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Public gardens and livable cities : partnerships connecting people, plants, and place /
"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&...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2020.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword
- Introduction: Livable cities and public gardens
- 1. Promoting neighborhood safety and well-being
- 2. Improving the quality of science education
- 3. Access to healthy food and healthy lives
- 4. Training and employment programs
- 5. Initiatives to promote ecosystem and human health
- 6. Strategies for the development of successful partnerships
- Epilogue: A look at the future of public gardens
- Appendix A: Public gardens featured in case studies
- Appendix B: Case study garden initiatives and partnering organizations
- Appendix C: National and international organizations aligned with public gardens
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index.