Recognizing Stewardship Practices as Indicators of Social Resilience: In Living Memorials and in a Community Garden

Urban Farm DB summary

This study analyzed qualitative data from community-managed open spaces in the New York City area, including living memorials and a community garden, that have responded to chronic pressures and acute disturbances such as a hurricane and a terrorist attack. Using a deductive coding approach drawing on existing resilience frameworks, it identified grounded stewardship practices demonstrating community-level indicators of social resilience: place attachment, social cohesion, social networks, and knowledge exchange and diversification.