Contested urban green spaces in the compact city: The (re-)negotiation of urban gardening in Swiss cities

Tappert, Simone; Klöti, Tanja; Drilling, Matthias

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.08.016

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“…One of the main challenges of sustainable urban development is reducing the rate of urban soil sealing (Artmann, 2016), which is steadily increasing at the expense of highly contested green spaces such as gardens (Tappert et al, 2018). In European cities, green spaces are declining regardless of whether the urban population is shrinking or growing (Kabisch and Haase, 2013).…”

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Litter decomposition driven by soil fauna, plant diversity and soil management in urban gardens

Tresch

Frey

Bayon

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Science of The Total Environment

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which should be cited to refer to this work. richness decreased, with the exception of gastropods, and soil fauna abundance increased with urban warming. Our data also show that plant species richness positively affected litter decomposition by increasing soil fauna species richness and microbial activity. A multivariate analysis of organic compounds in litter residues confirmed the importance of soil fauna species richness and garden management on litter decomposition processes. Overall, we showed, that also in intensively managed urban green spaces, such as gardens, biodiversity of plants and soil fauna drives key ecosystem processes. Urban planning strategies that integrate soil protecting management practices may help to maintain important ecosystem services in this heavily used urban environment.

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Litter decomposition driven by soil fauna, plant diversity and soil management in urban gardens

Tresch

Frey

Bayon

et al. 2019

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Moreover, they improve air quality (Janhäll, 2015), prevent flooding by reducing surface-water run-off (Bolund and Hunhammar, 1999), storing a considerable amount of soil organic carbon (SOC) (Edmondson et al, 2012) and improve pollination by hosting diverse insect species (Samnegård et al, 2011). But in many cities the sealed area is expanding tremendously with negative consequences for these ecosystem services (Sachs, 2015), especially for contested urban green spaces like allotment gardens (Tappert et al, 2018), due to the need for accommodation and infrastructure of growing urban populations.…”

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A Gardener's Influence on Urban Soil Quality

Tresch

Moretti

Bayon

et al. 2018

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…From the wide range of conflicts, special attention was paid to those associated with changes in the use of land or environmental conflicts; this is mainly because of the territoriality, especially to their geographical dimension, as these problems determine manifestations, stages, and consequences at a spatial level: land-use speculation, high-densification of urban areas, environmental issues, or loss of green spaces [4,5]. Land-use conflicts represent the effects of the dissatisfaction of one group or part of the community with the actions initiated or planned by another group, their neighbours, public authorities, or private investors [6][7][8].…”

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Housing Activism Initiatives and Land-Use Conflicts: Pathways for Participatory Planning and Urban Sustainable Development in Bucharest City, Romania

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This paper presents a geographical perspective of the phenomena of housing activism and land-use conflicts per se. It focuses not only on their spatial manifestations, but also on the complexity of the perceived meanings, values, and the power relationships among the involved parties, rooting into activist geographies. The research methodology was based on two complementary methods: frame analysis to observe the emergence, sources of land-use conflicts, and nature of the relationships between the actors involved; and discourse analysis to explore the social interactions and power relations between structures and practices related to housing activism. For a more inclusive perspective on the sources of land-use conflicts and housing activism initiatives in Bucharest, we used a combination and triangulation of various sources and modes of data collection. Compared with other European cities with active civic engagement, this phenomenon is still emerging in Bucharest. Although conflicts are numerous, the civic initiatives are still fragmented and fail to generate a vision and implementable public policy. However, multiple assaults on urban spaces (green areas, historically protected areas) have resulted in more actions and actors (individual or organised) becoming civically engaged. The article contributes to the environmental debates that stress housing activism as a pathway to participatory planning initiatives.

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Contested urban green spaces in the compact city: The (re-)negotiation of urban gardening in Swiss cities

Cited by 97 publications

References 26 publications

Litter decomposition driven by soil fauna, plant diversity and soil management in urban gardens

Litter decomposition driven by soil fauna, plant diversity and soil management in urban gardens

A Gardener's Influence on Urban Soil Quality

Housing Activism Initiatives and Land-Use Conflicts: Pathways for Participatory Planning and Urban Sustainable Development in Bucharest City, Romania

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