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Reshaping Spaces and Relations: Urban Gardening in a Time of Crisis
Partecipazione e Conflitto, 2015 This article studies urban gardening as a form of social resilience. It analyses its role and impact on society in a context of social and financial crisis through the lens of the debate about the commons on the basis of three case studies conducted in ...
Elisabetta Cangelosi
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Urban Gardening and Public Health—A Bibliometric Analysis
SustainabilityBackground: Urban gardening enhances public health in urban environments by creating green spaces that encourage physical activity, provide access to fresh food, and support mental well-being.
D. Haluza +3 more
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Agronomy, 2022 This study is the first to consider, and estimate, the influence of gardening routines on exposures to both health benefits and health risks. This holistic approach helped to contrast the healthy lifestyle of gardening with health risks from exposures to
Jonathan Stubberfield +5 more
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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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Water management assessment in a historic garden: the case study of the Real Alcazar (Seville, Spain) [PDF]
, 2018 Irrigation plays a very important role in a Mediterranean garden. In spite of this, there are not many studies assessing irrigation water management of landscapes.
Egea Cegarra, Gregorio +4 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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L’apport du jardinage urbain de Russie à la théorisation de l’agriculture urbaine
VertigO, 2010 The main object of this article is the collective urban gardening of Russia, with references to the other types of gardening made by the inhabitants of cities on urban, outer-urban, agricultural, building or not building grounds.
Louiza Boukharaeva, Marcel Marloie
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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 First paragraphs: Hallsworth and Wong's viewpoint (2013) asserts that urban gardening, and by extension, other local food initiatives (farmers' markets, etc.) are insufficient strategies to replace the quantity and efficiency provided by contemporary ...
Terri L. Evans, Christiana Miewald
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Urban Gardening—How Safe Is It?
Urban ScienceUrban gardening has become more and more popular in recent years, as people might prefer to grow their own vegetables from controlled sources. In addition, community building also plays a key role.
K. Hubai +2 more
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Partecipazione e Conflitto, 2015 Urban gardens have been observed to multiply in response to crises. However, the meaning and motivations behind the emergence of gardening movements varies greatly over space and time.
Marta Camps-Calvet +4 more
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