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Visiting the allotment garden
— a complete experience |
| Author(s) | Nina E Martens, Helena Nordh, Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 32, no 2, April-June 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April-June 2018 |
| Pages | pp 121-134 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Gardening ; Physical environment ; Urban areas ; Quality of life ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Qualitative Studies ; Norway. |
| Annotation | This study explored the experience of healthy older people regularly visiting allotment gardens (AGs) in a large city in Norway. Semi-structured interviews with eight older visitors were analysed by applying Malterud's strategy for systematic test condensation. Three main themes evolved, with AGs as a context for social, restorative and reminiscence experiences. The findings underline the importance of AGs a a natural and cultural context, and may encourage politicians and planners to take into consideration the importance of neighbourhood outdoor contexts offering social, nature and reminiscence experiences for older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-190615200 A |
| Classmark | HSG: R: RK: F:59: DB: 3DP: 76N |
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