The design of the Netherlands is facing new challenges. Building on a large scale and the development of large areas gives way to more sustainable cities and countries and the reduction of climate impacts. Conservation and management of decades of accumulated nature and landscape qualities earn to acquire a new position in this spectrum.
Brons + partners is getting hard to fit in the effects of climate change in innovative solutions such as layered flood safety, opportunities to integrate recreation and biodiversity, new forms of renewable energy and the development of green cities with matching green-blue networks. Participation of residents and interest groups is indispensable to anchor new developments sustainable to residents and the identity of the region.