| 英文摘要 |
This study focused on urban farms for the elderly in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, and conducted a field survey, interviews with farm management and operators, and a literature review. The results of this study are as follows. First, as the status of local management, we clarified the types of entities and systems involved in the operation, financial resources, and regional cooperation efforts. In terms of the management system, there was collaboration between the city government as the owner, the community college association responsible for management and operation, citizen volunteers, and local universities. In particular, the project was characterized by the systematic training of volunteer staff and the assignment of specific roles to them, thereby creating a system in which local senior citizens are actively and continuously involved in the public space. The project is financially supported by the city government, but this is not sufficient, and further management and operational innovations will be required. Secondly, the characteristics of the study site, which is a farm that is used by the elderly for a limited period of one year, offer a number of advantages. For example, the farm provides an opportunity for more elderly people to interact with young people, as the number of farm users changes, the elderly can learn to grow their own vegetables after the farm period, and the elderly can be trained to play an active role in the community. |