Growing food in the city: design ideations for urban residential gardeners
| dc.contributor.author | Lyle, Peter | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hee-jeong Choi, Jaz | |
| dc.contributor.author | Foth, Marcus | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Avram, Gabriela | |
| dc.contributor.editor | De Cindio, Fiorella | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Pipek, Volkmar | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-04T19:53:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-04-04T19:53:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1145/2768545.2768549 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-4503-3460-0 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | ACM Press, New York | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | C&T | |
| dc.subject | food | |
| dc.subject | gardening | |
| dc.subject | interaction design | |
| dc.subject | sustainable HCI | |
| dc.subject | urban agriculture | |
| dc.subject | urban informatics | |
| dc.title | Growing food in the city: design ideations for urban residential gardeners | en |
| dc.type | Text/Conference Paper | |
| gi.citation.endPage | 97 | |
| gi.citation.startPage | 89 | |
| gi.conference.date | June, 27-30, 2015 | |
| gi.conference.location | Limerick, Ireland | |
| gi.conference.sessiontitle | Long Papers | |
| mci.conference.review | full |