Informal Urban Agriculture Book by Michael Hardman
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Informal Urban Agriculture

Informal Urban Agriculture


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Preface
Chapter 1. Guerrilla Urban Agriculture: Unearthing the Hidden Movement
Urban Agriculture and Guerrilla Gardening
Exploring the Movement
Overview of the Book: Why Guerrilla Gardening?
Approaching the Research: Working with Guerrillas
Chapter 2. Cultivating the City
Introduction
Nature and Cities
From Survival to Niche: Reflecting on Food Growing in the Global North
Everyday UA: Allotments, Community Gardens and Emerging Spaces of Production
Should UA be Encouraged? Exploring Local Food Criticisms
The Roots of Informal UA
Chapter 3. Unearthing the Unpermitted Movement
Introduction: Informal Action in the Urban
Guerrilla Gardening: The Rise of Radical Agriculture
Why Choose the 'Illegal' Route? Reasons for Guerrilla Gardening
Chapter 4. On the Ground with Guerrillas: An Ethnographical Reflection
Researching Guerrilla Gardeners
A First-Hand Personal Reflection: Interacting with Guerrillas on the Ground
Is Guerrilla Gardening Illegal?
Interacting with the Guerrillas: An Ethnographic Reflection on the Action
The Stories of F Troop and the WG: Key Messages
Chapter 5. Deconstructing the Key Messages: Analysing F Troop and the Women's Group
Reviewing Practice
Summarising F Troop's Actions: Unpacking the Digs
Maintaining the UA Site
F Troop and the Wider Guerrilla Movement
Legitimisation: The Ultimate Path for F Troop?
F Troop: Questioning the Group's Future UA Ambitions
The Women's Group: Unconscious Guerrilla Gardeners?
Food and the WG: Transforming Urban Greenspace for UA
The WG and the Wider Guerrilla Movement
Chapter 6. Who Owns this Space? Authorities and Guerrilla Gardeners
Introduction: Contesting the Ownership of Space
Challenging Conventional Practice: Is UA Suitable for the Two Sites?
(Re)Imagining Urban Space: The Adoption of an Illegal Route
Hidden Sites: Over-Bureaucracy and the Failure to Notice Change
Unlawful Action under the Noses of Authority: Implications of the Illegal Route
Working with Guerrillas: Constructing a Future with Authority
Chapter 7. Exploring Impact: Consulting Actors Surrounding Guerrilla Gardening Sites
Questioning the Impact of Guerrilla Gardening
Assessing the Impact of Unregulated UA
The Community and F Troop: Deconstructing the Relationship
Reflecting on The WG: The Community Garden...A Place for the Community?
Critically Assessing Guerrilla Practice
Who Benefits from the UA? Summarising the Impact of the Guerrilla Action
Concluding Remarks: The Emergence of a 'Guerrilla Trap'
Chapter 8. Guerrilla Gardeners, Urban Agriculture, Food and the Future
Reflecting on the Case Studies
Future Research: Observing Guerrillas in the Wild
The Wider Relevance of this Book
Bibliography


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9783319347912
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 367 gr
  • ISBN-10: 3319347918
  • Publisher Date: 23 Aug 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Series Title: Urban Agriculture
  • Sub Title: The Secret Lives of Guerrilla Gardeners
  • Width: 156 mm


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