Past results and future directions in urban community gardens research

D Guitart, C Pickering, J Byrne - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2012 - Elsevier
Globally, rapid urbanisation has substantially reduced the amount of viable agricultural land–
a food security issue. Food security is bringing a renewed scholarly interest in community …

Embodied connections: sustainability, food systems and community gardens

B Turner - Local Environment, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Community gardens have been identified as providing a model for promoting sustainable
urban living. They can also contribute to individual and community reconnection to the socio …

Temperature and air pollution reductions by urban green spaces are highly valued in a tropical city-state

W Jaung, LR Carrasco, SFEA Shaikh, PY Tan… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban neighborhood green spaces provide ecosystem services important for sustainable
and resilient cities. We examine public preferences for these ecosystem services by …

A green garden on red clay: creating a new urban common as a form of political gardening in Cologne, Germany

A Follmann, V Viehoff - Local Environment, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In March 2012, a brownfield site in Cologne was transformed into “a green garden on red
clay”, when a community garden called NeuLand (new land) was created. This paper …

Increasing contribution of urban greenery to residential real estate valuation over time

HC Teo, TK Fung, XP Song, RN Belcher… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cities can experience losing greenery to urban development, while also pursuing greening
efforts. However, whether and how long-term changes in land-use and policies affect …

Urban gardening and green space governance: Towards new collaborative planning practices

S Nikolaidou, T Klöti, S Tappert, M Drilling - Urban Planning, 2016 - cogitatiopress.com
In the context of urban densification and central urban areas' lack of open spaces, new forms
of small-scale urban gardening practices have emerged. These gardening practices …

Beyond inclusion and exclusion: Community gardens as spaces of responsibility

H Neo, CY Chua - Annals of the American Association of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Geographers have a sustained interest in urban community gardens because such spaces
provide a meaningful lens to interrogate the complexities of living at the intersection of …

Gated gardens: Effects of urbanization on community formation and commons management in community gardens

M Egerer, M Fairbairn - Geoforum, 2018 - Elsevier
Community gardens are often positioned as spaces where urban people can build
community, reclaim common space, and reassert a “right to the city” in urban landscapes …

Complexity and uncertainty in water resource governance in Northwest Cameroon: Reconnoitring the challenges and potential of community-based water resource …

HB Tantoh, D Simatele - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper examines the complexities and uncertainties which exist in water resource
management and governance in Northwest Cameroon. Using empirical data collected …

Utilization of the food provisioning service of urban community gardens: Current status, contributors and their social acceptance in Singapore

S Song, MS Lim, DR Richards, HTW Tan - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Community gardens (CGs) are a common form of urban green infrastructure with potential to
improve urban food security. The characteristics of CGs vary, which may affect the utilization …