Correction to: The contribution of urban community gardens to food availability in Emfuleni Local Municipality, Gauteng Province

Modibedi, Thabo P.; Masekoameng, Mosima R.; Maake, Matome Moshobane Simeon

doi:10.1007/s11252-020-01054-7

Urban Ecosyst

2020

DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01054-7

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Correction to: The contribution of urban community gardens to food availability in Emfuleni Local Municipality, Gauteng Province

Thabo P. Modibedi

Mosima R. Masekoameng

Matome Moshobane Simeon Maake

Abstract: The original version of the article unfortunately contained mistakes in the affiliations. The correct affiliations are presented in this Erratum. Publisher's note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

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The governance of a community garden with a food cycle in suburban Tokyo

Shimpo

2021

Urban Agric & Regnl Food Sys

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Urbanites can learn more about food cycles by growing vegetables and fruits and composting food residues within a community garden (CG). Case studies are necessary for developing theories about the sustainable governance of CGs containing food cycles. In particular, Asian cities have high potential to establish food cycles because of their mixture of urban and rural land use. This paper discusses the governance of a suburban-Tokyo CG, where neighborhood kitchen wastes were collected and used as direct fertilizer for the soil. The quantitative and qualitative data obtained through interviews and internal material of the garden was analyzed to grasp the garden's history, stakeholders' involvement, and the relationships between gardeners and kitchen waste providers. The results showed that the founder started the garden in a bottomup way and overcame challenges by maintaining a strong motivation and a flexible attitude. The gardeners provided work opportunities to people with disabilities and education materials to children. These collaborations may have corroborated the necessity of the garden existence. Most of the gardeners and all the waste providers live within 2 km of the garden and the close communication between them was possible, which may have maintained the kitchen waste quality. This study demonstrates advantages and challenges in the governance of Japanese CGs; however, further case studies are necessary for improving the generalizability of this study's findings. INTRODUCTIONAgricultural technology and globalization have increased the efficiency of food production; however, consequently, urban populations now have fewer opportunities to observe the food production process. Plant factories, which use water and artificial light, could save nutrient inputs, energy, and water and yield more vegetables than conventional agriculture, which is affected by weather, soil, and other conditions (Kikuchi et al.,Abbreviations: CG, community garden; NPO, nonprofit organization.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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The governance of a community garden with a food cycle in suburban Tokyo

Shimpo

2021

Urban Agric & Regnl Food Sys

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Correction to: The contribution of urban community gardens to food availability in Emfuleni Local Municipality, Gauteng Province

Abstract: The original version of the article unfortunately contained mistakes in the affiliations. The correct affiliations are presented in this Erratum. Publisher's note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

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