5 ENGAGING WITH PRACTITIONERS: THE DO’S AND DON’TS FOR INTERETHNIC COEXISTENCE

Urban Farm DB summary

A record of practitioner reflections from a final discussion event held in Vienna in May 2017 by the ICEC research project. It presents quotes from Nathalie Binder, co-initiator of the "Matznergarten" community garden in the 14th district, Florian Brand of the Urban Renewal Office for districts 7/8/16, and Markus Rumelhart, district mayor of the 6th district, on their neighbourhood-level practices and effects. The reflections describe the community garden as built around a "growing together" motto that fostered relationships among members and neighbours, the provision of "neutral ground" space as a key tool of the Urban Renewal Office's work, and local politicians' aim of helping resident initiatives become self-sustaining.