Public produce : cultivating our parks, plazas, and streets for healthier cities / Darrin Nordahl.

Main entry:

Nordahl, Darrin.

Title & Author:

Public produce : cultivating our parks, plazas, and streets for healthier cities / Darrin Nordahl.

Edition:

Revised & expanded [edition].

Publication:

Washington : Island Press, [2014]
©2014

Description:

xiv, 204 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204) and index.
A guerilla on strawberry street -- Food security -- The cost of healthy calories -- Public space, public officials, public policy -- To glean and forage in the city -- Maintenance and aesthetics -- Food literacy -- Community health and prosperity.

Summary:

"Public Produce captures the momentum that has been building around bringing agriculture back into our cities since the publication of the first edition in 2009. Taking readers from inspiration to implementation, this substantial revision profiles the efforts of many communities rethinking the role of public space, and explores how our urban gathering spots might nourish both body and soul."-- Cover.

ISBN:

9781610915496 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1610915496 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
(ebook)
9781610915502
(ebook)
161091550X

Subject:

Urban agriculture.
Urban gardening.
City planning Health aspects.
Streetscapes (Urban design)
Agriculture urbaine.
Jardinage urbain.
Paysages de rue (Urbanisme)
streetscapes.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287900
Call No.: BIB 229322
Status: Available

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