Essays about: "community garden"

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  1. 16. Community Supported Agriculture in Sweden and its transformative potential : A survey of farmers

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Tom Källgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Community Supported Agriculture; CSA; Andelsjordbruk; Alternative Food Networks; AFN; Sustainable agriculture;

    Abstract : Modern agriculture has made great strides in terms of efficiency, yields, and profits, but has come to be characterised by a large environmental impact and resource use, global transports, poor working conditions, and a lack of contact between producers and consumers. In response to these concerns, many different initiatives commonly referred to as Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) have been established to solve some or all of these issues. READ MORE

  3. 17. Hur sår community gardens fröet för gemenskap? : en undersökning av community gardens sociala kapital i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Lovisa Ekvall; [2021]
    Keywords : community garden; socialt kapital; gemenskap; nätverk; tillit; kollektiv odling; intervju;

    Abstract : Följande arbete undersöker hur socialt kapital kan skapas i community gardens. Det finns ett behov av en bredare förståelse hos stadsplanerare kring vikten av community gardens, detta för att kunna skapa mer gemenskap i samhället. Idag utgör ensamhet och isolering ett globalt problem som visat negativ inverkan på människors hälsa. READ MORE

  4. 18. Stories of Change: Alternative Food Networks in the Urban Setting of Zurich

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Patricia Catherine Schmid; [2021]
    Keywords : Food systems; alternative food networks; agriculture; sustainability; good living; food sovereignty; pluriverse; Zurich; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Food is political: from seed over production to distribution and consumption. Large scale agriculture infused multi-layered social, ecological, and economic issues. The need to change the dominant food system approach is widely recognised. Alternatives in food production and distribution emerged and persisted over time. READ MORE

  5. 19. Applying Ecovillage Praxis to Foster Regeneration and Urban Socio-Ecological Transformation: An Exploratory Analysis of 5 Malmö Community Gardens

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Viviane Camilla Straub; [2021]
    Keywords : ecovillage praxis; urban community garden praxis; regeneration; socio-ecological transformation; communities of practice; alternatives; scaling across; Malmö; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research aims to fill the lacuna in the literature concerning the application of ecovillage praxis in spaces other than intentional communities by focusing on urban community gardens (UCGs) in Malmö, Sweden, as communities of practice where this could be integrated. It introduces both ecovillages and UCGs, as well as their associated praxis. READ MORE

  6. 20. “The garden is a place of connection to nature and life” : the implications of urban green community projects and place attachment to individuals and society

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Laura Anuschka Xenia Engel; [2021]
    Keywords : place attachment; urban gardening; community gardens; allotment gardens; person-place relationship; public participation; Germany;

    Abstract : In cities, green spaces are important for the citizens’ health and well-being. Allotment clubs and community gardens are places that offer many positive functions for participants. They can give refuge, a purpose, recreation and community. These places can be shaped by the participants and give opportunity to influence public space. READ MORE