Building Relationships, Accessing Resources: Mobilizing Social Capital in Community Garden Contexts

Glover, Troy D.; Parry, Diana C.; Shinew, Kimberly J.

doi:10.1080/00222216.2005.11950062

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“…Urban gardens have been associated with many benefits, including increased access to fresh produce, the economic benefits of producing homegrown food, and nutrition. Gardens, though, are more than a local source of nutritious food; they can help to strengthen neighborhood cohesion and build community [7]. As a result of the multi-faceted outcomes of urban gardens, the motivation to sustain them is complex.…”

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Growing Gardens in Shrinking Cities: A Solution to the Soil Lead Problem?

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Abstract:As cities shrink, they often leave a patchwork of vacancy on the landscape. The maintenance of vacant lands and eventual transformation to sustainable land uses is a challenge all cities face, but one that is particularly pronounced in shrinking cities. Vacant lands can support sustainability initiatives, specifically the expansion of urban gardens and local food production. However, many shrinking cities are the same aging cities that have experienced the highest soil lead burdens from their industrial past as well as the historic use of lead-based paint and leaded gasoline. Elevated soil lead is often viewed as a barrier to urban agriculture and managing for multiple ecosystem services, including food production and reduced soil lead exposure, remains a challenge. In this paper, we argue that a shift in framing the soil lead and gardening issue from potential conflict to potential solution can advance both urban sustainability goals and support healthy gardening efforts. Urban gardening as a potential solution to the soil lead problem stems from investment in place and is realized through multiple activities, in particular (1) soil management, including soil testing and the addition of amendments, and (2) social network and community building that leverages resources and knowledge.

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Growing Gardens in Shrinking Cities: A Solution to the Soil Lead Problem?

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“…belong is also manifested through participation in leisure pursuits (Glover, Parry, & Shinew, 2005;Maynard & Kleiber, 2005) and leisure activities do impact happiness (Argyle, 1999), leading Compton (2005) to conclude that, "Any discussion of well-being must eventually take a look at leisure" (p. 67). This includes participation in leisure activities revolving around sport (Wann, 1997).…”

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Examining Sport Team Identification, Social Connections, and Social Well-being among High School Students

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Past research has found that sport team identification is positively correlated with social psychological health (Phua, 2012; Wann & Weaver, 2009) including work testing adolescent fans (Wann, Brasher, Thomas, & Scheuchner, in press). The current study was designed to extend previous investigations by examining the relationship between team identification and the establishment and maintenance of social connections. Data from 177 high school students confirmed expectations as identification with a high school football team was positively correlated with both social well-being and social connections. However, social connections were not found to mediate the relationship between identification and well-being, contrary to the team identification – social psychological health model (Wann, 2006b).

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“…The majority of the research on such activity, however, has been of a qualitative nature and has adopted a largely conceptual stance in its appreciation of the emergence and impact of such approaches. For example, ethnographic studies investigating the views and goals of participants in social-ecological actor groups have succeeded in elucidating the motives which drive such engagement (Glover, 2004;Glover et al, 2005;Jones, 2005;Kingsley et al, 2009;Corrigan, 2011;Rosol, 2012;Green and Phillips, 2013). These studies have unpicked the genesis and organisational structure of collaborative groups involved in environmental stewardship and the importance of social-ecological networks at various levels of agency has been highlighted and promoted (Andersson, 2007;Ernstson et al, 2008;Biggs et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%