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Maximizing Use of Physical Resources in Amsterdam
Alex Gwozda
Julia Hamilton
Theme: Limited Resources
? Topic Divergence:
? Packaging waste
? system-level
? Squatting movement
? grassroots-level
Packaging Waste Management:
Research Question
by Alex Gwozda, University of Washington
? How do entities interact to construct the system of packaging waste management in Amsterdam?
? And, how do innovations resolve or create conflicts of interest in the system? Packaging Waste Management in the Netherlands: Why?
? “Producer responsibility”
? Among EU environmental leaders
? Traditional land mastery
? >3B kg per year
? Microcosm
Packaging Waste Management: Methods
? Online
? Government policies
? Information sites
? Industry news
? English and Dutch
? Real-life
? Talks guided online research
Packaging Waste Management:
Amsterdam's System
Packaging Waste Management:
Some Differing Interests
? National Gov't
? Min. inconsistency
? Max. producer responsibility
? Internat'l pressures?
? Consumers
? Min. prices, taxes
? Max. convenience
? Personal conscience?
Packaging Waste Management:
Innovations & Balancing Interests
? Waste-to-Energy Processing
? Efficient
? Clean
? Satisfies many
? Recycling Policies
? Packaging Decree '06
? Full producer responsibility
? New agreement '08-'12
? Negotiated responsibility
Packaging Waste Management:
Conclusion & Future
? Innovative, high-investment approaches satisfy multiple interests
? Technology & Policy
? Compare effectiveness with U.S. cities
? What actually maximizes resource re-use, in limited space with rising population?
Squatters’ Movement of Amsterdam
Breaking through the threshold
Julia Hamilton
University of Washington
Research question
? In the Squatters’ Movement of Amsterdam, how do people take a do-it-yourself approach to solving housing issues?
Methods
Introduction to squatting
Reasons why to squat
? Physical
– need
? Political
– property
? Social
– protest
Legal background
Housing Shortage Today
? Social Housing
– waiting time
? Real estate boom
– Less social housing
– More development
The Process of Starting a Squat
? Research
? Support
? The door
? The squat set
? Police
? Neighbors
A few Challenges for the movement
? Language and Access to information
? Diversity
? Antisquatters
Case Studies – brief overview
? Overtoom 301
? Joe’s Garage
? ‘t Blijvertje
Overtoom 301
? Used to be Film Academy
? Now, OT301 has ownership of building
? Offers many functions such as concert venue, cinema, art space, print shop, pirated radio station
Joe’s Garage
‘t Blijtvertje
? Neighborhood protest
? Consists of squatters, antisquatters, and tenants
? Owner Ymere wants to demolish
? 92 apartments affected
Conclusion
Overall Conclusion
? Waste management and the squatters’ movement aim to maximize resources.
? One project addresses the system level, the other addresses grassroots efforts.
