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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.