Main entry:

Rakow, Donald Andrew, 1951- author.

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2020.
©2020

Description:

xii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Livable cities and public gardens -- Promoting neighborhood safety and well-being -- Improving the quality of science education -- Access to healthy food and healthy lives -- Training and employment programs -- Initiatives to promote ecosystem and human health -- Strategies for the development of successful partnerships -- Epilogue: A look at the future of public gardens.
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2021

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.

ISBN:

9781501702594 (paperback)
1501702599 (paperback)
(electronic book)
9781501751769
(electronic publication)
9781501751776

Subject:

Urban gardens Social aspects United States.
Urban gardening Social aspects United States.
Community development, Urban United States.
Public spaces Social aspects United States.
Jardins urbains Aspect social États-Unis.
Jardinage urbain Aspect social États-Unis.
Développement communautaire urbain États-Unis.
Espaces publics Aspect social États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General.
Community development, Urban.
Public spaces Social aspects.
United States.

Added entries:

Gough, Meghan Z., 1975- author.
Lee, Sharon A., 1944- author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 308842
Call No.: BIB 254175
Status: Available