Chris Blythe
From Crisis to Opportunity: Exploring Urban Food Growing in the UK During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
Blythe, Chris; Caputo, Silvio; Hardman, Michael; Milbourne, Paul; Samangooei, Mina; Schoen, Victoria
Authors
Silvio Caputo
Prof Michael Hardman M.Hardman@salford.ac.uk
Professor of Urban Sustainability
Paul Milbourne
Mina Samangooei
Victoria Schoen
Abstract
Gardening during times of crisis can have significant benefits to individuals and populations in terms of health, well-being, social and economic outcomes. So-called ‘crisis gardening’ can even be linked to transformative change in food systems through socio-ecological aspects of agroecology. In this book, crisis gardening is explored to better define, describe and provide recommendations about this activity globally. Diverse perspectives are offered from scholars around the world, providing an overview of gardening during crises with ties to agroecology. Such a perspective is critical as we grapple with food system crises, pandemics, climate change, biodiversity loss, mental health issues and political conflict globally.
The first section defines and explains crisis gardening in relation to agroecology, transformative change in food systems and public health
The second section describes case studies from around the world of crisis gardening from various social-ecological perspectives
The third section provides policy and practice recommendations and how to scale up the lessons from crisis gardening to transform food systems, public health systems, and policy and landscape planning processes
Bringing together leaders and experts (academics, policy makers and practitioners) from around the world, the book provides case studies of crisis gardening and develops recommendations to harness the lessons from this practice.
Deposit Date | Jun 20, 2025 |
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Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 1 |
Book Title | Crisis Gardening: A Global Perspective |
Chapter Number | 6 |
ISBN | 9781032564067 |
Publisher URL | https://www.routledge.com/Crisis-Gardening-A-Global-Perspective/Kingsley-Egerer/p/book/9781032564067 |
Additional Information | Link to book chapter: https://www.routledge.com/Crisis-Gardening-A-Global-Perspective/Kingsley-Egerer/p/book/9781032564067?srsltid=AfmBOooKmjVfB3rWeLsuoMizZmtpw5RSLe_wOZwe7cCZZlFYoqL9-kNY |
Contract Date | Aug 1, 2025 |
This file is under embargo due to copyright reasons.
Contact M.Hardman@salford.ac.uk to request a copy for personal use.
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