Journal article
Urban agriculture and ecological citizenship in Philadelphia
Local environment, v 15(6), pp 581-590
01 Jul 2010
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Abstract
Green political theory has discovered urban areas as important spaces for the cultivation of ecological citizenship. Here, we explore urban agriculture's contribution to ecological citizenship, a concept that emphasises opportunities for public participation in, and social learning about, environmental decisions. Our analysis is based on participant-observation and open-ended interviews with the leaders and community participants of seven urban agricultural organisations in Philadelphia. Following a brief discussion of urban ecological citizenship and our study design, we discuss how urban agriculture promotes participation and learning.
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- Title
- Urban agriculture and ecological citizenship in Philadelphia
- Creators
- Katharine Travaline - Drexel Engineering Cities Initiative , Drexel UniversityChristian Hunold - History and Politics , Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Local environment, v 15(6), pp 581-590
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Politics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000212064900006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77954292941
- Other Identifier
- 991014877699904721
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- Environmental Studies
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- Regional & Urban Planning
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