Nelson Mandelapark
Modernist 1960s neighbourhood in low-lying Amsterdam Southeast, facing flood and heat pressures.
Local partner
Universiteit van Amsterdam + Amsterdam municipality. Named local liaison to be confirmed.
About the site
Nelson Mandelapark (formerly Bijlmerpark) is a central park in the Bijlmermeer, a neighbourhood in southeast Amsterdam with around 86,000 residents. The area was designed and built in the 1960s as a modernist polder development, sitting among the lowest-lying parts of the city and exposed both to flood risk and to localised urban heat island effects. Recent green-space interventions include the redeveloped Nelson Mandelapark (2014) and Brasapark (2022), alongside concerns about gentrification near Amstel III.
Vulnerabilities under study
- Flood risk in low-lying polder
- Urban heat island in built-up zones
- Gentrification pressures
- Health-equity gradients
Linked work packages
- WP3: Health Effects of Climate Extremes: Public Policy and Systems Analysis
- WP4: Citizen-Science Approach
- WP5: Innovations in Public-Health Policies and Urban Planning
Coordinate precision: neighbourhood. Marker placed at Nelson Mandelapark in the Bijlmermeer.
Get involved
Community participation is at the heart of the citizen-science work in WP4. If you live in Amsterdam and want to join, or if you represent a community organisation interested in collaborating, please reach out via the project contact below.