Resumen de Temporary urban landscapes and urban gardening: re-inventing open space in Greece and Switzerland
New forms of urban gardening are gaining momentum in cities, transforming the conventional use and functions of open green and public space. They often take place through the informal and temporal (re-) use of vacant land ‘ that is considered to have little market value’ (Schmelzkopf, 1995 : 364), as part of greening strategies or social policy. The increased adoption of such forms within urban areas underlines discussions of changing contemporary social and productive urban landscapes by raising important issues, regarding new modes of land-use management, green space governance and collaborative approaches.
