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Waar komen nieuwe woningen en welke veranderingen in de landbouw heeft de overheid voor ogen? Hoe maken we ruimte voor klimaatadaptatie? In de Nationale Omgevingsvisie maakt de rijksoverheid belangrijke keuze over de ruimtelijke inrichting van Nederland. In voorbereiding op een nieuwe nationale visie zoekt de rijksoverheid afstemming met provinciale plannen. Onderzoekers Ingo Bousema en Ward Rauws, van de Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen aan de Rijkuniversiteit Groningen (RUG), analyseerden dit proces om lessen te trekken voor een adaptieve planningsaanpak.

How can you use virtual reality to study the effects of building height on the landscape of Lauwersoog, or the accessibility of an urban area when it becomes more densely built? In a notable effort toward integrating technology into education, the Visualization Team at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences hosted Virtual Reality Experience Days on November 15th and 20th.

The supposed chasm between city and countryside is not that bad, according to Felix Pot. ‘A threatening chasm in the countryside is more likely: between car owners and the people who do not have their own mode of transport.'

UG scientist Christian Zuidema discusses how we can jointly move towards a sustainable society. A smart transition requires a better distribution of advantages and disadvantages, he argues.

The relation between rural areas and cities have been under pressure in recent years and require future-proof spatial solutions. This is why the Fertile Soils project, in which 10 knowledge institutes and 30 practical partners work together, investigates how rural areas and cities can work together on major challenges such as agricultural transition, housing construction and climate-proof water management. NWO is granting 5.5 million euros for 5 years of research.

Bringing together knowledge and experience will provide new educational opportunities for professionals working in a variety of organisations.