Labee, Ayleen (2021) Multifunctional Urban Agriculture in Local Policies - Amsterdam Case Study. Master thesis.
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Abstract
Urban agriculture has in recent years developed a new range of functions for neighbourhoods and communities. This multifunctional use of urban agriculture can have educational, environmental and social benefits for communities. However, the emergence of multifunctional urban agriculture is a rapid one and institutional frameworks have been developed quickly to regulate this trend. Moreover research on the influence of multifunctional urban agriculture is still relatively new and there seems to be a gap between theory and practise regarding the effects that additional functions in urban agriculture have on different environments. However, the multifunctional features of urban agriculture should be integrated in policy to ensure appropriate and efficient decision-making. Furthermore, governance structures influence the priorities and values that the multifunctional urban farming initiatives receive and the complexity of these structures in urban agriculture can lead to unfair and inaccurate decision-making. This research thesis focusses on the integration of the multifunctional features of urban agriculture in the policies of the municipality of Amsterdam. A textual analysis of the current policies on urban agriculture in Amsterdam and in-depth interviews with urban farming initiatives in Amsterdam provided the findings of this research. The multifunctional features of urban agriculture are to a degree integrated in local policies. However, when comparing the policies to data and theory gaps and unclear definitions can be found, specifically regarding the social and economic functions that multifunctional urban agriculture can have on neighbourhoods and environments. Furthermore, the current communication and collaboration structures cause uneven representation and the general descriptive framework for urban agriculture in Amsterdam contributes to an inaccurate evaluation of the multifunctional features of urban agriculture. This research calls for more research into the effects that multifunctional features of urban agriculture can have on the municipality, the urban farming initiatives themselves and the environment as a whole. Furthermore, the development of a clear institutional framework that includes the missing effects of multifunctional urban agriculture in policy is highly important as this creates a more accurate and efficient base for both the municipality and the urban farming initiatives to base decisions upon.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Ulug, C.R. |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2021 13:22 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2021 13:22 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3745 |
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