This article introduces the issue of the planning of allotment gardening in the case of Ljubljana, Slovenia, as a self-supplying activity by which fresh vegetables are cultivated. Allotment gardening ...is an activity that involves just a small percentage of Ljubljana's population, those enthusiasts seeing this activity as more of a recreation and relaxation than a way of earning money. The city authorities are already anticipating that allotments will be eliminated from locations deemed unsuitable, holders then being offered alternatives in more appropriate locations. The appropriateness of these planned locations for allotments was evaluated in respect of whether key exclusion and attractiveness measures were complied with. We also determined the partial suitability of selected locations.
Allotment gardens are one of the most developed forms of urban agriculture in industrialized countries. They are highly multifunctional, and can have various names, status and modes of organizations ...from a country to another and inside a country. The food function of allotment gardens is a topic of interest for planners and for research; however, the actual quantity of food produced in allotment gardens is poorly known. We investigated the food function of different types of allotment gardens in Paris and Montreal using a methodology combining questionnaires and qualitative in-depth interviews, monitoring of gardeners cropping practices and weighing of fruits and vegetables harvested in the gardens. We observed different weights of food function depending on the type of garden investigated, combined with highly variable individual practices in terms of quantities harvested and yields. In order to explain in part this variability, we propose the notion of “utilized garden area”. We conclude with the necessity of exploring the individual determinants of garden food function, which imply understanding the multifunctionality of garden as perceived by gardener and the strategies behind the choices of gardeners and their management of their garden and harvest.
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