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Home, the culture of nature and meanings of gardens in late modernity

  • University of Brighton
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Abstract

The growth in the provision of gardens has been an important feature of housing in the UK during the 20th century, and yet the significance of the humble domestic garden has been neglected in studies of housing and home. This paper examines the role of the garden in the meaning of home, and draws on theoretical discussions of nature, environmental risk and social uncertainty in late modernity. Secondary empirical data is used to investigate the changing uses of gardens and practices of gardening. A survey of garden owners provides primary empirical data to examine meanings of gardens and personal experiences of nature. The paper concludes that the garden is an important site for privacy, sociability and sensual connections to nature, and these activities can be understood as negotiations and practices to address the social and environmental paradoxes of late modern life.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 37-51

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Housing Studies (Volume 19, Issue 1)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 02/01/2003
  • Published - 01/01/2004

Publication status

Published - 01/01/2004

ISSN

0267-3037

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/625194
  • Scopus: 0842290927

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