Guerilla Gärtnerin in Aktion. Photo by Ella von der Haide.

Urbane partizipative Gartenaktivitäten in Munchen 2009 – Participatory Urban Garden Activities in Munich 2009

Places for social interaction, subsistence, participation and the experience of nature

A research paper by Dipl.-Ing. Ella von der Haide
2009. In German
See Ella’s documentary films about community gardens here.

Summary

The study is the first inventory of its kind documenting the variety of ‘Urban Participatory Agriculture’ in the City of Munich. The report describes a variety of traditional forms of gardening such as in school and allotment gardens, as well as new innovative forms such as intercultural community gardens and guerilla gardens.

The potential and challenges of the gardens and support for the gardens from an urban planning perspective are outlined.

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Growing citizen and political support for city-dwelling farmers

Jenn Prosser
Vue Weekly
Jun. 30, 2010

Excerpt:

One of the most significant changes in the way the City of Edmonton and its bureaucracy could approach the issue is the newly developed municipal development plan, termed “The Way We Grow.” Having passed its third council reading, the plan is meant to incorporate more progressive attitudes towards urban living, including urban agriculture.

“The plan’s section on urban agriculture will provide a roadmap for moving forward on urban agriculture,” explains Wilson, “potentially with a food policy group who will meet with stakeholders and advise council.”

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Edible Landscape Tools

Minimum Cost Housing Greoup
McGill University, 2005
The project team was formed by the following McGill staff: Prof. Vikram Bhatt, Rune Kongshaug, Prof. Jeanne Wolfe, Francois Emond, Clara Murgueitio, and McGill students: Jingfeng Cai, Lorena Rodriguez, Amal Jamal, Faiza Moatasim, Felipe Ochoa, Shannon Pirie, Li Ran, Yalda Rastegar, Guy Villemure and Nicholas Vreeland.

Making the Edible Landscape is a three-city project with the core objective of integrating Urban Agriculture as a permanent element in low-cost housing settlements. These three participating cities are: Columbo, Sri Lanka; Kampala, Uganda; and Rosario, Argentina. From existing settlements upgrading to the new urban developments in the partner cities, the project intends on applying UA as a subsistence resource for personal consumption and income generation.

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