Academic Scientific JournalsThe recreational and leisure function of allotment gardens (ag). A case of selected gardens in the łódź voivodship
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https://doi.org/10.26881/jpgs.2025.1.08Keywords:
allotment gardens (AG), allotment gardening, recreational and leisure function of allotment gardens, Łódź VoivodeshipAbstract
The aim of this paper is to present the recreational and leisure function of family allotment gardens (ROD) by identifying the nature of allotment development and use, and identifying the socio-demographic structure of allotment users, on the assumption that the recreational and leisure function is also revealed, inter alia, in the motives for obtaining allotments in the gardens, the activities undertaken in the allotments, and in the frequency and seasonality of their use. The objectives were realised by means of a direct inventory of plots and questionnaire surveys of users of eight gardens: one located in Łódź and seven located in the western and eastern part of the suburban zone of Łódź in the years 2020–2022. As a result of the analysis conducted, it was concluded that the recreational and leisure function is one of the most important functions in RODs. The aforementioned thesis is confirmed by the ways in which plots are developed and used, the motives for purchasing plots, the activities undertaken on plots in gardens, the frequency and seasonality of use of RODs, and the socio-demographic structure of plot users. For more than half of the surveyed users (57.3%), the allotment in a family allotment garden is the only place of recreation.
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