JUNE 12 — As one of the world's most densely populated countries grapples with climate change, the Dutch are taking to their rooftops.
"We want people to experience how great it is to be on a rooftop and what space we have there above the city," Rooftop Days director Leon van Geest told AFP. The walk, which is open until June 24, also features wind turbines, solar panels, art galleries and a drone landing pad. Known for its architectural daring in the decades after it was flattened during World War II, Rotterdam itself is something of a pioneer for the Netherlands, which only uses some 1.8 percent of its roof space.
These include the"Rooftop Field", a 1,000-square-metre area on the sixth floor of a building which grows vegetables, fruit and edible flowers.