Description |
1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) : illustrations |
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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.
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Urban gardens. |
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Social aspects. |
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United States. |
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Urban gardening -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Urban gardening. |
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Community development, Urban -- United States.
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Community development, Urban. |
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Public spaces -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Public spaces -- Social aspects. |
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Public spaces. |
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GARDENING / Urban. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Gough, Meghan Z., 1975- author.
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Lee, Sharon A., 1944- author.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Rakow, Donald Andrew, 1951- Public gardens and livable cities Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020. 9781501702594 (DLC) 2020019038 |
ISBN |
9781501751776 electronic book |
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1501751778 electronic book |
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9781501751769 electronic book |
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150175176X electronic book |
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9781501702594 paperback |
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