CHAPTER 1.4
SUMMARY Comparing the two articles, the views discussed in both are pragmatically planning for the future; these utopian gardens cannot exist without a balance of human-nature interactions
so essentially, we coexist together in a closed loop society where these gardens house a variety of species of plants and through interaction cycles, humans would nurture the plants
in return for healthy crops. Both authors consider socio-ecological attributes and traditions to determine contemporary
society problems and processes. Where Naomi M. Jacobs expresses her concerns regarding smaller private garden plots,
Lucy Sargisson discusses nature as a separate utopian entity where nature and politics independently intertwine. Within this
community, there is also a desire for activities to happen, a
space for discussions and conflicts when designing the new, utopian world. Additionally, Jacobs personifies her garden as
a living but destroyed human being as a result of our negligence, whereas Sargisson does not accuse the gardeners of
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