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Author Rakow, Donald Andrew, 1951- author.

Title Public gardens and livable cities : partnerships connecting people, plants, and place / Donald A. Rakow, Meghan Z. Gough, Sharon A. Lee.

Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) : illustrations
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foreword -- Introduction: Livable cities and public gardens -- 1. Promoting neighborhood safety and well-being -- 2. Improving the quality of science education -- 3. Access to healthy food and healthy lives -- 4. Training and employment programs -- 5. Initiatives to promote ecosystem and human health -- 6. Strategies for the development of successful partnerships -- Epilogue: A look at the future of public gardens -- Appendix A: Public gardens featured in case studies -- Appendix B: Case study garden initiatives and partnering organizations -- Appendix C: National and international organizations aligned with public gardens -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
Summary "This book asserts that challenges related to improving the livability of communities are most effectively addressed in collaboration with other organizations, and that public gardens are a critical partner for interventions using plants as the means of bringing people and communities together"-- Provided by publisher.
Awards Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2021
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Urban gardens -- Social aspects -- United States.
Urban gardens.
Social aspects.
United States.
Urban gardening -- Social aspects -- United States.
Urban gardening.
Community development, Urban -- United States.
Community development, Urban.
Public spaces -- Social aspects -- United States.
Public spaces -- Social aspects.
Public spaces.
GARDENING / Urban.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Gough, Meghan Z., 1975- author.
Lee, Sharon A., 1944- author.
Other Form: Print version: Rakow, Donald Andrew, 1951- Public gardens and livable cities Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020. 9781501702594 (DLC) 2020019038
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