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23 December 2016

Urban horticulture - gardens as elements of an urbanizing world

81:6
pp. 285-296

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The article consists of five parts. Part one addresses the concept that gardens are created only by civilized societies. Examples from ancient Egypt to more recent societies and their symbolism are presented. Part two considers aspects of the influence of Roman urban garden culture. Part three focuses on gardens as a world in miniature. It refers to bonsai, Adonis, and balcony gardens. Part four comments on Jan van Eyck's fifteenth century painting "Madonna and chancellor Rolin" as a representation of urban horticulture. The fifth, and final part is concerned with urban horticulture as exemplified in gardens as elements of open space systems. It addresses the open space question, the issue of garden cities, the design of gardens, and the role of allotment and community gardens.

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81Number 6
Pages: 285 - 296

History

Received: 22 June 2016
Accepted: 28 October 2016
Published online: 23 December 2016
Issue publication date: 23 December 2016

Keywords

  1. allotment garden
  2. ancient garden culture
  3. civilisation
  4. community garden
  5. garden city
  6. garden design
  7. open space system
  8. painting

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English

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G. Groening [email protected]
Forschungsstelle Gartenkultur und Freiraumentwicklung, Institut für Geschichte und Theorie der Gestaltung (GTG), Universität der Künste Berlin, 10595 Berlin, Germany

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