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The global relationship between flowering plant and pollinator diversity holds true across scales, latitude, and human influence

open access: yes
Ollerton J   +37 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Developing “community” in community gardens

open access: yesLocal Environment, 2011
Community gardens are enjoying a renaissance, thought to be due to people's desire to reconnect with food, nature and community. This paper presents results from an exploratory investigation of two community gardens in Nottingham, supported by regional and national contextual analysis. It examines the nature and construction of “community” in community
Firth, C, Maye, D, Pearson, D
exaly   +6 more sources

Designing to Support Community Gardens by Going Beyond Community Gardens

open access: yes, 2017
Community gardens connect to many organizations in order to receive and offer resources and services. The complex sociotechnical systems in which community gardens inhabit bring both opportunities and challenges for designers who endeavor to support them.
Xiaolan Wang 0003, Ron Wakkary
core   +4 more sources

Community Gardens

open access: yes, 2022
In urban areas, there are countless buildings, but where is the green? Community gardens are important in maintaining urban sustainability whether to strengthen bonds within communities or contribute to a better urban environment.
Antony, Kavya
core   +3 more sources

Community gardening and obesity

Perspectives in Public Health, 2011
Dr Duika L Burges Watson and Dr Helen J Moore from Durham University look at how community gardening could be a positive option for individuals who wish to confront a weight issue. But is it likely to be facilitated by 'Big Society' or 'nudge'? The Foresight report in the UK identified and quantified growing concerns about obesity.1 It has also been ...
Duika L, Burges, Helen J, Moore
openaire   +2 more sources

The Economics of Community Gardening [PDF]

open access: possibleEastern Economic Journal, 2014
We evaluate determinants of community gardens in Philadelphia census tracts by developing a model of community gardening and testing it with negative binomial regression techniques. We find that home vacancy rates, labor force participation rates, poverty rates, and the number of healthy food stores have a positive impact.
Amelia Garrett, Michael A Leeds
openaire   +1 more source

Community garden

Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Extended Abstracts, 2020
We present Community Garden, an interactive museum exhibit designed to promote connectedness both at the museum and online. To interact with the exhibit, participants draw and share flower petals which are displayed on a communal field, blooming with flowers of other participants.
Jordan Graves, Brian Magerko
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Community Gardening

2012
Während sich weltweit der Trend zur Urbanisierung rasant fortsetzt und der damit verbundene Anstieg der Bevölkerung meist mit zunehmender Umweltverschmutzung, Lärm und der Verdrängung von Grünflächen einhergeht, vollzieht sich gleichzeitig eine interessante Stadtentwicklung von unten, die das Grün in den urbanen Raum zurückkehren lässt: vorübergehend ...
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