The Green In-between: A Cultural Analytical Study of Small-Scale Urban Greenery
Sammanfattning: Interaction with nature, especially in cities, is important for both physical and mental wellbeing and comes with many benefits. Unfortunately, as cities continue to grow and densify access to nature in urban environments is becoming increasingly difficult to find. Cities have therefore had to turn to methods to maximize urban greenery through small-scale green features. The aim of this thesis is to understand and explore how city residents interact with and experience small-scale nature in primarily urban environments. In order to answer what kind of role and significance this urban greenery has in the daily lives of city residents, ethnographic observations were conducted at nine areas around Malmö, Sweden, containing small-scale green features including trees, flower plantations, and decorative planters. Surveys were conducted both on the spot at each of these areas as well as distributed online. Drawing on a threefold theoretical framework with ideas from Henri Lefevre, Jan Gehl, and Anna Tsing, this study reveals how urban residents perceive nature at this small scale, and what functional, symbolic and aesthetic roles it plays in the city.
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