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Parks & Gardens

N35 Urban Gardens

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Challenges
Climate Resilience Water Management Natural and Climate Hazards Biodiversity Enhancement Air Quality Health and Well-being Social Justice and Social Cohesion
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Description

Urban gardens are a common way to establish garden space for residents. There are many different concepts of urban gardens, but they are often semi-private with the possibility to rent individual beds (e.g. within community gardens, urban garden projects) or individual garden plots (e.g. allotment gardens). Urban gardens, especially smaller community gardens, can be established in many diverse locations such as courtyards and public spaces. Depending on the size and intent of the garden, they offer a variety of benefits such as locally sourced food and the promotion of social interaction.

Conditions for Implementation
  • Appropriate space
  • Caring community
  • Initiative
  • Organisation
Similar Terminology
Community gardens
Intercultural gardens
Allotment gardens
Urban farming
Performance
    Cooling Service Transpiration ● ● ○
    Shading ○ ○ ○
    Evaporation ● ● ○
    Building (Insulation) ○ ○ ○
    Reflection (Albedo) ○ ○ ○
    Surface Water Regulation Water Conveyance ○ ○ ○
    Water Infiltration ● ○ ○
    Water Retention ● ○ ○
    Water Storage ● ○ ○
    Water Reuse ○ ○ ○
    Water Purification Water Filtering ● ○ ○
    Water Bio-remediation ○ ○ ○
    Air Purification and Noise Reduction Deposition ○ ○ ○
    Air Biofiltration ● ● ○
    Noise Reduction ○ ○ ○
    Biodiversity Habitat Provision ● ○ ○
    Connectivity ○ ○ ○
    Socio-Cultural Services Beauty / Appearance ● ● ○
    Usability / Functionality ● ● ○
    Social Interaction ● ● ○
    Education ○ ○ ○
    Provisioning Service Food / Energy / Material ● ● ○
    Climate Regulation CO2 Sequestration ○ ○ ○