New cities with more life: Benefits and obstacles

Joe Howe, André Viljoen, Katrin Bohn

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Abstract

Garnett (1996a) suggests that urban food production provides an excellent means of involving groups who are often discriminated against, such as women, ethnic minorities and the elderly, in sociable, productive activity. Urban food growing has also often provided a valuable means of expression of local or ethnic identity, for example through growing culturally significant produce. A well-known example of this in the UK is the Ashram Acres community garden in Birmingham used by its local, mainly Asian residents.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationContinuous Productive Urban Landscapes
Subtitle of host publicationDesigning Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Cities
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Chapter8
Pages56-64
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9780080454528
ISBN (Print)9781138135949, 9780750655439
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Feb 2005

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