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URBAN GARDENS FACT SHEETS

Below you find  a set of fact sheets with easy to read and use information how to deal with relevant challenges of urban gardening in cities, best practices and useful links to websites and literature. The full set of 14 fact sheets is available in English and many other languages. Please check below if the fact sheet you are interested in is available in your language.


FS 01 How To Prevent The Loss Of Allotment Land To Development

English [1.9MB]
English [1.9MB]
Dutch [1.9MB]
Dutch [1.9MB]
French [1.8MB]
French [1.8MB]
German [1.9MB]
German [1.9MB]
Greek [1.8MB]
Greek [1.8MB]
Italian [302.4KB]
Italian [302.4KB]
Japanese [1.6MB]
Japanese [1.6MB]
Latvian [2.8MB]
Latvian [2.8MB]
Portuguese [4.7MB]
Portuguese [4.7MB]
Turkish [1011.7KB]
Turkish [1011.7KB]


FS 02 How To Strengthen The Significance Of Urban Gardens In The City

English [2.8MB]
English [2.8MB]
Dutch [3.5MB]
Dutch [3.5MB]
Finnish [8.1MB]
Finnish [8.1MB]
German [3.5MB]
German [3.5MB]
Greek [3.4MB]
Greek [3.4MB]
Italian [273.3KB]
Italian [273.3KB]
Japanese [870.9KB]
Japanese [870.9KB]
Latvian [3.5MB]
Latvian [3.5MB]
Portuguese [8.1MB]
Portuguese [8.1MB]
Turkish [1.2MB]
Turkish [1.2MB]


Fact Sheet 03 Where Else Can You Grow If You Cannot Find An Allotment?

English [927.8KB]
English [927.8KB]
Dutch [4.9MB]
Dutch [4.9MB]
Finnish [927.1KB]
Finnish [927.1KB]
German [4.9MB]
German [4.9MB]
Italian [350.2KB]
Italian [350.2KB]
Japanese [1MB]
Japanese [1MB]
Latvian [4.9MB]
Latvian [4.9MB]
Portuguese [927.5KB]
Portuguese [927.5KB]
Turkish [1.1MB]
Turkish [1.1MB]


Fact Sheet 04 How To Set Up A Garden And Keep It Going

English [3.5MB]
English [3.5MB]
Dutch [3.7MB]
Dutch [3.7MB]
German [3.7MB]
German [3.7MB]
Greek [3.7MB]
Greek [3.7MB]
Italian [289.2KB]
Italian [289.2KB]
Japanese [913.5KB]
Japanese [913.5KB]
Latvian [3.6MB]
Latvian [3.6MB]
Macedonian [1.1MB]
Macedonian [1.1MB]
Portuguese [513.6KB]
Portuguese [513.6KB]
Slovak [2.9MB]
Slovak [2.9MB]
Turkish [966.2KB]
Turkish [966.2KB]


Fact Sheet 05 How To Take Into Account Gardeners Motivations Into Urban Garden Planning

English [3.7MB]
English [3.7MB]
Dutch [3.9MB]
Dutch [3.9MB]
Finnish [653.2KB]
Finnish [653.2KB]
German [3.9MB]
German [3.9MB]
Greek [3.7MB]
Greek [3.7MB]
Japanese [1.4MB]
Japanese [1.4MB]
Latvian [3.8MB]
Latvian [3.8MB]
Polish [3.6MB]
Polish [3.6MB]
Portuguese [540.3KB]
Portuguese [540.3KB]
Turkish [1.1MB]
Turkish [1.1MB]


Fact Sheet 06 How To Make Your Urban Garden Your Place

English [2MB]
English [2MB]
Dutch [2.1MB]
Dutch [2.1MB]
Finnish [6.1MB]
Finnish [6.1MB]
German [2.1MB]
German [2.1MB]
Greek [2MB]
Greek [2MB]
Italian [300KB]
Italian [300KB]
Japanese [852KB]
Japanese [852KB]
Latvian [2MB]
Latvian [2MB]
Polish [2MB]
Polish [2MB]
Turkish [904.3KB]
Turkish [904.3KB]


Fact Sheet 07 How To Develop Urban Gardens As Learning Spaces

English [2.9MB]
English [2.9MB]
Dutch [3.2MB]
Dutch [3.2MB]
Finnish [9.3MB]
Finnish [9.3MB]
German [3.2MB]
German [3.2MB]
Greek [3.1MB]
Greek [3.1MB]
Italian [261.9KB]
Italian [261.9KB]
Japanese [803.3KB]
Japanese [803.3KB]
Latvian [3.2MB]
Latvian [3.2MB]
Polish [3.2MB]
Polish [3.2MB]
Turkish [947.1KB]
Turkish [947.1KB]


Fact Sheet 08 What Is A Good Location From An Environmental Perspective?

English [2.9MB]
English [2.9MB]
Dutch [3.3MB]
Dutch [3.3MB]
Finnish [8.9MB]
Finnish [8.9MB]
German [3.3MB]
German [3.3MB]
French [3.3MB]
French [3.3MB]
Greek [3.3MB]
Greek [3.3MB]
Italian [266.2KB]
Italian [266.2KB]
Japanese [817.7KB]
Japanese [817.7KB]
Latvian [3.3MB]
Latvian [3.3MB]
Portuguese [444KB]
Portuguese [444KB]
Slovak [3.3MB]
Slovak [3.3MB]
Turkish [963.3KB]
Turkish [963.3KB]


Fact Sheet 09 How To Enhance Biodiversity In Urban Allotment Gardens

English [2.6MB]
English [2.6MB]
Dutch [2.2MB]
Dutch [2.2MB]
German [2.2MB]
German [2.2MB]
Greek [2.2MB]
Greek [2.2MB]
Italian [284.6KB]
Italian [284.6KB]
Japanese [824KB]
Japanese [824KB]
Latvian [2.9MB]
Latvian [2.9MB]
Macedonian [868.2KB]
Macedonian [868.2KB]
Dutch [2.2MB]
Dutch [2.2MB]
Polish [2.9MB]
Polish [2.9MB]
Slovak [987.7KB]
Slovak [987.7KB]


Fact Sheet 10 How To Improve The Yield And Why It Is Important

English [1MB]
English [1MB]
Dutch [3.4MB]
Dutch [3.4MB]
German [3.4MB]
German [3.4MB]
Greek [831.9KB]
Greek [831.9KB]
Italian [314.8KB]
Italian [314.8KB]
Japanese [999.9KB]
Japanese [999.9KB]
Latvian [3.3MB]
Latvian [3.3MB]
Polish [3.3MB]
Polish [3.3MB]
Portuguese [1.3MB]
Portuguese [1.3MB]
Slovak [3.3MB]
Slovak [3.3MB]
Turkish [1.1MB]
Turkish [1.1MB]


Fact Sheet 11 The Contribution Of Urban Allotment Gardens To Ecosystem Services

English [3.1MB]
English [3.1MB]
Dutch [3.1MB]
Dutch [3.1MB]
Finnish [1.3MB]
Finnish [1.3MB]
German [3.1MB]
German [3.1MB]
Greek [3.1MB]
Greek [3.1MB]
Italian [277.1KB]
Italian [277.1KB]
Japanese [874.6KB]
Japanese [874.6KB]
Latvian [3.1MB]
Latvian [3.1MB]
Polish [3.9MB]
Polish [3.9MB]
Portuguese [1.3MB]
Portuguese [1.3MB]
Slovak [3.1MB]
Slovak [3.1MB]
Turkish [1020.5KB]
Turkish [1020.5KB]


Fact Sheet 12 How To Improve Water Management In Urban Allotment Gardens

English [2.1MB]
English [2.1MB]
Dutch [2.8MB]
Dutch [2.8MB]
French [2.7MB]
French [2.7MB]
German [2.8MB]
German [2.8MB]
Greek [2.7MB]
Greek [2.7MB]
Italian [248.6KB]
Italian [248.6KB]
Japanese [806.9KB]
Japanese [806.9KB]
Latvian [2.7MB]
Latvian [2.7MB]
Portuguese [6.6MB]
Portuguese [6.6MB]
Slovak [2.7MB]
Slovak [2.7MB]
Turkish [886.8KB]
Turkish [886.8KB]


Fact Sheet 13 Do I Need Design Support For My Garden?

English [641.1KB]
English [641.1KB]
Dutch [5.1MB]
Dutch [5.1MB]
German [5.1MB]
German [5.1MB]
Greek [4.4MB]
Greek [4.4MB]
Japanese [1.1MB]
Japanese [1.1MB]
Latvian [5.1MB]
Latvian [5.1MB]
Turkish [1.1MB]
Turkish [1.1MB]


Fact Sheet 14 How To Avoid Risks Associated With Urban Grown Food

English [8.9MB]
English [8.9MB]
Dutch [2.6MB]
Dutch [2.6MB]
German [2.6MB]
German [2.6MB]
Italian [264.6KB]
Italian [264.6KB]
Japanese [807.6KB]
Japanese [807.6KB]
Latvian [2.6MB]
Latvian [2.6MB]
Polish [2.6MB]
Polish [2.6MB]
Portuguese [451KB]
Portuguese [451KB]
Turkish [716.4KB]
Turkish [716.4KB]


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