A total amount of 13,210 € was required for the organisation of the two design workshops, co-financed with LIFE-funding, mainly for the lodging of the students, catering, meeting rooms.
Sufficient human resources are needed for the organisation of the events and reporting of the results.
Sufficient human resources are needed for the organisation of the events and reporting of the results.
Evidence of success
A questionnaire was conducted amongst the participants. A large majority (93%) of participants found this a useful or very useful formula to think about an intersectoral project.
Several of the ideas put forward during the workshops are being integrated in the land development plans that will be executed in the following years.
Several of the ideas put forward during the workshops are being integrated in the land development plans that will be executed in the following years.
Potential for learning or transfer
Looking at a region from different angles with people from many different backgrounds provided useful insights and creative ideas on how an area can be redeveloped.
Experts have tendency to look at a region from their own perspective. But mixing groups of people with very different backgrounds (including spatial planners, engineers, ecologists, architects…) forced people to think outside the box and come up with creative ways to addressing the problems in the regions and come to an integrated solution, taking into account the different functions of the areas (ecology, cultural heritage, agriculture, water retention…).
Using ecosystem services end blue and green infrastructure as design principles provided participants with a different way to look at the local situation.
Experts have tendency to look at a region from their own perspective. But mixing groups of people with very different backgrounds (including spatial planners, engineers, ecologists, architects…) forced people to think outside the box and come up with creative ways to addressing the problems in the regions and come to an integrated solution, taking into account the different functions of the areas (ecology, cultural heritage, agriculture, water retention…).
Using ecosystem services end blue and green infrastructure as design principles provided participants with a different way to look at the local situation.
Further information
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Good practice owner
Organisation
Vlaamse Landmaatschapij (Flemish Land Agency)
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Belgium
Prov. Vlaams-Brabant
Contact
Project Development Specialist