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Database research record2004·United States (St. Louis)

Leisure Spaces as Potential Sites for Interracial Interaction: Community Gardens in Urban Areas

Kimberly J. Shinew, Troy D. Glover, Diana C. Parry

Journal of Leisure Research

Urban Farm DB summary

A study focusing on African American and White gardeners in St. Louis, United States, examined whether urban community gardens are perceived as spaces where people of different races can successfully integrate. The study also sought to examine race and its relationship to perceptions, motivations, and benefits of community gardening.