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Database research record2022·France (Bordeaux)

Visionscapes: combining heritage and urban gardening to enhance areas requiring regeneration

Grete Swensen, Vebjørn Egner Stafseng, Véronique Karine Simon

International Journal of Heritage Studies

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This comparative case study examines two regeneration projects, the Darwin Ecosystem Project in Bordeaux, France, and Dr. Dedichen’s Greenhouse in Oslo, Norway, to understand how heritage combined with urban gardening can enhance areas requiring regeneration. The study notes that conflicting economic, political, and cultural views are likely to affect the heritage discourse in marginalized urban areas. It describes how old buildings and historical fragments can be integrated into urban planning initiatives, with residents, artists, and citizen groups cooperating with planning authorities to transform neighborhoods.