Essays about: "Alexander Deisinger-Murray"

Found 1 essay containing the words Alexander Deisinger-Murray.

  1. 1. Whose Right to Urban Nature? A case study of Old Tidemill Wildlife Garden in Deptford, south-east London

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Deisinger-Murray; [2019]
    Keywords : Urban nature; urban political ecology; critical urban theory; community activism; public green space; working-class politics;

    Abstract : This exploratory research project explores the production and use, and subsequent closure and eviction of the community-designed and managed Old Tidemill Wildlife Garden in Deptford – a predominantly working-class area in south-east London. This community garden played a key role in the lives of many local residents and its closure and subsequent demolition to make way for a large housing project drew a significant backlash from local residents which included protests, law-suits, and the occupation of the garden itself. READ MORE