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Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.
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Bancos del Tiempo y Huertos Urbanos como herramientas para el Trabajo Social en la intervención gerontológica
2016Laura Pacheco Montero · Documentos de trabajo social: Revista de trabajo y acción social · Global
This article assesses the utility of Time Banks and Urban Gardens as social work tools for gerontological intervention. The study analyzes these initiatives, their benefits, and the possibility of promoting quality of life in Social Work practice.
ElderlyCommunityWelfareDesain Apartemen Dengan Pendekatan Edible Landscape
2016Andrew Syah Wicaksana · Jurnal Sains dan Seni ITS · Global
This study proposes apartment designs using an edible landscape approach to address continuous population growth, urbanization, climate change, and pressure on natural resources. This design aims to bring positive psychological and practical influences towards a productive and conducive lifestyle in urban environments. The design approach is extrinsic (nature) and environmentally-oriented (ecological design), utilizing Donna P. Duerck's "Architecture Programming" method and Rob Krier's theory of architectural composition.
DIYClimate changeCommunityPolicyMalmököket - Andrum i staden med möten kring mat
2016Elin Karud · · Sweden (Malmö)
This thesis project resulted in Malmököket, a vibrant food center in the Nyhamnen district of Malmö, Sweden. The facility includes a People’s Kitchen and Diner, a wine bar, urban farming facilities, and food markets. The project aims to create a space for people to gather around food, fostering cooperative and social living, and promoting democracy and fellowship.
CommunityFood educationThe right to the garden : Allotments and the politics of urban green space in Sweden
2016Jennifer Mack, Justin Scherma Parscher · · Sweden
In Sweden, continuous access to green space was a fundamental aspect of public life since the late nineteenth century. As apartment living became prevalent in Swedish cities during the early and mid-twentieth century, allotment gardens emerged as a key social reform to provide contact with nature amidst overcrowding and rapid urbanization. Green space increasingly became a right for Swedes across all socio-economic classes.
CommunityPolicyХарактер угодий водосбора малых мелководных озер и факторы уязвимости их экосистем
2016Alexandra Rizhinashvili · Digital Library of the Belarusian State University (Belarusian State University) · Global
This study analyzed the key limnetic parameters of four small shallow lakes: two located in allotment garden areas and two in forest-covered areas. It found that lakes with largely unexploited catchments contain a "hidden" source of nutrient load, primarily phosphates. Furthermore, lakes with catchments occupied by allotment gardens exhibited intensive overgrowth by floating vegetation.
Environmental trade-offsCommunityBiodiversitySTUDENT LEARNING, CHILDHOOD & VOICES | RESEARCH ARTICLE Community garden: A bridging program between formal and informal learning
2016Ranjan Datta, Rebecca English · · Global
This auto-ethnographic study explores the role of community garden activities in bridging formal and informal learning for urban children's science and environmental education. Based on five years of community garden activities, the author found that these practices promote relational learning methods and adhere to forms of agency such as embracing diversity, sharing power, and trust building. The study offers insights for environmental educators aiming to incorporate ethnic diversity and engage children in research leading to community action.
CommunityFood educationFood sovereignty & justiceHealthLiving in cities, naturally
2016Terry Hartig, Peter H. Kahn · Science · Global
Natural features, settings, and processes in urban areas can help reduce stress associated with urban life. Public health benefits from street trees, green roofs, community gardens, parks, open spaces, and extensive connective pathways for walking and biking. Such urban design provisions also yield ecological benefits, both directly and by shaping attitudes toward the environment and environmental protection.
CommunityHealthBiodiversityGrowing urban food as an emerging social practice
2016Karin Dobernig, E.J. Veen, Peter Oosterveer · · Global
This chapter examines urban food growing as a social practice, addressing how it relates to practice theory and social change. It explores what "urban food growing" means as a social practice and how it interacts with other existing social practices in urban contexts. The text notes that while urban food growing is often framed as an emerging movement, it has historical precedents like victory gardens and allotment gardens.
CommunityPolicyAgricultura urbana a "pequeña" escala
2016Lorena Meneses Medina · Universitas Científica · Colombia
An urban children's garden was created between July and December 2015 at the Fundación Hogar el Divino Niño (FHDN) in Colombia, which feeds approximately 100 vulnerable children daily. Led by Nelson Enrique Casas Leal, the project aimed to build an organic farm with the support of children and youth interested in urban agriculture production practices. The garden cultivated tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, cilantro, squash, oregano, thyme, and medicinal plants, and became a life and survival option for the participating children and their families.
Food educationCommunityWelfareOrganic cycleA study of experience sharing in community engagement
2016Haryani Haron, Natrah Abdullah · · Malaysia
This paper examines the real practices of experience sharing for community engagement within community gardening in Malaysia. A comparative study of two community types found that experience sharing helps communities become engaged. Furthermore, communities engaged more effectively with the advancement of information technology.
CommunityFood educationCampus Albano, Stockholm - Creating a social-ecological ‘best practices’ campus area in the Baltic region for supporting learning, innovation, and sense of community : In Live Baltic Campus: Inventory Reports
2016Stephan Barthel, Johan Colding, Erik Andersson, Maria Schewenius · Diva portal (Dalarna University Library) · Sweden (Stockholm)
Campus Albano, the newest addition to Stockholm University, began production on November 30, 2015, following a five-year planning and design process. This project is notable for its participatory planning and strong focus on integrating ecosystem services, such as wetlands and allotment gardens, into the final campus design. Student and researcher accommodations are expected by 2018, and university buildings by 2019.
CommunityPolicyUrban–rural linkageGrowing green values
2016Kajsa Ignell, Åsa Bugge Marin · · Argentina (Buenos Aires)
A field study was conducted in November and December 2015 at six urban agricultural sites in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The study aimed to map ecosystem services at these sites and assess urban agriculture's potential to strengthen adaptive capacity and resilience in Buenos Aires. The mapping and research showed that urban agriculture provides many ecosystem services, creating a sense of community and other social values, and contributing to urban temperature regulation, added biodiversity, and water infiltration.
CommunityFood sovereignty & justiceBiodiversityClimate changeRemembering participation in planning: the case of the Princes Hill Community Garden*
2016Elanna Nolan, Alan March · Australian Planner · Australia (Melbourne)
This paper examined why a proposed community garden project at Hardy Gallagher Reserve in Princes Hill, initiated by Yarra City Council in Melbourne, failed by April 2010 after its launch in October 2008. Using communicative planning theory, it argued that the planning process for the community garden was doomed to fail from the beginning, demonstrating a lack of consideration for appropriate participation.
Governance failureCommunityPolicyCommunity gardening: cultivating subjectivities, space, and justice
2016Jennifer L. Barron · Local Environment · Global
This paper explored how neoliberal processes of privatization, state entrepreneurialism, and devolution intersect with community gardens. It argued that certain characteristics and orientations of gardens are more conducive to resisting neoliberalism. These include cultivating producer, citizen, and activist subjectivities, elevating the use value of shared lived space, advancing spatial justice through community access to non-privatized space, and promoting food justice through non-commodified means of obtaining food.
Equity & displacementCommunityFood sovereignty & justiceEconomicsPolicyPublic Space Design. Three Couples and a Trio
2016Annalisa Metta · Iris (Roma Tre University) · Global
This publication compiles insights from 50 architects, landscape architects, designers, and environmental leaders on sustainability, sustainable design, urbanism, and architecture. Through articles, interviews, and project presentations, they promote good practices and share visions on projects like gardens and community gardens from a sustainability perspective. The work advocates for a complementary convergence of bottom-up practices and traditional design, suggesting design should involve negotiation with places, elements, and people.
CommunityPolicyFood educationCrop production growth and the pea (Pisum sativum L.) in two UICAU and application of three doses of Super Soup biofertilizer - 4
2016Luz Dary Agudelo, María Fernanda Sanabria, Deivis Suárez Rivero · Journal of research in engineering sciences. · Colombia (Bogotá)
This research investigated the growth and productivity of peas (Pisum sativum L.) with the application of organic fertilizers in urban agriculture conditions in Bogotá, Colombia. The experiment was conducted in two Community Integrated Units of Urban Agriculture (UICAU), "SOS" and "Sceptre Grow." Variables such as stem length, stem thickness, number of true leaves, and productivity were evaluated. The study found that Super Soup biofertilizer at a 1/10 vv dilution yielded the best stem length in villages, while a 1/30 vv dilution and the "Growth Center" UICAU showed better results for the number of leaves and overall productivity.
CommunityOrganic cycleMan ska odla för sina grannar
2016Emma Björkqvist · · Sweden
This study investigated the prevalence of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA, "andelsjordbruk" in Swedish) in Sweden and the motivations, drivers, and goals behind decisions to start them. Based on interviews with four CSA farmers in Sweden, it showed that they share several common motives, goals, and values in their respective operations. The study concluded that CSA appears to be part of a new social movement contributing to self-sufficiency and locally produced food.
CSA & TeikeiCommunityEconomicsFood sovereignty & justiceAre groups a good thing? Evaluating group associations among vegetable farmers in Freetown, Sierra Leone
2016Hana Cadzow, Tony Binns · Development in Practice · Sierra Leone
In Freetown, Sierra Leone, government and NGOs have encouraged urban farmers to form farming associations to receive advice and inputs. This study is based on field research that investigated the experiences of members in six different farming associations. It suggests that little information currently exists regarding the functioning of these associations or how their effectiveness might be improved.
CommunityEconomicsPeri-urban agriculture도시농업의 미적 가치 평가를 위한 기본원칙에 관한 연구 - 쿠바, 홍콩, 미국의 도시농업 사례분석을 중심으로 ?
2016Martin Palacios, Minkyu Park · · Global
This work aimed to identify key factors determining the spatial and physical appearance of urban agriculture. It also discussed ways to encourage the acceptance of urban agriculture in public open spaces and the broader urban landscape.
CommunityPolicySustainable Water Management for Urban Agriculture, Gardens and Public Open Space Irrigation: A Case Study in Perth
2016· Apple Academic Press eBooks · Australia (Perth)
This study conducted a sustainable water management trial in Butler, Perth, Western Australia, for urban irrigation. The trial system incorporated features like untreated fit-for-purpose groundwater, drip irrigation, and soil enhancement, comparing outcomes against controlled areas. The study found that fit-for-purpose irrigation combined with water-sensitive land management could achieve significant water savings and irrigation efficiency for urban agriculture. While untreated groundwater quality can be an issue, the research indicated it can be managed with innovative irrigation techniques.
Climate changeCommunityEconomicsHardware Software Interface: a Strategy for the implementation of Urban Agriculture
2016Greg Keeffe · Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) · Global
This paper proposes a "Hardware-Software-Interface" model to understand urban agriculture, which differs from conventional agriculture in technology, crop choice, and market approach. "Hardware" refers to the technological components, including aquaponics or soil-based methods, adapted for small scales and potentially polluted soils. "Software" represents the ecological elements that produce crops, influenced by factors like permaculture or local market demands.
DIYCommunityDigital agricultureEffects of community gardens on local society
2016Csaba Bende, Gyula Nagy · Belvedere Meridionale · Hungary
This study investigated the organizational and operational schematics of two community gardens, Megálló and Makkosház, in Szeged, Hungary, comparing them to Western practices. Empirical data was collected through interviews with gardeners and coordinators in October 2014, and January and March 2015. Results indicated that Szeged's community gardens differ considerably from average American community gardens but share common features with European ones. Both gardens were found to be top-down directed and controlled, which contrasts with American and European practices.
CommunityEconomicsPolicyEn ny grön våg
2016Emma Stigson · · Sweden
A qualitative study investigating the development of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in Sweden utilized literature reviews, interviews, participant observations, and digital media tracking. The findings indicate that CSA is relatively new in Sweden but is becoming more common, with the number of farms increasing over the past 3-4 years and now spread across the country. CSA contributes to ecological, economic, and social sustainable development in Swedish rural areas.
CSA & TeikeiCommunityEconomicsClimate changeThe Role of the School Garden, and its Importance in the school Building - A field study in the social school service
2016هالة فالح احمد · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · Iraq
A field study in Iraq investigated the role and importance of school gardens within educational institutions. The research found that school gardens eliminate desertification, moderate weather, and bring happiness to students and teachers, while their neglect obstructs the teaching process. The study recommends organizing teacher courses on school environment and health, and conducting periodic cleaning and repair campaigns for school gardens and buildings.
Food educationCommunityClimate changeBiodiversityTransplanting, plotting, fencing: relational property practices in community gardens
2016Ellen van Holstein · Environment and Planning A Economy and Space · Australia (Sydney)
Empirical research at three community gardens in Sydney, Australia, examined property practices such as transplanting, plotting, and fencing. The study found that community gardeners create overlapping understandings of common and private property, driven by contradictory motivations for community inclusion and personal interest protection. Feelings of ownership, while contributing to belonging, also legitimize defensive and exclusive spatial claims within these gardens.
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