Database research record2025·Finland
Codes of conduct for just coexistence in urban spaces
Karolina M. Lukasik, Maija Linturi, Tuomas Aivelo
npj Urban Sustainability
Urban Farm DB summary
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.