Urban allotment garden
Susan Noori, Mary Benson, B J Gawryszewska, Michael Hardman, Kadri Kasemets, Maria Partalidou, Tarmo Pikner, Krista Willman
Urban Farm DB summary
A sociological essay addresses the sparse sociological literature on allotment gardens as 'lived places,' exploring how social relations, experiences, meanings, and a sense of place develop and become visible within gardens. It argues that allotment gardens offer people the opportunity to engage creatively in place-making and that this active engagement drives the social process of place-making, taking the Pispala allotment garden in Tampere, Finland, as an example of an urban nature area experienced as an extremely socially meaningful place, and discusses urban livability and place-making in relation to people's connections to rurality and nature, along with the permeable, transient boundaries and sense of community that develop within shared spaces where individual plots are leased.