In this paper, the phenomenon of urban gardening is observed both from a sociological and an environmental perspective. The analysis focuses on motivations and environmental practices of different groups of urban gardeners in Ljubljana, London and Milan: home food gardeners and allotment gardeners in public and private plots.

Motivations and environmental practices of urban gardeners : the cases of Ljubljana, London and Milan / M. Cernic Istenic, M. Glavan, M. Kneafsey, U. Schmutz, E. Bos, S. Corsi, F. Monaco, C. Mazzocchi, M. Pintar - In: Agriculture in an urbanizing society. Reconnecting agriculture and food chains to societal needsPisa : AiCARE, 2016. - ISBN 978-88-908960-3-3. - pp. 280-281 (( Intervento presentato al 2. convegno Agriculture in an urbanizing society. Reconnecting agriculture and food chains to societal needs tenutosi a Roma nel 2015.

Motivations and environmental practices of urban gardeners : the cases of Ljubljana, London and Milan

S. Corsi;F. Monaco;C. Mazzocchi;
2016

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In this paper, the phenomenon of urban gardening is observed both from a sociological and an environmental perspective. The analysis focuses on motivations and environmental practices of different groups of urban gardeners in Ljubljana, London and Milan: home food gardeners and allotment gardeners in public and private plots.
gardeners; socio-economie characteristics; motivation; environmental behaviour; quiet sustainability
Settore AGR/01 - Economia ed Estimo Rurale
   Food Planning and Innovation for Sustainable Metropolitan Regions
   FOODMETRES
   EUROPEAN COMMISSION
   FP7
   312185
2016
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