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Urban gardening is a young, but for quite some time ongoing phenomenon that – to continue the metaphor – "grows and thrives", especially in large cities. The study provides an overview of the spread and typologies of urban gardening in Germany. It also identifies which spaces are suitable for urban gardening, how it is currently financed and promoted, and what kind of support makes sense from the federal government's point of view.
The desire for gardening that has been noticeable for years, further intensified by the restrictions on public life during the pandemic, has led to countless and diverse urban gardening projects, community gardens and other garden initiatives. The non-profit foundation "anstiftung" assumes that there are around 1,000 active garden projects in Germany.
The aim was to investigate the diversity of urban gardening manifestations, their significance in cities, whether and how they are safeguarded under planning law, which spaces are used, how much they cost and how the costs are financed, and the extent to which municipalities support the projects and initiatives. The question as to what kind of support and funding makes sense from the federal government's point of view also had to be examined.
The contractor for the project was Weeber+Partner Institut für Stadtplanung und Sozialforschung/ W+P GmbH.
Evi Goderbauer
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development
Division RS 2 "Urban Development"
Phone: +49 228 99401-2319
Email:
evi.goderbauer@bbr.bund.de
Dr. Brigitte Adam
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development
Division RS 6 "Urban, Environmental and Spatial Monitoring"
Phone: +49 228 99401-2325
Email:
brigitte.adam@bbr.bund.de