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Database research record2021·Spain (Seville)

Public versus private: Juxtaposing urban allotment gardens as multifunctional Nature-based Solutions. Insights from Seville

Barbara Maćkiewicz, Raúl Puente Asuero

Urban forestry & urban greening

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This paper compares public and private urban allotment gardens (AGs) in Seville, Spain, as nature-based solutions (NBS). Both types of AGs are found to have positive impacts on user health and well-being and complement each other. The choice between public and private AGs is primarily linked to freedom of cultivation and access, rather than economic factors. The study concludes that both public and private AGs require integrated territorial, legal, and institutional frameworks within urban policies.