EAN: 9783319755137

PARTICIPATORY DESIGN AND SELF-BUILDING IN SHARE...

The book investigates the development of community gardens with self-built structures  which
have existed as a shared public open space land use form in New York City's low-come
neighborhoods like the South Bronx since the 1970s. These gardens have continued to be part of
the urban landscape until today  despite conflicting land use interests  changing residents
groups and contradictory city planning. Both community gardens and self-built structures are
created in a participatory design and self-built effort by urban residents and are an
expression of the individual gardeners' preferences  their cultural background and the
decisions made by the managing residents' group in regards to the needs of their neighborhood.
Ultimately community gardens with self-built structures are an expression of the people's will
to commonly use this land for open and enclosed structures next to their homes in the city and
need to be included in future urban planning.

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