The two-year research project Nature-Inclusive Area Development was initiated through the Centre of Expertise Green (CoE) and was a collaboration between Aeres University of Applied Sciences Almere (chair of Innovation & Urban Green Space, also lead partner), Avans University of Applied Sciences (chair of Biobased Construction), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (chair of Spatial Urban Transformation, research group Circular Construction & chair Water in and around the城市),范·霍尔·拉伦斯坦(Van Hall Larenstein)应用科学大学,COE Biobased Chance和Coe City Net零。