@unpublished{theses_frw4180,
            year = {2022},
           title = {Development of Urban Gardens: Relevant Spatial and Demographic Factors},
          author = {Luca Spalteholz},
        abstract = {This research investigates how spatial and demographic factors explain the development of urban farming in Groningen and Berlin. Additionally, the reasons for people to engage in urban gardening are analyzed. The Groningen data is gathered in the Volkstuin Vinkhuizen and Tuinwijk and the Berlin data at Tempelhofer Feld. At all locations, a survey is used to gather primary data. Further insight is gathered via an interview with a board member of Tuinwijk. Following the results that density and distance to city center are beneficial, a neighborhood in Groningen that is suitable for a new urban garden is identified.
Based on a multiple linear regression it was found that especially dense living conditions contribute to the development of urban gardens. These factors are amplified by a lack of private greenery. It was found that a travel time of 10 minutes from home to the garden was a reoccurring characteristic of the sample, similar to findings in other research.
It appears from the sample that women are more present in the gardens and there is a slight tendency toward people within 10 years of retirement age or older in the sample. Participants seem to engage in urban gardening firstly to be in nature but also to be physically active. A majority of participants disagree that they go to the garden to learn new skills. Most participants would not like to continue gardening if the garden would be located in the city center. According to research on urban gardens, spatial proximity of the garden users to the garden is important when establishing urban gardens.
Based on survey results, interviews, and the current body of literature, the most suitable location for a new urban garden in Groningen was found to be Selwerd since it is outside of the city center and in a densely populated neighborhood that is currently lacking urban gardening. Relevance and implications for future research are discussed.},
             url = {https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4180/}
}