Participatory design and self-building in shared urban open spaces : community gardens and casitas in New York City /: community gardens and casitas in New York City. ([2018])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Participatory design and self-building in shared urban open spaces : community gardens and casitas in New York City /: community gardens and casitas in New York City. ([2018])
- Main Title:
- Participatory design and self-building in shared urban open spaces : community gardens and casitas in New York City
- Further Information:
- Note: Carolin Mees.
- Authors:
- Mees, Carolin
- Contents:
- Intro; Foreword; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: The Emergence of Shared Gardens and Self-Built Structures in European Cities; Germany with Focus on Berlin; Austria with Focus on Vienna; Great Britain with Focus on London; France with Focus on Paris; References; Chapter 3: The Emergence of Shared Gardens and Self-Built Structures in North American Cities; The Emergence of Shared Gardens and Self-Built Structures in Cities in the United States; Philadelphia as United States' Case Study The Emergence of Shared Gardens and Self-Built Structures in Canadian CitiesToronto as Canadian Case Study; References; Chapter 4: The Emergence of Community Gardens in New York with Focus on the South Bronx; Social and Economical Background of the South Bronx; Community Gardens and Urban Land Use; Community Gardens and Community Open Spaces; Community Gardens Versus Housing; References; Chapter 5: The Impact of Stakeholders on the Development of Community Gardens in the South Bronx; The Federal Government; The State and the Municipal Government; Banks; Insurance Companies; Landlords; Tenants OrganizationsReferences; Chapter 6: Organizing, Planning and Governing Community Gardens; Community Garden Members and the Economic Situation; Community Garden Members and the Social Situation; Community Gardens, Community Organizing and Community Change; Community Gardens and Community Planning; Community Gardens and Governance; Community Gardens and PublicIntro; Foreword; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: The Emergence of Shared Gardens and Self-Built Structures in European Cities; Germany with Focus on Berlin; Austria with Focus on Vienna; Great Britain with Focus on London; France with Focus on Paris; References; Chapter 3: The Emergence of Shared Gardens and Self-Built Structures in North American Cities; The Emergence of Shared Gardens and Self-Built Structures in Cities in the United States; Philadelphia as United States' Case Study The Emergence of Shared Gardens and Self-Built Structures in Canadian CitiesToronto as Canadian Case Study; References; Chapter 4: The Emergence of Community Gardens in New York with Focus on the South Bronx; Social and Economical Background of the South Bronx; Community Gardens and Urban Land Use; Community Gardens and Community Open Spaces; Community Gardens Versus Housing; References; Chapter 5: The Impact of Stakeholders on the Development of Community Gardens in the South Bronx; The Federal Government; The State and the Municipal Government; Banks; Insurance Companies; Landlords; Tenants OrganizationsReferences; Chapter 6: Organizing, Planning and Governing Community Gardens; Community Garden Members and the Economic Situation; Community Garden Members and the Social Situation; Community Gardens, Community Organizing and Community Change; Community Gardens and Community Planning; Community Gardens and Governance; Community Gardens and Public Attention; Community Gardens and Affordable Housing; Community Gardens and Open Space Planning; Interdependency between City Planning, Housing and Community Gardens; References Chapter 7: Community Gardens and Self-Built Structures as a Form of Cultural ExpressionCommunity Gardens, Shared Design Aesthetic and Culture; Design of Community Garden Elements and Cultural Context; The Casita as Puerto Rican Cultural Expression; The Casita in Puerto Rican Culture; The Development of the Casita in the Puerto Rican Context of the South Bronx; Other Self-Built Structures; The Batey; The Stage; The Chicken Coop; The Pig Roast; The Shrine and Other Artifacts; Rincon Criollo as Case Study of Community Gardens with Self-Built Structures; References Chapter 8: Participatory Design of Community Gardens and Self-Built Structures: Lessons from Field ExperiencesParticipatory Design and Construction of Community Gardens; Participatory Design and Use of Shared Open Spaces; Involvement of Professionals in the Participatory Design Process; Participatory Building Process and Materials; Lessons from the Participatory Design of the "Gardenhaus"; Citywide Regulations for Self-Built Structures in Community Gardens; Participatory Development of the Gardenhaus; Looking Back at the Design of the Gardenhaus Structure … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Copyright Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 635.09747
Life sciences
Community gardens -- New York (State) -- New York
Urban beautification -- New York (State) -- New York
GARDENING / Essays
GARDENING / Reference
GARDENING / Vegetables
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture
Community gardens
Urban beautification
Architecture -- Urban & Land Use Planning
Social Science -- Human Geography
Urban & municipal planning
Human geography
Agriculture
Architecture
Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General
Agricultural science
New York (State) -- New York
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319755144
3319755145 - Related ISBNs:
- 9783319755137
3319755137 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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