@article{Willman_2015, title={Yhteisöllisen kaupunkiviljelyn keholliset merkitykset}, volume={44}, url={https://aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/article/view/64865}, abstractNote={<p>During the past few years, a new wave of gardening in urban space has gained ground in Finland, following<br>the development in many European and North American cities a decade earlier. Today urban gardening is<br>integrated into the urban structure and takes place in brownfields and other vacant plots near city centers.<br>This article examines urban gardening through the concept of affect in a community garden in Tampere,<br>Finland. It explores what kind of affects relate to urban gardening and how they appear. The study follows<br>an ethnographic approach and utilizes data gathered from participatory observation, gardeners’ interviews,<br>and letters they have written about their experiences. Three main affects identified in the analysis are<br>attachment to the gardening activity, communality and attachment to the gardening place. Affects occur<br>in cycles and point out the gardeners’ potential of action and their experience of being a part of the city.<br>These findings open up new insights into urban residents’ sensitivity to urban space and their engagement<br>to urban development. The study suggests that urban gardening can be seen as a resource in urban planning<br>and design.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Alue ja Ympäristö}, author={Willman, Krista}, year={2015}, month={syys}, pages={30–44} }