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GROWING GREEN CITIES the movement of the future

Yolanda Musson Program Manager Energy on Upcycling City of Almere, the Netherlands

• 1. Introduction to Almere
• 2. Energy on Upcycling
• 3. Worldexpo Growing Green

Cities – Floriade 2022

ALMERE New Town New Land

Part of: Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Inhabitants: 200.000 ; MRA: 2,6 mil

• 40 km from Schiphol airport
• Concept of ‘green city’, living lab
• Almere Principles

Context city of Almere Amsterdam Metropolitan Area

Introduction

Almere

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam

Introduction

History of Almere

Basic plan for reclamation of Flevoland 1949

Urgency:

• Space for expansion

needed

• Living areas
• Agriculture areas
• Industrial areas
• Recreational areas
• Infrastructure

• reclamation from the

water (1967)

• first inhabitants in

1976

Introduction

History of Almere

City of Almere 2018

Aerial view of Almere

Introduction

2017

• 200.000 inhabitants
• 80.000 jobs

City of Almere

living lab for Growing Green Cities

Inspirational framework

1.Cultivate diversity 2.Connect place and context 3.Combine city and nature 4.Anticipate change 5.Continue innovation 6.Design healthy systems 7.Empower people to make the city

Energy on Upcycling

Almere 2.0 as a national living lab for sustainable innovations

• Serving the Paris Climate Agreement
• Cooperation between Dutch national

government, Province of Flevoland, Amsterdam Metropolitan Area and City of Almere

• Joint investment fund for innovation projects

and startups Ambitions: Energy-neutral and litter-free

Energy on Upcycling

Citylab Urban Materials

Role government & strategy Projects

Supplier of urban resources

• households
• maintenance of public space
• renewal of public buildings

in stimulating local economic chains Scale Almere:

• Upcycle Center
• Plastic Factory

Scale Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: deals on combining volumes:

• Biomass
• Building materials
• Electronics (e-waste)
• Textile

Booster of Innovations

• Organize challenges
• Community of Practise

Scale Almere:

• Competition Upcycle City
• Almere Raw Materials Collective

(joint venture) Buyer of upcycled products: Purchase and Procurement based on requirements of upcycled urban materials Scale Almere:

• Upcycle Center
• area design Floriade

Scale Amsterdam Metropolitan Area:

• Letter of intent
• Cooperation in developing procedures

Energy on Upcycling

Material flows: 30% households 70% public and industrial

• Biomass
• Waste water
• Demolition

material flows

• Food

Energy on Upcycling

Energy on Upcycling

Energy on Upcycling

Competition Upcycle City

Energy on Upcycling

Compet it ion Upcycle Cit y – The winning concept

Energy on Upcycling

Almere Raw Mat erials Collect ive

Business District de Vaart

De

De Vaart

• Industries high environmental risks category
• Lots available
• Hosts Almere Raw Materials Collective
• Winners Competition Upcycle City
• Relation with Waste Water Company, green

house area Offers opportunity circular business area development

Business District de S teiger

De

Citylab Urban Materials:

• Experiment
• Real Estate
• Facilitate upscale

Initiatives

De Steiger

• Oldest business district
• Small companies
• No self organisation
• Transition
• Necessary: development ownership

Opportunities for redevelopment business district :

• Floriade
• Upcycle centre
• Improved infrastructure A6

Circular systems in living district Oosterwold

Almere Oosterwold: Green living district where people create their own public space and systems. 3 rules

• Autarkic
• Contribution in

investment in public systems

• Min. 50% imbued

by city farming

Quick overview

Work in progress on the road to 2022

Expo Floriade: Facts & Figures

• Every 10 years: international horticultural expo
• Theme 2022: Growing Green Cities
• Subthemes: Feeding, Healthying, Energizing and Greening

the city

• 600.000 m2 / 60 hectare
• 28 April 2022 – 23 October 2022 – 6 months, 180 days
• About 2 million visitors (50% International)
• Post expo concept – start for a new city district
• Youngest city of the Netherlands, built below sea level. The

land was reclaimed from the IJsselmeer (1959 to 1968)

Global Urgencies

We need to find solutions for keeping

• ur cities safe,

healthy and attractive

ARBORETUM

4-m STRIP AROUND EACH PLOT

All species will contribute to the themes of the green city:

• Feeding
• Greening
• Healthying
• Energizing

Green City Arboretum

BIRD’S EYE VIEW ALMERE

FLORIADE EXPO SITE | 2018

FLORIADE EXPO SITE | 2022

Will you join?

Get in touch via: contact@floriade.nl