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Convergence on Sustainable Lifestyles? Mechanisms of Change and Resistance in a French Allotment

Géraldine Farges

Sociologia Ruralis

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This one-year ethnographic study analyzed the integration of pro-environmental practices among amateur gardeners in a French urban allotment. Through observations and repeat interviews, it found that while gardeners adopted new techniques, the meanings of their practices and their environmental relationships differed. The diffusion of pro-environmental practices was not systematically linked to shared concerns, and practices were interpreted differently by policymakers and individuals.