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Growing food in the city: design ideations for urban residential gardeners

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Jaz Hee-jeong Choi,

Marcus FothAuthors Info & Claims

C&T '15: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies

Pages 89 - 97

https://doi.org/10.1145/2768545.2768549

Published: 27 June 2015 Publication History

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Urban agriculture refers to the production of food in urban and peri-urban spaces. It can contribute positively to health and food security of a city, while also reducing 'food miles.' It takes on many forms, from the large and organised community garden, to the small and discrete backyard or balcony. This study focuses on small-scale food production in the form of residential gardening for home or personal use. We explore opportunities to support people's engagement in urban agriculture via human-computer interaction design. This research presents the findings and HCI design insights from our study of residential gardeners in Brisbane, Australia. By exploring their understanding of gardening practice with a human-centred design approach, we present six key themes, highlighting opportunities and challenges relating to available time and space; the process of learning and experimentation; and the role of existing online platforms to support gardening practice. Finally we discuss the overarching theme of shared knowledge, and how HCI could improve community engagement and gardening practice.

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C&T '15: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies

June 2015

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DOI:10.1145/2768545

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