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Database research record2013·Spain (Madrid)

Aliseda 18. Un huerto comunitario procedente de la recuperación vecinal del espacio urbano

María Antonia Fernández Nieto, Jorge Gallego Sánchez-Torija

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An academic research group and a neighborhood association initiated a citizen participation process to recover a degraded urban space in the peripheral neighborhood of Puerta Bonita in Carabanchel, Madrid. This initiative aimed to convert the space into an urban community garden. The project seeks to reincorporate agriculture into the city with environmental sustainability criteria, influence local economies, regenerate neighborhood relations, and develop environmental education.