Forgotten edible heritage: the case study of the UNESCO Site of Akbarieh Garden in Iran

Khalilnezhad, Mohammad Reza; Russo, Alessio; Jannatifar, Mohammad Ali

doi:10.1080/03071375.2022.2085942

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“…Moreover, in response to the fact that most gardeners still need to recognize the function of urban gardening in social interaction sufficiently, open public spaces for public activities should be added in conjunction with the gardening spaces to make public interactions possible in terms of space. Given the shared interest of UMGs and UNGs in creating green scenery, as well as the integration of traditional garden aesthetics in urban gardening in other Asian countries (Amani-Beni et al, 2021;Khalilnezhad et al, 2022), we suggest the utilization of ornamental plants in public open areas. This approach is also advantageous for improving the attractiveness of urban gardening areas (Amani-Beni et al, 2021).…”

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Adapting to urban gardening in China: how will policymaking help migrant and native gardeners?

Xie,

Xing

2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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China’s current urban gardening promotion policies mainly focus on community gardens and lack in-depth research on the differentiated needs of different urban gardeners. To meet the diverse needs of China’s gardeners, this study proposes a typology that classifies gardeners into urban native and migrant ones based on their urban and rural living experiences in China. A questionnaire survey conducted in the core area of Chongqing city revealed significant differences and some similarities in gardening motivations and behaviors between urban native and migrant gardeners: (1) Although most of the gardeners approved of the value of food production and green scenery creation that Chinese urban gardening has, and disapproved of its value for family income generation, the urban native gardeners’ disapproving attitude towards family income generation, and their approval of green scenery creation were more assertive, while on the contrary, the urban migrant gardeners had a more robust approval attitude towards food production. (2) The urban native gardeners preferred proximity and small private spaces for a combination of ornamental vegetation and edible vegetables. In contrast, the urban migrated gardeners preferred larger areas for gardening in non-community spaces and leaned towards edible vegetables. (3) Both have shared motivations related to the recreation and ecological conservation values of urban gardening. Given the above differences and similarities, this paper proposes an urban gardening development strategy that meets the needs of the two types of gardeners in China, including space planning and design, operation, and management of gardening spaces, and organization of activities.

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Adapting to urban gardening in China: how will policymaking help migrant and native gardeners?

Xie,

Xing

2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Strategies, policies, and heritage in the urban forest

Rotherham¹

2022

Arboricultural Journal

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Public Food Trees’ Usage and Perception, and Their Potential for Participatory Edible Cities: A Case Study in Birjand, Iran

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Ugolini,

Khalilnezhad

2024

Sustainability

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Public food trees are increasingly popular among researchers, urban planners, and citizens for their diversity of social, provisional, and environmental benefits. However, more research is needed to determine how to overcome their barriers. Here we used a qualitative approach to explore the usage and perception of public fruit trees and attitudes towards public usage and participation in two urban green spaces harboring fruit trees in Birjand, Iran: Tohid Park and Akbarieh Garden. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve visitors to both spaces, four administrators, and eight workers. Almost all visitors had great personal experience and interest in picking fruit; nevertheless, usage in these green spaces was low, partly due to social norms. Almost all visitors appreciated the public fruit trees for the diverse pleasures that they provide (sensory, emotional, cognitive, experiential, social). Ten also had a high interest in participating in their management, especially in Tohid Park due to its greater social impact. Education and access limitation were suggested by some as important to reduce tree damage and maximize production. Our findings expand our understanding of how citizens relate to public urban fruit trees and can be involved in co-management schemes, thereby contributing to building smart and participatory edible cities.

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Forgotten edible heritage: the case study of the UNESCO Site of Akbarieh Garden in Iran

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Adapting to urban gardening in China: how will policymaking help migrant and native gardeners?

Adapting to urban gardening in China: how will policymaking help migrant and native gardeners?

Strategies, policies, and heritage in the urban forest

Public Food Trees’ Usage and Perception, and Their Potential for Participatory Edible Cities: A Case Study in Birjand, Iran

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