Effects of intercultural gardens on integration and restoration

Intercultural Garden „SeeBrache“ Zürich (May und August 2009) Fotos: Ruedi Winkler (Grün Stadt Zürich)

Intercultural gardens are community gardens with the aim to integrate different kinds of groups of the society. One of the first intercultural garden projects in Switzerland has been established in Zürich as temporary use of fallow land. This project has been evaluated by the Siwss federal Institute WSL. In 2009 social, intercultural and restorative aspects of the project have been analysed by administering a standardised questionnaire to the participants of the project. A second questionnaire focussing on the long term effect has been administered in 2010.

Funding

This project has been funded by Grün stadt Zürich

Publications

Tillmann, R.; Martens, D., 2011: Eine Fallstudie zum Projekt des interkulturellen Gartens in der "SeeBrache": Gärtnern und interkulturelle Kontakte fördern.Grünzeit 37: 2.

Wanner, M.; Martens, D., 2009: Gartenbau, Gemeinschaft und Integration: der interkulturelle Garten in Zürich. Culture potagère, communauté et intégration: le jardin interculturel de Zurich. N+L inside 4/09: 25-30.

Contact

• Dr. Nicole Bauer

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