Food and More: Week 3

Agriculture and Horticulture Energy consumption in this sector and the rural development is seen primarily determined by horticulture (greenhouses). However, this part of the sector has little presence on the island. therefore it was decided the development of energy consumption in this sector proportional to suppose the amount of agricultural land that is in use on the island. the Ecofys report…

Voedsel dichter bij huis produceren is niet alleen hip, maar uit oogpunt van duurzaamheid ook noodzaak. Hoe regel je dat? Vandaag: de Rotterdamse stadsboerderij. Je avondeten inslaan terwijl de boer binnenloopt met verse spinazie, broccoli en tomaten. Allemaal om de hoek geteeld, midden in de stad. Buiten scharrelen kippen en worden in een loods vissen gekweekt. In speciale bakken groeien…

Tourists are an integral part to Texel's economy and sustenance. Providing for almost 50% of the population of the island they are critical to island's survival.    The typical Texel tourist: 1. Visits the island because of its natural beauty, ecological diversity and serenity. 2. Is about the average age of 42 3. 68% Netherlands, 27% Germany and 5% other countries. 4. Group size is about: 3…

A step forward in making Texel sustainable in terms of food production would be to encourage local production and consumption of food. Since it is off from the mainland of The Netherlands local food production in Texel will reduce the pressure on the mainland. This a win-win condition in every aspect. Tourists (50% of the consumers) will be interested to try out the local delicacies. Texel will…

The tourists who visit Texel are not picky about the food they eat. The citizens of Texel are the ones who basically pick the types of food that they want. Referring to the article posted under the ‘Food and More’ sub-system – ‘Data on population of Texel’ we can gather that the population distribution of Texel is almost the same as that of the entirety of Netherlands. Given this, we can now…