Informal Urban Agriculture

The Secret Lives of Guerrilla Gardeners
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-319-34791-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 3401 g

Reihe: Urban Agriculture

The book explores how unused and under-used urban spaces – from grass verges, roundabouts, green spaces – have been made more visually interesting and more productive, by informal (and usually illegal) groups known as “guerrilla gardeners”. The book focuses on groups in the English Midlands but the work is set in a broad international context and reveals how and why they undertake this illegal activity. Guerrilla gardening is usually viewed uncritically and promoted as a worthwhile activity: this study provides a more balanced evaluation and focuses on its contribution in terms of local food production.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

J. Larkham, Peter

Hardman, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Gartenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Gartenbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Chapter 1. Guerrilla Urban Agriculture: Unearthing the Hidden Movement.- Chapter 2. Cultivating the City.- Chapter 3. Unearthing the Unpermitted Movement.- Chapter 4. On the Ground with Guerrillas: An Ethnographical Reflection.- Chapter 5. Deconstructing the Key Messages.- Chapter 6. Who Owns this Space? Authorities and Guerrilla Gardeners.- Chapter 7. Exploring Impact: Consulting Actors Surrounding Guerrilla Gardening Sites.- Chapter 8. Guerrilla Gardeners, Urban Agriculture, Food and the Future.-Full Book Reference List.