Introducing Community Garden and Its Role in Sustainable Urban Development
Subject Areas : Water and Environment
Sajjad
Shamshiri
1
(Faculty Member of landscape engineering department, Sayyed Jamaleddin Asadabadi University, Asadabad, Iran.)
Hassan
Darabi
2
(Faculty Member of environemental design department, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.*(Corresponding Author))
Keywords: Community Garden, participation, Urban Agriculture, local community,
Abstract :
Urbanization and urban development is accompanied by serious challenges. Achieving sustainability in this environment is very difficult due to the diversity of interest groups. Among this, occurred a small but effective movement during the same conflict evolved in urban environments, a reflection of the aspects of sustainable development are considered. Community Garden endogenous movement, micro and limit the role and function at different scales is extremely diverse. Therefore to serve in the process of sustainable urban development. In this context, in attempts to analyze the literature survey, a systematic method based on lifecycle affected by attempts to investigate the nature, role and functions of the community gardens. Community-based survey shows that gardens are the multiple functions that reflect a range of strategies win – win. Community Garden are very affordable but very effective tool for urban administrators(economic, social, environmental) that can provide multiple functions will play their role in improving the quality of urban life.community gardens is clear example of achieve great changes in small movement, based on Chaos Theory that emphasizes the minimum conveniences.
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