Marthe Laura Derkzen

CHANGING ROLES OF URBAN

GREEN SPACEspatial and

temporal dynamics

Changing roles of urban green space

Marthe Laura Derkzen

About the author

Marthe Laura Derkzen was born in Nijmegen, the

Netherlands. She studied Human Geography and

Planning combined with Environmental Science at

Utrecht University and received an MSc in Sustainable

Development (cum laude) from the same university.

Her affi liation with international development led to

research stays in Brazil and Indonesia.

Back in the Netherlands Marthe joined the Institute

for Environmental Studies (IVM-VU) as a PhD candidate

and became part of the Transitioning towards Urban

Resilience and Sustainability (TURAS) project. She

collaborated with the City of Rotterdam and was a

visiting researcher at Azim Premji University in Ben-

galuru, India and the University of Tasmania in Hobart,

Australia. She presented at international conferences,

organized a photo exhibition about her fi eld work in

India and translated her scientifi c work into a school

class experiment.

Marthe has a strong interest in interdisciplinary

research, nature-based solutions, participation and

environmental justice. Marthe is now employed at

the Netherlands Organization for Scientifi c Research

(NWO) in The Hague and continues her work in urban

social ecology via various organizations in Amsterdam

and abroad.