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Tampereen yliopisto eBooks, Apr 1, 2020
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Alue ja ympäristö, Sep 1, 2015
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An ongoing academic debate shows that urban community gardening (CG) has diverse governance model... more An ongoing academic debate shows that urban community gardening (CG) has diverse governance models with differing roles of city administration and citizens. This article uses an empirical case study conducted in the city of Tampere, Finland, to explore what I call the “operational space” of urban CG seen from the viewpoint of city officials. Two rounds of interviews were conducted with eight city officials, and a discourse analysis was applied for the data. As an analytic term developed in this article, the operational space emerges by administrative policies and practices that enable or constrain urban gardening under two general trends of urban governance: institutional ambiguity and neoliberal urban development. In this case, the operational space was rather rigid and narrow. The five main discourses on benefit, control of space, scarcity, unclarity, and newness referred to a clear aim to enable urban gardening. However, the discourses were restricted to strategic, limited, and i...
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Alue ja ympäristö, Sep 1, 2011
Open spaces have become critical in planning ofcompact cities. In this article, we analyse the so... more Open spaces have become critical in planning ofcompact cities. In this article, we analyse the socialand ecological significance of the Pispala allotmentarea close to the city centre of Tampere. Local residentsuse these nearly 300 plots for urban farming,but the city is planning to take the area for buildingpurposes. We use data from field observation,planning documents, biological field surveys, andquestionnaires sent to the farmers and other localresidents. Based on a mixed-method explorativeanalysis, the findings suggest that the reiterativecycles of farming practices have far-reachingconsequences: they 1) make the place visible andmeaningful to a variety of people, 2) extend the placeover the surrounding neighborhoods by animatingsocial interaction and restoring historical meaningsand shared identity, and 3) link the site ecologicallyto a regional species pool with rare plant species dependentupon historical layers of human settlement.We conclude that these features of urban diversityare frequently disregarded by local administrativebodies, as they lie beyond the formal categories ofevidence used in planning. However, they are crucialfor understanding the social and cultural dynamicsof urban ecosystem services.
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Tutkimus käsittelee Tampereen Pispalassa sijaitsevan ryytimaan toimijoiden, erityisesti palstavil... more Tutkimus käsittelee Tampereen Pispalassa sijaitsevan ryytimaan toimijoiden, erityisesti palstaviljelijöiden, kokemuksia ryytimaasta. Lähtökohtana on viljelyn tarkasteleminen sosiaalisena käytäntönä, ja paikan muodostuminen ja merkityksellistyminen yksilöiden ja yhteisöjen kokemuksissa erityisesti kaavoituksen mukanaan tuoman paikan rakentamisen uhkan kontekstissa. Tutkimus käsittelee Pispalan ryytimaan tapausta esimerkkinä merkityksellisenä koetun luontopaikan asemasta ja potentiaalista kaupunkisuunnittelun ja kaavoituksen käytännöissä. Tutkimus on toteutettu etnografisella tutkimusotteella. Olen itsekin viljelijänä ryytimaalla, ja osana yhteisöä olen havainnoinut paikan tapahtumia, sosiaalista elämää ja käytäntöjä sekä haastatellut paikan käyttäjiä. Tutkimusaineistona ovat ryytimaan viljelijöille ja ohikulkijoille kesällä 2012 tehdyt haastattelut sekä etnografiseen havainnointiin perustuvat kenttämuistiinpanot. Aineiston käsittelyssä kertomuksellisuus on ollut keskeisessä asemassa,...
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Urban Allotment Gardens in Europe, 2016
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On a communal level, gardens are spaces where people learn how to interact with other people, how... more On a communal level, gardens are spaces where people learn how to interact with other people, how to deal with internal conflicts and integrate newcomers, how to react to dislocation threats and how to become politically involved. Gardeners gain knowledge about sustainable and environmental issues and learn how to cultivate plants. In addition, gardens are great places to interact with different social groups and build friendships.
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Open spaces have become critical in planning ofcompact cities. In this article, we analyse the so... more Open spaces have become critical in planning ofcompact cities. In this article, we analyse the socialand ecological significance of the Pispala allotmentarea close to the city centre of Tampere. Local residentsuse these nearly 300 plots for urban farming,but the city is planning to take the area for buildingpurposes. We use data from field observation,planning documents, biological field surveys, andquestionnaires sent to the farmers and other localresidents. Based on a mixed-method explorativeanalysis, the findings suggest that the reiterativecycles of farming practices have far-reachingconsequences: they 1) make the place visible andmeaningful to a variety of people, 2) extend the placeover the surrounding neighborhoods by animatingsocial interaction and restoring historical meaningsand shared identity, and 3) link the site ecologicallyto a regional species pool with rare plant species dependentupon historical layers of human settlement.We conclude that these features of urban div...
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How can spatial planning turn self-organisation into a policymaking asset? This study explores th... more How can spatial planning turn self-organisation into a policymaking asset? This study explores three illustrative cases of urban gardening in which strategic spatial planning, together with enabling governance instruments and statutory planning, creates conditions for self-organisation in local food production. The cases are related to brownfield regeneration, a city centre strategy and an established urban neighbourhood. The findings highlight the multifunctionality of urban gardening, its dependence on self-organisation and its value in creating local food systems. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities of utilising these findings in spatial planning.
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2020
This article examines the processes of urban commoning and its co-produced features of urbanity, ... more This article examines the processes of urban commoning and its co-produced features of urbanity, making the claim that, through these processes, informality becomes translated into institutionalized city planning. Commoning is analysed through a comparative study that utilizes contingent features of urbanity and three modalities accommodating the informality-formality meshwork during urban change. The article contributes to research on urban transformations by integrating commons, informality dynamics and the constitution of state institutions. This focus is elaborated with reference to collective gardening practices in the context of two of the less studied European cities, Narva in Estonia and Tampere in Finland. The results of the study indicate that urban commoning takes place through delegating a public mandate and enacting uncertainty, two processes that informalize city government practices. Particular differences appeared in regard to the institutional porosity that enables unregulated spaces of collective gardening to be mobilized as part of urban politics. We argue that networked movements appear as an essential part of the urban logic of action producing meaningful connections in an informal-formal meshwork and bringing together multiple sites in the commoning process.
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How can spatial planning turn self-organisation into a policymaking asset? This study explores th... more How can spatial planning turn self-organisation into a policymaking asset? This study explores three illustrative cases of urban gardening in which strategic spatial planning, together with enabling governance instruments and statutory planning, creates conditions for self-organisation in local food production. The cases are related to brownfield regeneration, a city centre strategy and an established urban neighbourhood. The findings highlight the multifunctionality of urban gardening, its dependence on self-organisation and its value in creating local food systems. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities of utilising these findings in spatial planning.
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During the past few years, a new wave of gardening in urban space has gained ground in Finland, f... more During the past few years, a new wave of gardening in urban space has gained ground in Finland, following
the development in many European and North American cities a decade earlier. Today urban gardening is
integrated into the urban structure and takes place in brownfields and other vacant plots near city centers.
This article examines urban gardening through the concept of affect in a community garden in Tampere,
Finland. It explores what kind of affects relate to urban gardening and how they appear. The study follows
an ethnographic approach and utilizes data gathered from participatory observation, gardeners’ interviews,
and letters they have written about their experiences. Three main affects identified in the analysis are
attachment to the gardening activity, communality and attachment to the gardening place. Affects occur
in cycles and point out the gardeners’ potential of action and their experience of being a part of the city.
These findings open up new insights into urban residents’ sensitivity to urban space and their engagement
to urban development. The study suggests that urban gardening can be seen as a resource in urban plan ning and design.
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the development in many European and North American cities a decade earlier. Today urban gardening is
integrated into the urban structure and takes place in brownfields and other vacant plots near city centers.
This article examines urban gardening through the concept of affect in a community garden in Tampere,
Finland. It explores what kind of affects relate to urban gardening and how they appear. The study follows
an ethnographic approach and utilizes data gathered from participatory observation, gardeners’ interviews,
and letters they have written about their experiences. Three main affects identified in the analysis are
attachment to the gardening activity, communality and attachment to the gardening place. Affects occur
in cycles and point out the gardeners’ potential of action and their experience of being a part of the city.
These findings open up new insights into urban residents’ sensitivity to urban space and their engagement
to urban development. The study suggests that urban gardening can be seen as a resource in urban plan ning and design.
Book Reviews by Krista Willman
the development in many European and North American cities a decade earlier. Today urban gardening is
integrated into the urban structure and takes place in brownfields and other vacant plots near city centers.
This article examines urban gardening through the concept of affect in a community garden in Tampere,
Finland. It explores what kind of affects relate to urban gardening and how they appear. The study follows
an ethnographic approach and utilizes data gathered from participatory observation, gardeners’ interviews,
and letters they have written about their experiences. Three main affects identified in the analysis are
attachment to the gardening activity, communality and attachment to the gardening place. Affects occur
in cycles and point out the gardeners’ potential of action and their experience of being a part of the city.
These findings open up new insights into urban residents’ sensitivity to urban space and their engagement
to urban development. The study suggests that urban gardening can be seen as a resource in urban plan ning and design.