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Scientific ReportsCampus green spaces (CGSs), as integral components of campus life, serve as primary venues for student activities and learning. However, with the increasing frequency of urban extreme heat events, creating thermally comfortable spaces for physical ...
Shunyao Xiong +3 more
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European Journal of Horticultural ScienceHome gardening is a means of food production and for enhancing household food security. The people of Tigray used home gardens as a means of survival during the war and siege, particularly in the urban areas. However, there is a lack of empirical studies
Aregawi Beyene +4 more
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Urban Gardening: A Valuable Activity But…
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2013 Urban gardening has a high popularity among civic politicians as well as certain vocal advocates. However, there is no basis to expect that this food-supply concept could ever deliver fresher food and/or lower cost foods to most people living within the contemporary structure of a modern urbanized society.
Alan Hallsworth, Alfred Wong
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn +3 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, home food gardening articles have saturated popular media outlets. Home food gardening is more popular than ever, and community gardens and community greenhouses are at capacity with long waiting lists for ...
Janet Music +4 more
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The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
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Creating Space: Sack Gardening as a Livelihood Strategy in the Kibera Slums of Nairobi, Kenya
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 As many countries in sub-Saharan Africa undergo rapid urbanization, a growing number of people are joining the ranks of the urban poor. Urban agriculture is a livelihood strategy used by the poor to improve their well-being, but it has remained largely ...
Courtney M. Gallaher +3 more
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Land, 2021 This study examines the sustainable landscapes displayed in traditional Korean houses of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) by investigating urban agricultural practices implemented in the palace, private houses, and an imaginary garden (Uiwon).
Hyung-Suk Kim, Kyu-Won Kim
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Identification of suitable places for urban gardening : recommendations for the integration of urban gardening into an existing urban environment [PDF]
, 2020 Städerna i Sverige växer allt mer vilket ofta innebär förtätning av den befintliga stadsmiljön. Till följd av detta minskar städernas gröna miljöer. Gröna ytor kan innebära olika typer av miljöer och ett exempel är stadsodlingar som bidrar med många ...
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
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