We support the sustainable development of urban regions

About this website

This website presents a tool for analyzing, describing and monitoring broad prosperity in your city and region. ‘The story of the city & region’ helps you identify concrete action perspectives for sustainable development. Indicators and a dashboard can then be constructed for steering towards goals of broad prosperity. In addition, the website contains current knowledge and methods about environmental impact assessment, sustainable urban development and urban planning.

The story of the region

We would be pleased to engage with you on your region’s sustainable development. We go for a coherent approach to the economy, quality of life and protection of natural systems. The challenges differ from region to region, as does how regional cooperation takes shape. A region’s borders are not entirely fixated, but we assume it will likely operate based on cooperation between several neighboring municipalities.

The Sustainable City Foundation

Recently we start to set up the Sustainable City Foundation, in which various professionals work together to promote a transition to sustainable cities and regions.

Our activities focus on:

  • Policy Consulting. Designing programs and concrete projects to initiate, continue and complete the transition to a sustainable city.
  • Knowledge transfer. We organize workshops, supervise students, trainees and internship assignments.
  • Project management of projects that make a region more sustainable.
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Peter van de Laak

Mission

In the Sustainable City Foundation, various professionals work together to promote a transition to sustainable cities and regions. We support municipalities and regions in realizing their ambitions for sustainable development. We want to contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy, an inclusive society and the preservation of vulnerable nature and biodiversity. Our ambition is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the development of sustainable cities and communities. https://www.sdgnederland.nl/sdgs-2/doel-11-veilige-en-duurzame-steden/

Core values

Our core values are:

  • Autonomous/independent
  • Socially engaged
  • Personal/professional development
  • Creativity
  • Transparency

Integrity, creativity and an open attitude are of paramount importance to us. Our community involvement is closely linked to our commitment to and also concern for the future of the Earth. As a learning organization, we invest in personal and professional development. Co-creation and knowledge sharing are important principles. We are up for challenging assignments. We are interested in involvement in the elaboration of projects if his are not yet sufficiently crystallized or defined.