Public Gardens and Livable Cities : : Partnerships Connecting People, Plants, and Place / / Sharon A. Lee, Donald A. Rakow, Meghan Z. Gough.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Rakow, Donald A.,; Gough, Meghan Z.,; Lee, Sharon A.,
• MitwirkendeR: Medbury, Scot,
• TeilnehmendeR: Medbury, Scot.
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 p.) :; 35 b&w halftones

Public Gardens and Livable Cities changes the paradigm for how we conceive of the role of urban public gardens. Donald A. Rakow, Meghan Z. Gough, and Sharon A. Lee advocate for public gardens as community outreach agents that can, and should, partner with local organizations to support positive local agendas.Safe neighborhoods, quality science education, access to fresh and healthy foods, substantial training opportunities, and environmental health are the key initiative areas explored, highlighting model successes and instructive failures that can guide future practices. Public Gardens and Livable Cities uses a prescriptive approach to synthesize a range of public, private, and nonprofit initiatives from municipalities throughout the country. In doing so, the authors examine the initiatives from a practical perspective to identify how they were implemented, their sustainability, the obstacles they encountered, the impact of the initiatives on their populations, and how they dealt with the communities' underlying social problems.By emphasizing the knowledge and skills that public gardens can bring to partnerships seeking to improve the quality of life in cities, Public Gardens and Livable Cities offers a deeper understanding of the urban public garden as a key resource for sustainable community development.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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 Promoting 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