Gerard Roemers

Gerard is a senior consultant and strategic partnerships lead at Metabolic. From this position he is, amongst other things, involved in collaborations with several universities and research institutes in the Netherlands such as the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS). Gerard received a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Spatial Planning at the University of Groningen, and a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Development from the University of Utrecht. His work focuses on the interface between these two disciplines and is aimed at discovering the leverage points through which the material- water- and energy cycles in regions and cities can be closed. In other words, in finding out how the ideal of a circular city or region can be achieved, through novel planning and design processes, policies, and innovations. Some of the key projects in this direction include developing a circular economy strategy for the three Northern Provinces in the Netherlands, developing novel indicators and tendering procedures for the city of Amsterdam aimed at stimulating the circular design of the built environment, and various projects within Buiksloterham, a neighborhood with a circular vision developed by  Metabolic.