Proceedings of the 1st Arts & Humanities Conference, Venice

SEARCHING OF COMMUNITY IN URBAN TERRITORY. IN THE EXAMPLE OF GROWING CROPS IN COMMUNITY GARDENS

ZUZANA GIERTLOVA

Abstract:

This report is focused on problems of community creation in urban territory. There is very often process on individualisation and social isolation in the city territory. Community gardens bring people together in pursuance of different motivations and in order to reach their personal needs. From this point of view we can see community gardens as a factor that supports creation and strentght of the communities and interpersonal relationships amont citizens. Through alternative way of obtaining food in the urban environment to attempt to identify opportunities for sustainable food self-sufficiency. These gardens are trying to foster healthy crops in an urban environment, in particular the principles of permaculture. The aim of this paper is to describe the phenomenon of community gardens in Slovakia through cultivation within the collective efforts of the resulting communities and how to organize gardens.

Keywords: Community gardens, community, urban environment, individualisation, growing crops

DOI: 10.20472/AHC.2016.001.005

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