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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: xii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1501702599
  • 9781501702594
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB454.3.S63 R35 2020
Contents:
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.
Awards:
  • 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"--
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB464 .R25 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800187510
Total holds: 0

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.

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"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"--

In English.

Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2021

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