Participatory Design and Self-building in Shared Urban Open Spaces Community Gardens and Casitas in New York City /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Mees, Carolin (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2017.
• Σειρά: Urban Agriculture,
• Θέματα: Agriculture.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Urban geography.; Urbanism.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).

The book investigates the development of community gardens with self-built structures, which have existed as a shared public open space land use form in New York City's low-come neighborhoods like the South Bronx since the 1970s. These gardens have continued to be part of the urban landscape un...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: The emergence of shared gardens and self-built structures in European cities
• Chapter 3: The emergence of shared gardens and self-built structures in North American cities
• Chapter 4: The emergence of community gardens in New York City with focus on the South Bronx
• Chapter 5: The impact of stakeholders on the development of community gardens in the South Bronx
• Chapter 6: Organizing, planning and governing community gardens
• Chapter 7: Community gardens and self-built structures as a form of cultural expression
• Chapter 8: Participatory design of community gardens and self-built structures: Lessons from field experiences
• Chapter 9: Conclusion
• List of Figures.