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Database research record2017·United States (San Francisco)

Urban Agriculture, Food Justice, and Neoliberal Urbanization

Michelle Glowa

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In the San Francisco region, highly competitive land markets increasingly force landowners to use properties for purposes other than gardening, despite the popularity of urban agriculture. This situation compels gardeners to develop strategies to gain and maintain land access, linking gardening to broader land politics and urban design. The chapter explores how gardeners influence space production and property institutions.