| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| Analysis |
Livability, urban revitalization, quality of life in urban centers, public garden outreach programs |
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urban horticulture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 27, 2020) |
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Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2021 |
| Subject |
Urban gardens -- Social aspects -- United States
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Urban gardening -- Social aspects -- United States
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Community development, Urban -- United States
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Public spaces -- Social aspects -- United States
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GARDENING / Urban
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Community development, Urban
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Public spaces -- Social aspects
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gough, Meghan Z., 1975- author.
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Lee, Sharon A., 1944- author.
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| LC no. |
2020019039 |
| ISBN |
9781501751776 |
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1501751778 |
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9781501751769 |
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150175176X |
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