Nico Beun EMILA Presentation

Processes that lead

to realization

Ir. N.J. (Nico) Beun September 9th 2011

EMILA Summerschool Workshop

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Intriguing question

How does your design become reality?

An ingenious idea and a good design are not enough!

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Outline

• Introduction• Two main transformations in Dutch

rural areas• An example of a innovation• Implementation of this innovation

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Personal introduction

Staff member InnovationNetwerk

Master in Agricultural Economics Wageningen University

Government Service for Land and Water useInnovation in Agricultural EducationIntegrated Rural Development

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InnovationNetwork

• Why created: need for radical new concepts

• Task: to develop and implement innovations in agribusiness, rural areas and food.

• The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovations initiated and finances the organisation

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Transformation of farms

Province of Overijssel• 26.000 farms• 10.000 in use bij farmers• But only 3.000 in futureSo• 23.000 farms owned bij

other people than farmers

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Transformation of maintenance

Farmer is no longer preferred supplier of maintenance of small-scale landscapes

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2003 Academy of Architecture

Karen de Groot and Ruut van Paridon

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2004 InnovationNetwork involved

A promissing strategy of renewing the contryside

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Objectives

1. Strengthen the quality and sustainable maintenance of the landscape

2. Develop future-proof agriculture in a small-scale landscape

3. Broaden the range of rural housing, working, recreation and care options

4. Improve the accessibility of the rural area

5. Preserve and develop our agricultural heritage

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2005 Province Overijssel involved

Province of OverijsselMr. Piet JansenProvincial Executive

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2005 Tubbergen involved

Municipality of TubbergenMr. Pieter van der VinneCouncillor

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Knooperven

Partners

• Municipality of Tubbergen

• Province of Overijssel

• InnovationNetwork

• van Paridon x de Groot landscape architects

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2007 Consultations

ResidentsFarmers organisationsLandscape FoundationMinistry of Agriculture

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2009 Purchase of first pilotfarm

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2011 First pilot for sale

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boerderij

kapschuurstierenstal

kleine kippenschuur

grote kippenschuur

Huidige bebouwing

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boerderij

stierenstal

29Rest sloop en nieuwbouw

boerderij

kapschuurwoningparkeerschuur

lage schuurvilla

hoge schuurvilla

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binnenerfprivacy aan landschapszijde

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Changes of mind• Non-farmers responsible for

landscape maintenance

• New houses not in villages but spread in the countryside

• Shared ownership of landscape

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What is essential

• Commitment of policy-makers to change existing policies

• Cooperation between different parties with different skills and routines

• Perseverance – independent position that makes it possible to overcome all obstacles throughout the entire process

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Thank you

n.j.beun@innonet.agro.nl www.innovatienetwerk.org +31 70 378 5954