Bee Hotel in Arboretum Trompenburg, Rotterdam. Photo: RM
The parallels between wildlife and the human world are numerous. Since humans find it necessary to help certain species with their housing by making nest boxes and the like, animals have to deal with all the problems that also occur in the human real estate market. Continue reading
Panorama of Innsbruck. Photo: RM
Mankind can roughly be divided into two: city people and nature lovers. Granted that there exists a potential overlap between the two groups, most people still have a clear preference for either the city or the countryside. Nevertheless, it is rare for an urban area to be situated directly next to real nature. Continue reading
Beach huts in Hoek van Holland. Photo: RM
Until recently building on the beach was limited to beach clubs, rescue stations and the occasional surf school. Now there is a new phenomenon on the Dutch coast: beach huts. Continue reading
Greenhouses in Westland. Photo: Rogier Mentink
Since the beginning of mankind, whether consciously or not, our goal has been to control nature in order to, ultimately, defeat it. Nowhere in the world is the domination of man over nature is more visible than in the Netherlands, whose territory is largely reclaimed from the sea, and especially in the Westland, a major greenhouse area in South Holland. Continue reading
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