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Community Gardening: A Parsimonious Path to Individual, Community, and Environmental Resilience
Heather A. Okvat,Alex J. Zautra +1 more
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The potential contribution of an extensive network of community gardens to easing the global climate change crisis is discussed and the role of community psychologists in community gardening research and policy-oriented action is addressed.Abstract:
The goal of this paper is to introduce community gardening as a promising method of furthering well-being and resilience on multiple levels: individual, social group, and natural environment. We examine empirical evidence for the benefits of gardening, and we advocate the development and testing of social ecological models of community resilience through examination of the impact of community gardens, especially in urban areas. The definition of community is extended beyond human social ties to include connections with other species and the earth itself, what Berry (1988) has called an Earth community. We discuss the potential contribution of an extensive network of community gardens to easing the global climate change crisis and address the role of community psychologists in community gardening research and policy-oriented action.read more
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Past results and future directions in urban community gardens research
TL;DR: This paper reviewed the extent of English academic literature on community gardening, including: who has undertaken the research, where it has been published, the geographical location of the gardens studied, and various methods used to undertake the research.
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Resilience for Whom? Emerging Critical Geographies of Socio‐ecological Resilience
TL;DR: The concept of resilience has become a popular catchphrase used by government, international finance organisations, NGOs, community groups and activists all over the globe as mentioned in this paper. But despite its widespread use, there remains confusion over what resilience is and the purpose it serves.
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Strawberry fields forever? Urban agriculture in developed countries: a review
Hoi Fei Mok,Virginia G. Williamson,James Grove,Kristal Burry,S. Fiona Barker,Andrew J. Hamilton +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the need for better understanding of the following five aspects if urban agriculture is to make a meaningful contribution to food security and social well-being in the future: (1) the impacts of continued urban sprawl and loss of peri-urban agricultural land; (2) appropriate government and institutional support at local, regional, and country levels; (3) the role of urban agriculture in self-sufficiency of cities; (4) the risks posed by pollutants from agriculture to urban ecosystems and from urban ecosystems to agriculture; and (5) the
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Exploring the production capacity of rooftop gardens (RTGs) in urban agriculture: the potential impact on food and nutrition security, biodiversity and other ecosystem services in the city of Bologna
Francesco Orsini,Daniela Gasperi,Livia Marchetti,C. Piovene,Stefano Draghetti,S. Ramazzotti,Giovanni Giorgio Bazzocchi,Giorgio Gianquinto +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a case study was carried out addressing the quantification of the potential of rooftop vegetable production in the city of Bologna (Italy) as related to its citizens' needs.
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The Intersection of Planning, Urban Agriculture, and Food Justice: A Review of the Literature
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw on a multidisciplinary body of research to consider how planning for urban agriculture can foster food justice by benefitting socioeconomically disadvantaged residents, and suggest that the potential social benefits of urban agriculture include increased access to food, positive health impacts, skill building, and connections to broader social change efforts.
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The Experience of Nature: A Psychological Perspective
Rachel Kaplan,Stephen Kaplan +1 more
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View through a window may influence recovery from surgery
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In Praise of Paradox: A Social Policy of Empowerment over Prevention
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Environment and Crime in the Inner City Does Vegetation Reduce Crime
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