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Community Gardens

Community Gardens is a form of urban green space collectively managed by a group of community members for the purpose of growing food, ornamental plants, or native vegetation, distinguished from other urban green spaces by its participatory governance, social engagement, and focus on local empowerment and environmental stewardship.

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Authors

862

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2017–2026

438

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Coral Gardens and Their Magic.

Bernhard J. Stern, Bronisław Malinowski · American Sociological Review · 1936 · 938 citations

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A survey of community gardens in upstate New York: Implications for health promotion and community development

Donna Armstrong · Health & Place · 2000 · 826 citations

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Growing urban health: Community gardening in South-East Toronto

Sarah Wakefield, Fiona Yeudall, Carolin Taron et al. · Health Promotion International · 2007 · 611 citations · Full text

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Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Urban Community Gardeners

Katherine Alaimo, Elizabeth Packnett, Richard A. Miles et al. · Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior · 2008 · 578 citations

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Past results and future directions in urban community gardens research

Daniela Guitart, Catherine Marina Pickering, Jason Byrne · Urban forestry & urban greening · 2012 · 577 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. ME
    Monika Egerer

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    16 publications · 740 citations

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  2. KA
    Katherine Alaimo

    Michigan State University, United States

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. BB
    Brenda B. Lin

    CSIRO Land and Water, Australia

    10 publications · 551 citations

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  4. JL
    Jill Litt

    Colorado School of Public Health, United States

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. JK
    Jonathan Kingsley

    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

    8 publications · 1K citations

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Institutions

862

  1. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    16 h-index

    27 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    14 h-index

    22 publications

    2.9K citations

  3. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    40 publications

    8.2K citations

  4. CSIRO Land and Water

    Canberra, Australia

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    692 citations

  5. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    713 citations

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Venues

  1. Urban forestry & urban greening

    56 publications · 3.7K citations

    34

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  2. Local Environment

    41 publications · 3.1K citations

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  3. Landscape and Urban Planning

    27 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. Sustainability

    38 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 22 publications · 1.2K citations

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