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Motivations for Investing in Allotment Gardening in Dublin: A Sociological Analysis

Kettle P.

Irish Journal of Sociology

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This sociological study examines why Dublin residents invest in allotment gardening, finding a significant demographic shift away from traditional older male participants toward younger, middle-class, and female growers. It contextualises Dublin's growing allotment movement within broader urban agriculture trends.