Oege Oevering

Oege Oevering

As a green consultant, I am involved in the greening of the city centre of Dordrecht. I have been professionally involved in the management and maintenance of green spaces for almost half a century. I have seen many developments. Redesigning an existing city for the sole purpose of making it greener is really a new development. Challenging and complicated. How do you make sure that everyone wants to go in the same direction, and consistency is also important. Giving citizens an important role in this change seems obvious to me, but it does not happen automatically. Reconnecting society with nature seems to be a task for the coming years.