Kleingardens

Allotment gardens – a component of green infrastructure: allotment gardens in Germany and their urban, ecological and social aspects

Carlos Smaniotto Costa

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”ƒ†—ƒ­ ‘ ‡ ”„ƒ‹•‘ †ƒ ‹˜‡”•‹†ƒ†‡ —•×ˆ‘ƒ ‡ ‹•„‘ƒ ‡„”‘ †‘ ‡–”‘ †‡ •–—†‘• †‘ ‡””‹–×”‹‘ —Ž–—”ƒ ‡ ‡•‡˜‘Ž˜‹‡–‘ ‹•„‘ƒ ‡ ‰‡”‡–‡ ’‡•“—‹•ƒ†‘” †ƒ ”‡†‡ ‹ƒŽ‘‰”„ƒ ƒ‘˜‡” Ž‡ƒŠƒ ‡ ƒ‹Ž •ƒ‹‘––‘ …‘•–ƒ ™‡„ †‡

Resumo
 ’”‡•‡–‡ –”ƒ„ƒŽŠ‘ –”ƒœ ƒ …‘…‡‹–—ƒ­ ‘ †‘• …Šƒƒ†‘• kleingärten — •‹•–‡ƒ †‡ Œƒ”†‹• ƒ””‡†ƒ†‘• ’”‡ •‡–‡• ƒ• …‹†ƒ†‡• ƒŽ‡ • ‡ ‡ˆ‘…ƒ ‘ •‡— ”‡Ž‡˜ƒ–‡ …ƒ”ž–‡” •‘…‹ƒŽ „‡ …‘‘ ‘ •‡— ’‘–‡…‹ƒŽ ƒ ‹–‡‰”ƒ­ ‘  ‹ˆ”ƒ‡•–”—–—”ƒ †‡ ‡•’ƒ­‘• ˜‡”†‡• …‘‘ —ƒ ƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‹˜ƒ ’ƒ”ƒ ‡ŽŠ‘”ƒ” ƒ “—ƒŽ‹†ƒ†‡ †‘ ƒ„‹‡–‡ —”„ƒ‘ ••‡• ‡•’ƒ­‘• “—‡ ’‘†‡”Àƒ‘• …Šƒƒ” †‡ ’—ŽÙ‡• ˜‡”†‡• ’‡”–‡…‡ ƒ ƒ‹‘”‹ƒ †‘• …ƒ•‘• • ’”‡ˆ‡‹–— ”ƒ• “—‡ ‘• ƒ””‡†ƒ ƒ ƒ••‘…‹ƒ­Ù‡• †‡ ’‡••‘ƒ• “—‡ “—‡‹”ƒ ’Žƒ–ƒ” ˜‡”†—”ƒ• ž”˜‘”‡• ˆ”—–Àˆ‡”ƒ• ‡ Ž‘”‡•  ‘˜‹‡–‘ ’ƒ”ƒ ƒ ‹’Ž‡‡–ƒ­ ‘ †‡••‡• Œƒ”†‹• •—•–‡–ƒ†‘ ’‘” —ƒ ‡•–”—–—”ƒ ‹•–‹–—…‹‘ƒŽ •—”‰‹— ‹‹ …‹ƒŽ‡–‡ ’ƒ”ƒ ‡ŽŠ‘”ƒ” ƒ “—ƒŽ‹†ƒ†‡ †‡ ˜‹†ƒ †‘• ‘’‡”ž”‹‘• ƒ• ‰”ƒ†‡• …‹†ƒ†‡• ‹†—•–”‹ƒ‹• ‘Œ‡ “—ƒ•‡ ƒ‘• ƒ‹• –ƒ”†‡ ‘ ‘˜‹‡–‘ •‡ –”ƒ•ˆ‘”‘— ‡ —ƒ ƒ‹ˆ‡•–ƒ­ ‘ …—Ž–—”ƒŽ ’‘” ‘ˆ‡”‡…‡” —ƒ ‘’­ ‘ †‡ Žƒœ‡” ‡ ”‡…”‡ƒ­ ‘ ƒ‘ ƒ” Ž‹˜”‡ ’ƒ”ƒ —ƒ „‘ƒ ’ƒ”–‡ †ƒ ’‘’—Žƒ­ ‘ ‡ ’‘” •‡” — ‡Ž‡‡–‘ ƒ”…ƒ–‡ †ƒ ’ƒ‹•ƒ‰‡ —”„ƒƒ ƒ Ž‡ƒŠƒ ••‘ ˆƒœ …‘ “—‡ ‘• kleingärten ’‡Žƒ •—ƒ ƒ–—”‡œƒ —–‹Ž‹–ž”‹ƒ •‡— ‹–‡”‡••‡ ’ƒ‹•ƒ‰À•–‹…‘ ‡ —”„ƒÀ•–‹…‘ ‡ •—ƒ ˆ‘”­ƒ ’‘ŽÀ–‹…ƒ Œ—•–‹ ‹“—‡ — ‡•–—†‘ ƒ‹• ƒ’”‘ˆ—†ƒ†‘ Palabras-clave Kleingärten Ž‡ƒŠƒ
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Abstract
This paper discusses the concept of the Ž‡‹‰¡”–‡, a system of allotment gardens present in almost all German cities. It focuses on their social relevance and on their potential for building the green infrastructure, as a way to improve the quality of urban