The Kersentuin: environmentally friendly living in Utrecht, the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, a country known throughout the world for its innovative approaches to meeting the needs of its citizens, several examples of innovative experiments with sustainable housing can be found. The Kersentuin (Cherry Garden), an environmentally, socially and economically friendly community in Leidsche Rijn, an urbanization-from-scratch area in the west part of Utrecht, has been founded and developed by the residents themselves. The area is very popular and is seen as an interesting best practice in ideal green neighborhood developments. This paper evaluates this attempt to create... Mehr ...