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Database research record2022·Global

Cultivating inclusive public space with urban gardens

Melissa Anna Murphy, Peter E. Parker, Margot Hermus

Local Environment

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This article aims to unpack how urban settings, organizational forms, and municipal enabling affect urban gardening (UG) practices towards inclusion in public space. It draws on urban commons theory and research on inclusion in public space to understand multi-faceted UG governance and its exclusionary aspects. A comparative analysis of UG initiatives in three Northern European municipalities explores both municipal enabling and the co-production of inclusive public space.