Community gardens and their effects on diet, health, psychosocial and community outcomes: a systematic review

C Hume, JA Grieger, A Kalamkarian, K D'Onise… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background We systematically reviewed the effects of community gardens on physical and
psychosocial health, health behaviors and community outcomes. Methods Quantitative …

Promoting urban agriculture and its opportunities and challenges—a global review

CG Wadumestrige Dona, G Mohan, K Fukushi - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multifunctionality of urban agriculture can support the resolve of many urban challenges.
Therefore, it is vital to understand the contribution of academic studies on urban agriculture …

Evidence on the contribution of community gardens to promote physical and mental health and well-being of non-institutionalized individuals: A systematic review

T Lampert, J Costa, O Santos, J Sousa, T Ribeiro… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction There has been growing interest in community gardens as an effective and
affordable health promotion strategy. However, most available evidence is derived from …

Community garden initiatives addressing health and well-being outcomes: a systematic review of infodemiology aspects, outcomes, and target populations

A Gregis, C Ghisalberti, S Sciascia, F Sottile… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Previous research has suggested that activities such as community gardens could offer a
wide range of health benefits. The aim of the article is to systematically review the available …

Urban gardening in a changing climate: A review of effects, responses and adaptation capacities for cities

F Tomatis, M Egerer, A Correa-Guimaraes… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change is impacting the ecological, social and technological aspects of urban
gardens. Gardens experience threats (eg, water scarcity) but are also responding through …

Growing resilient: The potential of urban agriculture for increasing food security and improving earthquake recovery

T Slater, SJ Birchall - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Following an earthquake, urban agriculture has been shown to improve recovery by
increasing food security and providing numerous community and social benefits. However …

Valuing physical and social output: A rapid assessment of a London community garden

V Schoen, S Caputo, C Blythe - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The value of urban farms and gardens in terms of their potential for supplying a healthy diet
to local residents is well known. However, the prime objective of these spaces often differs …

Stakeholder engagement and institutional context features of the ecosystem-based approaches in urban adaptation planning in the Czech Republic

EK Lorencová, L Slavíková, A Emmer… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change adaptation planning is of high urgency in cities due to expected climate
change impacts. Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation (EbAs) are considered highly …

[HTML][HTML] Valuation of urban nature-based solutions in Latin American and European cities

T Wild, M Baptista, J Wilker, JM Kanai, M Giusti… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential of urban nature-based solutions (NBS) to provide significant benefits to
citizens and to address societal challenges is undervalued, yet the valuation of NBS impacts …

Study of residents' willingness to construct community gardens in the post-epidemic era investigation from Wuhan

H Zheng, N Akita, F Zhang - International Review for Spatial …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, people who had experienced social
isolation during the epidemic became more concerned about the function of public open …