Community gardens as third places
Joanne Dolley
Abstract
Key insights Community gardens can be third places that facilitate informal interactions between people of the neighbourhood. When community gardens are third places, coupled with their placemaking features, they help connect new residents to place, alleviating some of the challenges associated with population mobility, such as social isolation.
Topics & Concepts
PlacemakingNeighbourhood (mathematics)GeographyPopulationSociologyKey (lock)Social isolationEnvironmental planningUrban designArchitectureComputer sciencePsychologyArchaeologyComputer securityDemographyMathematicsMathematical analysisPsychotherapistUrban Agriculture and SustainabilityUrban Green Space and HealthOrganic Food and Agriculture