Empowered engagement : how community gardens combat social isolation

This thesis argues that engagement in the non-exclusionary, place-based, participatory democratic forums of community gardens can empower participants to become civically engaged in the task of building healthier, safer, more dynamic and interactive communities. In so doing, community gardens offer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mazzotta, Carmin Michael
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/21735