Recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in Metro Manila
Metro Manila faces rising food costs, limited access to green spaces, climate stress, and high urban density. While formal urban agriculture and greening programs are in place, many dense and low-income neighborhoods remain underserved. In response, residents have adopted guerrilla gardening or info...
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International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
2025
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| author | Anunciado, M.S. Kimayong, D. Del Rio, S. Schreinemachers, P. Perez, C. Bonifacio, P. |
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| description | Metro Manila faces rising food costs, limited access to green spaces, climate stress, and high urban density. While formal urban agriculture and greening programs are in place, many dense and low-income neighborhoods remain underserved. In response, residents have adopted guerrilla gardening or informal planting, growing food and greenery in idle, underused, or public spaces such as sidewalks, road easements, traffic islands, and vacant lots. Despite being widespread and socially accepted, these practices remain largely unrecognized in policy, limiting their sustainability and contribution to urban food systems. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1802252026-01-21T02:09:26Z Recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in Metro Manila Anunciado, M.S. Kimayong, D. Del Rio, S. Schreinemachers, P. Perez, C. Bonifacio, P. guerrilla gardening urban areas food security virescence Metro Manila faces rising food costs, limited access to green spaces, climate stress, and high urban density. While formal urban agriculture and greening programs are in place, many dense and low-income neighborhoods remain underserved. In response, residents have adopted guerrilla gardening or informal planting, growing food and greenery in idle, underused, or public spaces such as sidewalks, road easements, traffic islands, and vacant lots. Despite being widespread and socially accepted, these practices remain largely unrecognized in policy, limiting their sustainability and contribution to urban food systems. 2025 2026-01-20T13:55:23Z 2026-01-20T13:55:23Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180225 en Open Access application/pdf International Institute of Rural Reconstruction Anunciado, M. S., Kimayong, D., Del Rio, S., Schreinemachers, P., Perez, C., & Bonifacio, P. (2025). Recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in Metro Manila. New York, United States: IIRR. |
| spellingShingle | guerrilla gardening urban areas food security virescence Anunciado, M.S. Kimayong, D. Del Rio, S. Schreinemachers, P. Perez, C. Bonifacio, P. Recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in Metro Manila |
| title | Recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in Metro Manila |
| title_full | Recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in Metro Manila |
| title_fullStr | Recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in Metro Manila |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in Metro Manila |
| title_short | Recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in Metro Manila |
| title_sort | recognizing guerilla gardening as a pathway to urban food security and greening in metro manila |
| topic | guerrilla gardening urban areas food security virescence |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180225 |
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