“A hopeful outlook in difficult times”

Dirk Holemans

author, urban storyteller, keynote speaker and coordinator of Oikos think tank

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The Tilting City
This publication aims to draw an image of what the city of the future could look like. We show alternatives to the current urban models and how they can be future-proof. This text will serve as a valuable source of information and bring up new thoughts among citizens...

Publications

ENOUGH Thriving Societies Beyond Growth

ENOUGH Thriving Societies Beyond Growth

This book is a compelling narrative about a world with less inequality and fewer private jets, burn-outs and landfill sites, about a healthy planet with more quality of life, time for each other and sustainable products. In other words, about a good life for everyone...

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In the media

 Agenda

Event Information:

  • Sat
    09
    Mar
    2024

    ECOPOLIS Gent

    Kunstencentrum 404, Vooruit Gent

    Goed nieuws! Naast de jaarlijkse ECOPOLIS* events in Brussel en Kortrijk, slaat op zaterdag 9 maart ECOPOLIS haar vleugels neer in Gent op uitnodiging van Kunstencentrum 404. Die dag zal de Gentse Vooruit gevuld zijn met talks, documentaires, performances, ... over de toekomst van landbouw en voedsel. De focus ligt op agro-ecologie als visie voor de toekomst én concrete en groeiende praktijk.

    Voor meer info: klik hier

City walks

Hunger for Gent

While walking, discover how Ghent, as a great city in earlier times – the 14th and 19th centuries – provided itself with food and (delicious) drinks. Without fridge or microwave.