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Codes of conduct for just coexistence in urban spaces

Karolina M. Lukasik, Maija Linturi, Tuomas Aivelo

npj Urban Sustainability

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A study in two Helsinki urban allotment gardens, using interviews and ethnographic observation, examined human-rat conflict as multispecies negotiations. Gardeners and rats co-created an implicit code of conduct for peaceful coexistence, based on humans becoming attuned to rats' needs. The research proposes this framework as a tool for achieving multispecies justice.