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Pure Natuur Tuin in Tuindorp Oostzan © GfW

GfW Zoom-In N° 1 – The Zoöp model: when nature gets a voice, it changes urban planning

Who lives in Tuindorp Oostzaan? How does a tree that has roots in the water, hosts a couple of birds or gives shades? What kind of relations do all living bodies have with each other?  Where, when and how precisely should the project intervene in order to increase the life-supporting capacity of the neighbourhood?

By asking these questions and many others, which are part of the Zoöp methodology, the EUI Ground for Wellbeing (GfW) project makes the voices of human and non-human living creatures that can be found in Tuindorp Oostzaan part of decision-making. Continue reading