Rakow, Donald Andrew,  1951- <br/><br/>
Public gardens and livable cities :  partnerships connecting people, plants, and place / 
Donald A. Rakow, Meghan Z. Gough, Sharon A. Lee. 
 - Ithaca :  Cornell University Press,  (c)2020. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781501751776 9781501751769 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2020019039 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urban gardens--Social aspects--United States.<br/>Urban gardening--Social aspects--United States.<br/>Community development, Urban--United States.<br/>Public spaces--Social aspects--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB454  / .P835 2020