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

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ACM Press, New York

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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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Lyle, Peter; Hee-jeong Choi, Jaz; Foth, Marcus (2015): Growing food in the city: design ideations for urban residential gardeners. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies. DOI: 10.1145/2768545.2768549. ACM Press, New York. ISBN: 978-1-4503-3460-0. pp. 89-97. Long Papers. Limerick, Ireland. June, 27-30, 2015

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food, gardening, interaction design, sustainable HCI, urban agriculture, urban informatics

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