This document discusses sustainable urban development and living cities. It states that spatial development is only sustainable when it meets demands. A living city needs proximity, diversity, flexibility, and the ability to evolve over time through a process of renewal and regeneration. This cyclic process involves loops for materials, space, collaboration, and continually evolving projects that meet community needs and ambitions.

2. Introduction Elma van Beek
Urbanist (TU Delft)
Experience in different offices
Independant designer and adviser
Member BNSP working group
sustainable urban development
Book:
Levende stad, stad om in te leven
(Living city, city to live in)

5. Bron: 50 jaar Rijksbufferzones, VROM

7. Statement
Spatial development is only sustainable when it
supplies a demand.
Demand?

9. Value creation
• Social value
• Ecological and environmental value
• Economical value
• Cultural value

10. People and their networks

13. Statement
A living city needs proximity

15. Diversity

16. Flexibility

17. Evolution
PAST FUTURE

18. Renewing is a cyclic process
Loops:
• Materials, waste, food, water…
• Space
• Collaboration
• Projects in a continuing process

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26. behoefte
Ambition
doel
ambitie
behoefte
Ambition
doel
ambitie

27. Cyclisch Proces
Interpretation
Ambition

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