Community gardening in Hellinikon as a resistance struggle against neoliberal urbanism: spatial autogestion and the right to the city in post-crisis Athens, Greece
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DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2020.1863621
Abstract: In this paper, we aim to explore how community gardening can embed and foment grassroots resistance to the privatization of urban space in the current configuration of a prolonged socio-economic an... read more here.
Keywords: community; hellinikon resistance; community gardening; resistance struggle ... See more keywords
Models of governance in community gardening: administrative support fosters project longevity
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DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2021.1904855
Abstract: ABSTRACT Positive outcomes from community gardening contribute to the fulfilment of several agendas related to food and nutrition security, urban sustainability, and environmental education. Under this presupposition, several umbrella organisations in the public or nonprofit… read more here.
Keywords: longevity; community; administrative support; governance ... See more keywords
Cultivating healthy trajectories: An experimental study of community gardening and health
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DOI: 10.1177/1359105318800784
Abstract: Advances in behavioral medicine suggest that optimal solutions to modern health challenges should be multifaceted, targeting multiple cognitions and behaviors simultaneously. Community gardening holds great promise as one such multifaceted intervention but lacks rigorous evidence… read more here.
Keywords: trajectories experimental; cultivating healthy; health; healthy trajectories ... See more keywords
A Systematic Review Protocol Investigating Community Gardening Impact Measures
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16183430
Abstract: Existing community gardening research has tended to be exploratory and descriptive, utilising qualitative or mixed methodologies to explore and understand community garden participation. While research on community gardening attracts growing interest, the empirical rigour of… read more here.
Keywords: research; community; systematic review; impact measures ... See more keywords
The Impact of Therapeutic Community Gardening on the Wellbeing, Loneliness, and Life Satisfaction of Individuals with Mental Illness
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013166
Abstract: Background: literature on the mental health benefits of therapeutic community gardening is not specific to individuals with mental illness and reports short-term outcomes. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on intervention effectiveness is also unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: individuals mental; community gardening; impact therapeutic; mental illness ... See more keywords