Paper short abstract:

Confined space management by creating food gardens are one of the most popular strategies for climate adaptation against food vulnerability. Knowledge gained from the physical and biological sciences is essential but not sufficient to understand the driving forces underlying environmental changes.

Paper long abstract:

More than three decades of research in the field of political ecology has shown that gardens are socio-ecological assemblages that foster social inclusions, provide access to green spaces to grow safe and healthy food in open spaces. However, little is known about what are the factors that are affecting the food gardeners, how do the gardeners' lives and livelihoods impact surrounding their gardening activities as part of climate change and adaptation process. Therefore ecological determinants, such as species chosen in the garden for planting and nutritional value of the garden produce are crucial factors in gardening. Inspired by these analyses my paper will explore the complex interdependent relationships between plants and people and other non-human beings in urban ecological conditions within which people's gardening activities are taking place. My paper will also examine the impact of policy frameworks on garden viability, and creating a garden environment attracting both human and non-human objects in the garden and community improvement, such as building community cohesion and social capital. I will provide ethnographic case studies from India and Bangladesh.