The role of urban agriculture in sustainable urban development, creation of social bonds and community formation

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With the ever-increasing urbanization, sustainable urban development has gained more importance. Actions to achieve sustainable urban development have been discussed from many perspectives. One of the prescribed actions for successful sustainable development is the sustainable communities according to the specific urban context, responding to the wants, needs and the culture of its community. With the COVID-19, people in cities realized the importance of green spaces and the critical need for socialization. Thus, urban agricultural landscapes fulfill these needs by functioning as socially productive spaces. Yet these areas were, in past practices, used for their economic benefits, such as food production and safety. To better understand the contributions of social outputs of urban agricultural areas to sustainable urban development, this study aims to investigate four community gardens in Ankara. It examines how these gardens contribute to sustainable urban development by creating social bonds in community formation. This research employs a multiple case study approach, since each locality and neighborhood has its own specific context and features. Besides the spatial analyses, direct observation and archival studies, interviews were conducted with the users and managers and/or educators of the four selected community gardens in Ankara. NVivo coding schemes were created to assess the aspects of each community garden, their urban design strategies and social outputs. This research reveals that inclusive design, management and use, community interactions, voluntary involvement and spatial accessibility of these gardens play critical roles in social bond formation in sustainable communities.

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Urban Agriculture, Community Formation, Sustainable Urban Development, Open Green Spaces, Community Gardens, Ankara

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Y. Erişen, “The role of urban agriculture in sustainable urban development, creation of social bonds and community formation,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2022.