Desealing
...ways, for example, which disrupt some of the natural functions of non-paved space. Indeed, soil and open space perform many functions that maintain ecological balance. When a paved area seals the s...
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Algae: seaweed and microalgae
...al resources are under pressure. Fresh water, fertile soils, pollinators and raw materials and even open space is becoming scarce. However, there is one resource that is barely used and covers no l...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...ode, Landskouter and Gijzenzele and is representative of peri-urban Flanders, being (literally) the open spaces between villages and towns. Much of the land use is agricultural (about 50%) and form...
A lab for agricultural space: 'LABO RUIMTE Boerenland' [Lab space for farmer country]
Farmer clears field for desealing (Boer Ruimt Veld project)
...ute to the strategic objective of preventing non-agrarian development in the agricultural area. Open space in Flanders is under pressure: 33% of the total area is taken up by land take 14% by a...
Desealing as a way to gain open space
Climate-proof through design. Research and design for climate adaptation in peri-urban territories.
...tural management (scale enlargement, clustering, …) into account. The development of the scarce open space in Flanders is now hardly on the policy agenda. Scientifically supported spatial concepts ...
PROmoting Sustainable development and regional attractiveness through PERi-urban Areas
General introductionHow can the ecosystem services of open space, such as food production and biodiversity, be successfully safeguarded? How can the attractiveness of a region - its natural herita...
Farming and rural areas within an urbanized society
A thorough social discussion about the use of our open space is sorely needed. We aim to feed that discussion by mapping gradual, subtle changes in land use, as well as their impact on ecosystem servi...
Organization
...s. (5) Space for food: In Flanders, farmers work in a highly urbanized society where open space and space for food production are under intense pressure. We substantiate these phenomena with h...
LCA (life cycle analysis) in agricultural context
...n the products harvested and not on other services such as conservation of biodiversity, preserving open space, buffering climate change, etc. Consequently, products grown by conventional farming p...
Lessons learned from 5 years of Pilot Projects for a Productive Landscape (PPPL)
...es of innovative agriculture with added value for landscape and society.The target? To keep open space open and offer the farmer new perspectives as an important manager of the landscape. T...
Japanese holly collection in the Bokrijk Arboretum is key to a co-creative breeding project
...ovid times, Bokrijk has become a particularly popular walking destination, where visitors enjoy the open space, the historic setting of the Open Air Museum, and the lush greenery. That greenery is ...
EU project RECOMS employs unusual science communication: Resilience is subject of research art in Brussels park
...Aranda (Mexico) developed an app at ILVO that allows citizens to assess the cultural value of green open space. Quantifying ecosystem services in terms of their ecological and economic value is ver...
Save the date: festILVO - Festival of food and science
...the city dweller, the nature lover, the outdoorsman, so you, as far as you are a friend of food, of open space and farm(land)s! Bring your taste buds, your nose and your walking shoes and discover!...
A system analysis of carbon farming schemes in support of the wider implementation of carbon farming in Flanders (Belgium)
...a highly urbanised region, in which the agricultural sector represents approximately 50% of the open space and which is characterized by medium size farms compared to other EU countries. We ado...
How do you use your neighborhood park(s)? Handy new online GIS tool can measure social value of public space.
...nts carried out in Ghent and Brussels. My Green Place Nohemi Ramirez Aranda examined green open spaces both in the center of Ghent and along the Woluwe on the outskirts of Brussels. Her re...
Evolution of public land ownership in Flanders inventoried for the first time
...de their direct area of operation. The OCMW of Ghent appears to be one of the largest landowners in open space, but other OCMWs also own significant portions of open space. Sales transactions ...
How can we nourish the soil under strict phosphate norms and high fertilizer prices?
...ustice and Enforcement, Environment, Energy and Tourism.For the Flemish Land Company, resilient open space full of life and a dynamic countryside are the answer to challenges such as urbanizati...
Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian North Sea: Preparing for more offshore wind farms
..., technological developments are leading to larger wind turbines with greater open space between them. Meanwhile, the risk of seabird collisions - an important and long-standing problem of offshore...