Urban Community Gardens as Contested Space
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4489181 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Schmelzkopf (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 364 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/215279 |
| OpenAlex | W2316200225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 141 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article examines community gardens in Loisaida, a part of the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The area is crime ridden, and most of the residents are poor. The gardens serve social and economic functions such as safe, open spaces for socialization and sources of food. Competition for use of the sites for gardening or housing has emerged as a major problem
Economic geography · Environmental planning · Geography · Space (punctuation) · Urban green space · Urban space · Computer Science · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
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| Unique citing works | 141 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,86 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 136 |