Urbanisation and Urban Agriculture in Amsterdam

Nadine Blignaut - van Westrhenen Amber Mers Ryan Gorman Wendy Nguyen Brenna Komen Denizhan Ozdemir Emma Antwi Emma Holtman +6 +5

In cooperation with the Municipality of Amsterdam | Amsterdam, NL

Sixty per cent of all people in the world are expected to live in cities by 2030 (United Nations, n.d.). With this rapid urbanization rate, the living environment in cities is becoming more and more important. Challenges that come with urbanization are for example air pollution, affordable and qualitative housing, and social cohesion. These factors all influence the physical and mental health of the inhabitants. The city of Amsterdam declared that by 2050 the city should be inclusive (Gemeente Amsterdam, n.d.). A possible contribution to the mental and physical health of the citizens of the city of Amsterdam could be urban agriculture. The aim of this research is to investigate the implementation of urban agriculture, to be specific kitchen gardens, which could be of added value to the community of Amsterdam.


United Nations. (n.d.). Cities - United Nations Sustainable Development Action 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2022, from https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/cities/

We would like to introduce you to our team members of the Urbanisation and Urban Agriculture in Amsterdam project! We are a group of five members: Emma, Denizhan, Brenna, Emma and Wendy. We each have a different background, which is beneficial within a transdisciplinary project. This gives us opportunities to learn and share our knowledge from different perspectives. This upcoming five months we will work on this project in cooperation with the municipality of Amsterdam.