Traditionally, calculations around urban green space are done by counting the number of trees. That method has major limitations, as the amount of green space varies per tree. Therefore, there is a growing desire to switch to counts based on crown volume. This will provide a better picture of green space in the city, which will benefit all follow-up analyses for climate, liveability, etc.
Hundreds of thousands of households are expected to be connected again in 2023. A well-known parameter in the world of fibre is homes passed, households that (can) be connected. This again means a lot of digging, often near trees. Our practice shows that when fibre is installed, some 30% to sometimes even 50% of trees in an area come into view
Fibre optic rollout is moving unabatedly fast. Fibre-optic infrastructure is important for equal opportunities in the digital society. According to NLconnect, a record number of more than 1 million new fibre optic connections will be realised by 2022. Millions more connections will also be realised in 2023 and beyond.
Construction and maintenance of underground cables and pipelines is always accompanied by risks.
Many objects are already underground and you cannot see them either. There is also a big increase in new infrastructure being built, for example fibre optics and heat networks. Besides the fact that damage to cables and pipelines can occur when digging (for which the CROW 500 guideline 'Preventing damage to cables and pipelines' was recently drawn up), damage to the surroundings can also occur, such as trees.
