E-participation in mapping and typology development: community gardens in Krakow and Brussels

Teoule, Fanny

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E-participation in mapping and typology development: community gardens in Krakow and Brussels

Teoule, Fanny

2025 • In Planning Practice and Research, 40 (6), p. 1331-1355

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Community gardens; digital participatory mapping; urban typologies; socioecological transitions; Europe CONTACT Fanny Téoule

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[en] This study compares community gardens in Brussels and Krakow through a mixed-method, participatory approach combining digital mapping, surveys, and qualitative interviews. It develops a typology based on emergence drivers, governance models, spatial patterns, and socio-ecological functions. Findings reveal context-specific governance: Brussels is dominated by bottom-up initiatives facing sustainability challenges, while Krakow features more hybrid municipalcommunity models. Spatially, gardens cluster in dense, lower-income areas in Brussels and in high-density, mixed-housing districts in Krakow. Participatory mapping proved crucial in reconciling official data with on-ground realities. The typology offers a practical tool for planners to design context-sensitive strategies integrating gardens into resilient urban systems.

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Human geography & demography

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Teoule, Fanny ; Université de Mons - UMONS ; Faculty of Geography and Geology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

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English

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E-participation in mapping and typology development: community gardens in Krakow and Brussels

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28 August 2025

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Planning Practice and Research

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0269-7459

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1360-0583

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Informa UK Limited

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1331-1355

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