Public gardens and livable cities : partnerships connecting people, plants, and place / Donald A. Rakow, Meghan Z. Gough, Sharon A. Lee.
Material type: TextPublisher: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: xii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:- 1501702599
- 9781501702594
- SB454.3.S63 R35 2020
- Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2021
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB464 .R25 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800187510 |
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