Search results for "community garden"
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Per un’arte dell’equilibrio in moto. Giardini e parchi, politiche urbane, azione pubblica e azioni comunitarie a New York City
2017
Abstract Le dinamiche del Real estate, a NYC, snodo della trasformazione e dell’economia urbana, si scontrano e misurano con uno dei capitoli rappresentativi della partecipazione: il processo di edificazione dei Parchi e dei Giardini che vengono qui considerati come “fronte di resistenza” al consumo di suolo e come generatori di percorsi civici. Dall’idea, alla gestione, infatti, e con varie declinazioni, i giardini sono da sempre frutto di azioni bottom-up. In un contesto assai differente da quello europeo (sia per la compagine sociale attiva, sia per gli “stili” di pianificazione), la relazione tra lo sviluppo immobiliare e il tessuto dei parchi e dei giardini diviene occasione per esplor…
Pathways for the amplification of agroecology in African sustainable urban agriculture
2020
A growing awareness that highly intensified agricultural systems have made a substantial worldwide contribution to the worsening of the resilience capacity of natural ecosystems has, over the last twenty years, brought general attention to agroecological management models. This aspect is even more evident in industrial agriculture, which is based on the use of multiple chemical products derived from non-natural synthesis. In more developed countries, a new idea of ecology linked to agricultural production has been increasingly developed and, for this reason, there has been a greater diffusion of differentiated agricultural models taking into consideration the environmental impact of product…
Community garden initiatives addressing health and well‐being outcomes: A systematic review of infodemiology aspects, outcomes, and target populations
2021
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 literature to analyse the magnitude of the phenomenon, the geographical distribution, and the main characteristics in terms of health outcomes and target populations. The search addresses the question whether the activity in community gardens improves health and well-being outcomes of individuals. From the total amount of 7226, 84 selected articles showed that:(1) up to 50% are published by U.S. universities or institutions; (2) up to 44% of the studies considered “community gardens” as the main activity of th…
Beyond Alternative Food Networks: Understanding Motivations to Participate in Orti Urbani in Palermo
2019
Community gardens include many benefits, and different motivations seem to underline citizens’ choices to participate. In Italy, political motivations are considered one of the main reasons for participation in community gardens (known as orti urbani). Drawing from the orti urbani experience in Palermo (the largest city in Sicily, Southern Italy), this study aims to understand the main motivations that influence citizens’ participation and to measure the effects of these motivations on fruit and vegetable consumption among participants. Findings reveal that orti urbani attract middle‐class participants who possess high amounts of cultural capital but relatively less financial capital. Among…