On April 8, the Naturescapes research project organizes a seminar at the National Museum of History of Art and Science. Maarten Hajer from Utrecht University and Director of the Urban Futures Studio will be the guest speaker.

It is time to admit environmental politics 'as we know it' cannot deliver. It is time for a new, more cultural approach to environmental politics which could have more leverage on the societal imagination.

In his talk Maarten Hajer will address the persistent dominance of the discourse of ecological modernization in environmental policy debates. Question is where nature-based solutions stand in this discursive space. Does it represent a pragmatic correction or can it also be more radical in rethinking socio-ecological relationships?

Maarten A. Hajer (1962) is distinguished professor Urban Futures and Director of the Urban Futures Studio. Previously Hajer was professor of Public Policy at the University of Amsterdam (1998-2015) and Director-General of the PBL – Netherlands Environmental Asssessment Agency (2008-2015). Hajer holds MA degrees in Political Science and in Urban and Regional Planning (both University of Amsterdam) and got his D.Phil. in Politics from Oxford University.

The event starts at 5:30 pm, registration is required.