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The walk in St.-Agatha Berchem

Hunderenveld

Very few people

1 tram and 2 busses, but no metro

Bit of traffic

Bit of green

Kattebroeck [kattenhome (home for cats) + broek (swamp)]

Few people

No public transport

No traffic

Lot of green

The walk in St.-Agatha Berchem

Allotment: vegetable gardens

People working in their gardens, jogging or resting

No cars

No public transport

Lot of green

On our road to Wilderbos

Urban workers, two girls on a meadow

Few cars

No public transport

A bit of green

The walk in St.-Agatha Berchem

Wilderbos

No people

No cars

No public transport

Totem

Lot of green

Our way back home

Few people

Few cars

No public transport

‘Vilo’ bikes

Few green

Interviews (answers of people in the street)

There are never enough bins.

I turn off the lights when I go to sleep.

I take a shower during 10min. instead of a bad.

I drink water from the tap and the bottles.

I recycle and sort every day.

I buy biologic products if they are not too expensive.

I eat vegetables from my garden.

European parliament

What the member of the European parliament (Bart Staes) thinks about the environment

Too much plastic in the sea

More attention for the environment instead of the industry

Change the attitude of the citizens

Geomobiel

We thought there was just a bit of green area in Brussels, but after research, we realised there is actually a lot of green in Brussels.

We made a map of vegetation to compare with maps of population and wealth.

Geomobiel

After we tried to mark the green areas on a map during our walk in St.-Agatha Berchem, we saw there is a lot of green in the area.

The photos of the satellite confirmed our work.

Geomobiel

Vegetation map

The darker, the more vegetation

More vegetation in the outskirts, less in the centre

Geomobiel

Population map

The darker, the more population

More population in the centre, less in the outskirts

Geomobiel

Wealth map

The darker, the richer the people are

Rich people in the outskirts, less rich people in the centre

Geomobiel: conclusion

In green area live just a few people who are rich.

Some ideas for a greener city

More trees on the squares

Green roofs

More flowers in the street

Subventions for electric/hydrogen cars

Improve public transport facilities

Safer bicycle paths

More bins

Grass instead of stones in the gardens

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