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Geographical Review July 1995, 85(3), pp. 364-381. Urban Community Gardens as Contested Space Karen Schmelzkopf ABSTRACT This article examines community gardens in Loisiada, a part of the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The area is crime ridden, and most of the resident are poor. The gardens serve social and economic functions such as safe, open spaces for socialization and sources of food. Competition for use of the sites for gardening or housing has emerged as a major problem. Keywords: community gardens, housing, Lower East Side, New York City. DR. SCHMELZKOPF is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography at Monmouth University. To contact the author: Mail: Prof. Karen Schmelzkopf Department of Geography Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764-1898 U.S.A. Phone: (908) 571-7538 (office) (908) 571-3523 (fax) Electronic mail: kschmelz@mondec.monmouth.edu Back to July 1995 Table of Contents