It was initiated by Marleen Kaptein, who was looking for a more sustainable way of building housing in urban areas. The project was a strong partnership between future inhabitants and the city of Culemborg, consultants and other people.
It incorporates many of the principles of high environmental quality and eco-towns, but its principal originality is the promotion of the constant participation of the inhabitants. Indeed, this neighbourhood (except for its masterplan) was designed and conducted with representatives of future residents in a creative process (bottom-up; from bottom to top and not imposed by management or administration), and is often regarded as a model in several areas (for example in Europe by Energie-Cités[1] and in France by the Department of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea[2]). It has therefore become an international reference, regularly visited by architects, urbans planners, developers, futurists or groups interested in sustainability, from European countries, and sometimes the United States, Japan, etc..
In 1990, Marleen Kaptein believed that creating neighbourhoods with the inhabitants was both possible and necessary. She gathered a group of people motivated to create the project. She thought that a critical threshold of 200 to 400 houses must be reached. To do it, they needed land of more than 20ha (49.4 acres). After that she created a foundation called the International Forum Mann and foundation structures to promote organic architecture and she gathered a group of friends which included various scientists and university intellectuals with the goal of creating a city or a district they would dream to live in.
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A path in Lanxmeer
Lanxmeer is the name of the neighbourhood, which lies in an area that was once a land reclamation area with a settlement called Lanxmeer. The residents association of modern-day Lanxmeer is called EVA-Lanxmeer. It originates from an information centre (Dutch: "Ecologisch Centrum voor Educatie, Voorlichting en Advies") made to promote integration of ecology in architecture and town.
lanxmeer, name, ecological, neighbourhood, houses, built, from, 1994, 2009, town, culemborg, netherlands, environmentally, friendly, housing, development, greenhouse, initiated, marleen, kaptein, looking, more, sustainable, building, housing, urban, areas, pro. Lanxmeer is the name of an ecological neighbourhood 240 houses built from 1994 to 2009 in the town of Culemborg in the Netherlands It is an environmentally friendly housing development A greenhouse in LanxmeerIt was initiated by Marleen Kaptein who was looking for a more sustainable way of building housing in urban areas The project was a strong partnership between future inhabitants and the city of Culemborg consultants and other people It incorporates many of the principles of high environmental quality and eco towns but its principal originality is the promotion of the constant participation of the inhabitants Indeed this neighbourhood except for its masterplan was designed and conducted with representatives of future residents in a creative process bottom up from bottom to top and not imposed by management or administration and is often regarded as a model in several areas for example in Europe by Energie Cites 1 and in France by the Department of Ecology Energy Sustainable Development and Sea 2 It has therefore become an international reference regularly visited by architects urbans planners developers futurists or groups interested in sustainability from European countries and sometimes the United States Japan etc Contents 1 Creation of the project 2 Name 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCreation of the project editIn 1990 Marleen Kaptein believed that creating neighbourhoods with the inhabitants was both possible and necessary She gathered a group of people motivated to create the project She thought that a critical threshold of 200 to 400 houses must be reached To do it they needed land of more than 20ha 49 4 acres After that she created a foundation called the International Forum Mann and foundation structures to promote organic architecture and she gathered a group of friends which included various scientists and university intellectuals with the goal of creating a city or a district they would dream to live in Name edit nbsp A path in LanxmeerLanxmeer is the name of the neighbourhood which lies in an area that was once a land reclamation area with a settlement called Lanxmeer The residents association of modern day Lanxmeer is called EVA Lanxmeer It originates from an information centre Dutch Ecologisch Centrum voor Educatie Voorlichting en Advies made to promote integration of ecology in architecture and town See also editEnergy efficiency in British housing Passive solar building design BioRegionalReferences edit IMG pdf Ecoquartiers Eva file Lanxmeer pdf Energie Cite ecoquartiers on EVA Lanxmeer Facts of French Ministry of Ecology on the EVA Lanxmeer project permanent dead link External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to EVA Lanxmeer Website of the residents association EVA Lanxmeer in Dutch Information about Lanxmeer on the website of the municipality of Culemborg in Dutch WERFTERP in Dutch 51 56 54 N 5 13 59 E 51 94833 N 5 23306 E 51 94833 5 23306 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lanxmeer amp oldid 1041809775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
