Land
One of the challenges we face is securing access to land necessary for all the community-based climate solutions. All these solutions need space, such as trees, solar panels, water storage, and meeting space. As an off-grid mobile project, we can utilize cheaper land without utility connections. By repurposing non-used spaces and greening the surroundings, we transformed an old football field into a space for cooking, eating, gardening, and community building.
The land is the property of the municipality. Due to the anti-trust law that should avoid favouritism by the government, the land rent is market-based. Although the land was not “on the market”, and the municipality invited us to use the piece of land because it had to wait several years for development, we are still required to pay a high rent.
Community climate solutions are inherently multifunctional because all functions are locally connected. This makes land use much more efficient. But all the many public functions that the Kaskantine is adding to the land, like the garden, meeting places, habitats for biodiversity and rainwater recycling, are not reflected in the rent. That is why we stress our production for the SDG goals as an alternative value creation.
Community climate solutions are inherently multifunctional because all functions are locally connected. This makes land use much more efficient. But all the many public functions that the Kaskantine is adding to the land, like the garden, meeting places, habitats for biodiversity and rainwater recycling, are not reflected in the rent. That is why we stress our production for the SDG goals as an alternative value creation.
SDG’s
By repurposing non-used land, we optimise its potential and contribute to SDG 11.7 (provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible green and public spaces).
By repurposing non-used land, we optimise its potential and contribute to SDG 11.7 (provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible green and public spaces).
Community action
Citizens of Amsterdam can have access to land for gardening or influence the public land functionalities in different ways.
Citizens of Amsterdam can have access to land for gardening or influence the public land functionalities in different ways.
- take over land maintenance from the municipality with a group of neighbours (”zelfbeheer”: https://www.amsterdam.nl/wonen-leefomgeving/groene-stad/samen-groen-buurt-beheren)
- citizens have a right to plan and a right to the neighbourhood budget. You can develop and submit an alternative vision for developing a neighbourhood area. (https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/invloed/democratisering/buurtrechten)
- you can join a neighbourhood platform. These platforms are voicing people’s concerns and ideas and lobbying for community-driven development and the local economy. (https://buurtplatformenamsterdam.nl/Over-ons/)
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