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Database research record2020·Italy (Naples)

Social and Ecological High Influential Factors in Community Gardens Innovation: An Empirical Survey in Italy

Vincenzo Rusciano, Gennaro Civero, Debora Scarpato

Sustainability

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An empirical analysis based on structured interviews was conducted in the Naples area of Italy with a sample of 150 gardeners to investigate the link between community gardens and social ecological innovation. Variance and correlation analysis explored the extent to which social and environmental dimensions are linked to community gardens. Two attributes of community gardens, namely urbanization effects mitigation and wellness and community, were identified as having the ability to influence other community garden attributes.