Informal Urban Agriculture The Secret Lives of Guerrilla Gardeners /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Hardman, Michael (Συγγραφέας), J. Larkham, Peter (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Urban Agriculture,
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Sustainable development.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Life Sciences.; Urban Ecology.; Sustainable Development.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.

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 th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.