Other initiatives

Local initiatives in and around the project areas

project Vlaamse Rand (Open space in the Flemish Belt around Brussels, Flemish Land Agency and partners)
project De Wijers (Flemish Land Agency and partners)
- Life+ project 3water in De Wijers
- De Wijers as a testcase for policy recommendations for the new spatial development plan for Flanders 'Beleidsplan Ruimte Vlaanderen' (Flemish Spatial Planning Department)
Bedrijven & Biodiversiteit: Linked-in group of the Environment, Nature and Energy Department Flanders.
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GIFT-T (Green Infrastructure for Tomorrow-Together): European project (2011-2015) in Belgium (in the Flemish Belt around Brussels), the Netherlands and UK. Direct link to the Flemish project website with initiatives for greening business sites.
PURPLE (Peri-Urban Regions Platform Europe)
TURAS (Transitioning Towards Urban Resilience and Sustainability): European initiative that brings urban communities and businesses together with local authorities and researchers to collaborate on developing practical new solutions for more sustainable and resilient European cities
Alter-Net : Europe's ecosystem research network
Ruimtelijke adaptatie Nederland
Life+ projecten about Urban Resilience:
- Seinecitypark (France)
- Urban Oases (Finland)
- R-URBAN (France)
- LIFE Housing Landscapes - Climate-proofing Social Housing Landscapes (UK)
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European documentation on blue/green inffrastructure can be found in the knowledge base.