A Review of Chinese and Western Research on Community Garden Design: A Visualized Analysis Based on CiteSpace

Abstract

Under the guidance of the new policy of urban renewal, the concept of community garden is gaining popularity in theory and practice in today’s increasingly tense urban environment. This paper is a review of the research on community gardens. Based on the visualization system of CiteSpace software, it focuses on the analysis of 42 important studies In China and abroad, covering their keywords, research methodology and main findings. Through analysis, this study mainly studies the current knowledge structure, hot topics and research trends in the field of community garden, so as to provide reference for the theoretical research and design practice applied to the field of community garden, and inspire the design of community gardens according to different sites, audiences, scenarios and needs. This study shows that designers and researchers are realizing the importance of promoting civic participation to achieve design optimization and promoting community support for urban landscape systems. Public participation can help designers consider regional culture, religion, history and human needs in a comprehensive manner. At the same time, public participation and gatherings can also promote community identity and sustainable development.

Keywords

• community garden
• design
• sustainable design
• micro update
• citespace