Classification and Function of Community Gardens in the City (Case Study from Bratislava). Cover Image

Klasifikácia a funkcia komunitných záhrad v meste (prípadová štúdia z Bratislavy)
Classification and Function of Community Gardens in the City (Case Study from Bratislava).

Author(s): Petra Hencelová, František Križan, Kristína Bilková
Subject(s): Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Sociologický ústav - Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: Community gardens; classification and function; urban agriculture; Bratislava;

Summary/Abstract: Classification and Function of Community Gardens in the City (Case Study from Bratislava). The paper focuses on the identification and classification of community gardens in the Bratislava. It concerns a pilot study focused on community gardens in Bratislava (Slovakia). Community gardens in a post-socialist city can be considered a modern phenomenon despite the fact that urban gardening was present in the city even during the communist regime in the form of allotments gardens and garden colonies. The main methods used to research community gardens include a questionnaire survey of members of community gardens and semi-structured interviews with administrators of community gardens. Different classification criteria (location, size, number of members, and ownership) are used in the paper to identify community gardens. Although the primary function of community gardens in Bratislava is the food production, formation of communities also plays an important role.

  • Issue Year: 52/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-81
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Slovak