UNESCO Exchange Project

Liceo Regina Margherita SalernoUnesco Atheneum Koekelberg

Sustainability in relation to the city

Improving our world

The Marolles

The Interview…

Several dining options

There are not enough cycle paths and they’re not safe

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People think that:

Public Transport

What do you think of public transports in Brussels?

They’re good but too expensive!

The city is not clean enough and authorities could do more about it

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People think that:

People do not collect their animal’s excrement as they should

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People think that:

Sint-Agatha-Berchem

Allotments: a garden for everyone!

Plant vegetables!

Kattenbroeck: natural reserve

Wilderbos

European Parliament

Initiatives of the E P to protect the environment?Nitrate-problematic

Birds-protectingPlastic Bags

Is environmental protection: a priority?!

• In words, yes • In deeds, no! Belgium: they invest in public transport but also in diesel.

Teledetection

GeomobileVegetation map of Brussels Before the workshop we thought there was only 25% green in Brussels.

• Marking the green areas on a map during our walk in St.-Agatha-Berchem

a lot of green in the area

The photos of the satellite

confirmed our work

Vegetation

Population

Income

AnalysisCity centre

• Higher population

• No green zones• Low incomes

Outskirts

• Lower population• Green zones• High incomes

Parks and green areas

Cities need more green space!

OUR SOLUTIONS:Free recycled bags needed to grab waste

from the floor

Planting trees and create new green areas less space for cars better quality of the air

Lower the price of the public transport

Expand the cycle paths and make them safer for the citizens more bikers less drivers!

More solutions

● Cities can give subventions for solar panels and for green roofs.

● Put packing deposit money on the plastic bottles less people will throw them on the street.

● The city can oblige people to plant trees and other green in the garden.