Author(s)

W. Timmermans & R. P. H. Snep

Abstract

Combining urban development and wildlife overpasses together in one multifunctional and multilevel building across highways. Innovative nature concepts in highly urbanised areas W. Timmermans & R. P. H. Snep Alterra - Green World Research, Urban-Rural RelationsTeam, Wageningen University & Research Centre, Wugeningen, The Netherlands Abstract The Netherlands is part of the Rhine, Meuse and Schelde Delta Metropolis stretching out over the Dutch Randstad (urban agglomeration of Western Holland), the German Ruhr district and Belgian Flanders. With the growing density of infrastructure and housing, nature areas and reserves are becoming increasingly more fragmented in this highly urbanised area. Linking nature areas and reserves over this infrastructure by means of wildlife overpasses is a costly business. Suggestions have been made for combining wildlife passages with other functions such as wayside restaurants or office buildings built over roads. It has been studied through desk research wheth

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