Database research record2015·Spain (Barcelona)
Sowing Resilience and Contestation in Times of Crises: The Case of Urban Gardening Movements in Barcelona
Marta Camps‐Calvet, Johannes Langemeyer, Laura Calvet‐Mir, Erik Gómez‐Baggethun, Hug March
Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Urban Farm DB summary
This research examined the role of urban gardens in building community resilience and articulating resistance in Barcelona, Spain, based on data from 27 urban gardening initiatives (13 self-governed, 14 public). Results showed that urban gardens contribute to resilience by fostering social and ecological diversity, transmitting local ecological knowledge, and creating opportunities for collective action and self-organization.