The Components of Social Dimension for Community Gardens in Housing Residential

Authors

  • Shafa Marzidah Abdullah Ayeop Centre of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak, Malaysia. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1864-7817
  • Halmi Zainol Department of Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak, Malaysia.
  • Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i7.1253

Keywords:

Community Garden, Social Dimension, Gardening Benefits, Sustainable

Abstract

Community gardens are known as space for people to plant vegetables and fruits for their daily use. Various social benefits could be obtained through the implementation of community gardens in the urban neighbourhoods. This paper aims to give a better understanding relationship between the social dimension and community garden. The objectives of this paper are to identify the social dimension elements of sustainable development and to explore the benefits from community garden implementation towards social dimension. This paper analyses established references from previous articles and theses to identify a relationship between the social dimension and community garden.

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Published

2018-03-02

How to Cite

Abdullah Ayeop, S. M., Zainol, H., & Mohd Hussain, N. H. (2018). The Components of Social Dimension for Community Gardens in Housing Residential. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 3(7), 209–218. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i7.1253