Samenvatting

Cities need to become environmental sustainable, they have to reduce their ecological footprint by reducing waste, CO² emissions, use land sustainably and take care of the biodiversity. This research took The Hague as an example to investigate the possibilities for an urban agriculture initiative to contribute to this urban development towards environmental sustainability. Secondly it looked for possible interests of urban stakeholders in such an initiative. Finally it aimed to identify a set of design criteria for to develop an urban agriculture initiative that contributes to environmental sustainability in The Hague and functions in the interest of urban stakeholders.