Growing Community
Author | : Claire Nettle |
Publisher | : claire nettle |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Community gardens |
ISBN | : 1742430198 |
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Author | : Claire Nettle |
Publisher | : claire nettle |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Community gardens |
ISBN | : 1742430198 |
Author | : Jeffrey Hou |
Publisher | : Land and Community Design Case |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9780295989280 |
Although there are thousands of community gardens all across North America, only a few cities, such as Seattle, include them in their urban planning process. This book reports on the making of Seattles community gardens and the multiple roles they play in the citys life. It touches on such issues as planning and design strategies; stewardship; community, professional, and government participation; and programs built around the gardens, especially those aimed at low-income and minority communities, immigrants, and seniors. It will appeal to a broad audience of professionals, educators, community organizers, citizens, and policy makers interested in improving the quality of life in their own communities.
Author | : Chris Benner |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2015-10-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0520960041 |
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s new open access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. This book argues that lessons for addressing these national challenges are emerging from a new set of realities in America’s metropolitan regions: first, that inequity is, in fact, bad for economic growth; second, that bringing together the concerns of equity and growth requires concerted local action; and, third, that the fundamental building block for doing this is the creation of diverse and dynamic epistemic (or knowledge) communities, which help to overcome political polarization and help regions address the challenges of economic restructuring and social divides.
Author | : Prudence W. Dalrymple |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2020-08-24 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110362643 |
The capacity to understand and communicate health information is a major international health concern. Sponsored by the Health and Biosciences Section of International Federation of Library Associations, this book highlights the contribution that librarians are making to improving health literacy and enabling citizens to be active participants in the management of their own health. Knowledge is power and the World Health Organization recognizes that health literacy, involving effective access to and understanding of health information, is essential to health and well-being in society by empowering and enabling citizens to participate in their own healthcare. The book presents inspiring studies from an international group of authors showing how libraries and librarians are partnering with diverse sectors of society including universities, hospitals, public health clinics, community-based organisations, voluntary bodies and government agencies, to help citizens understand and manage their health. It provides guidance by example to suggest how libraries can help citizens participate in their healthcare and their communities by collaborating with others to increase health literacy in society.
Author | : Jeremy N. Smith |
Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2010-10-06 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1616081082 |
An in-depth look at local, community-based...
Author | : David Hassler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Agricultural laborers |
ISBN | : |
"Accompanying these vibrant photographs are revealing first-person narratives written by David Hassler.
Author | : Ryan Bullock |
Publisher | : Univ. of Manitoba Press |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2017-10-13 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0887555314 |
Canada is experiencing an unparalleled crisis involving forests and communities across the country. While municipalities, policy makers, and industry leaders acknowledge common challenges such as an overdependence on US markets, rising energy costs, and lack of diversification, no common set of solutions has been developed and implemented. Ongoing and at times contentious public debate has revealed an appetite and need for a fundamental rethinking of the relationships that link our communities, governments, industrial partners, and forests towards a more sustainable future. The creation of community forests is one path that promises to build resilience in forest communities and ecosystems. This model provides local control over common forest lands in order to activate resource development opportunities, benefits, and social responsibilities. Implementing community forestry in practice has proven to be a complex task, however: there are no road maps or well-developed and widely-tested models for community forestry in Canada. But in settings where community forests have taken hold, there is a rich and growing body of experience to draw on. The contributors to Growing Community Forests include leading researchers, practitioners, Indigenous representatives, government representatives, local advocates, and students who are actively engaged in sharing experiences, resources, and tools of significance to forest resource communities, policy makers, and industry.
Author | : Ryan Bullock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780887557934 |
Canada is experiencing an unparalleled crisis involving forests and communities across the country. While municipalities, policy makers, and industry leaders acknowledge common challenges such as an overdependence on US markets, rising energy costs, and lack of diversification, no common set of solutions has been developed and implemented. Ongoing and at times contentious public debate has revealed an appetite and need for a fundamental rethinking of the relationships that link our communities, governments, industrial partners, and forests towards a more sustainable future. The creation of community forests is one path that promises to build resilience in forest communities and ecosystems. This model provides local control over common forest lands in order to activate resource development opportunities, benefits, and social responsibilities. Implementing community forestry in practice has proven to be a complex task, however: there are no road maps or well-developed and widely-tested models for community forestry in Canada. But in settings where community forests have taken hold, there is a rich and growing body of experience to draw on. The contributors to Growing Community Forests include leading researchers, practitioners, Indigenous representatives, government representatives, local advocates, and students who are actively engaged in sharing experiences, resources, and tools of significance to forest resource communities, policy makers and industry.
Author | : Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Hispanic Americans |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Tony Hillery |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2020-08-18 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1534402322 |
As featured on Humans of New York “Hartland’s joyful folk-art illustrations bop from the gray-toned jazzy vibrancy of a bustling city neighborhood to the colorful harvest of a lush urban farm.” —The New York Times “An inspiring picture book for youngsters with meaningful ties to the environment, sustainability, and community engagement.” —Booklist Discover the incredible true story of Harlem Grown, a lush garden in New York City that grew out of an abandoned lot and now feeds a neighborhood. Once In a big city called New York In a bustling neighborhood There was an empty lot. Nevaeh called it the haunted garden. Harlem Grown tells the inspiring true story of how one man made a big difference in a neighborhood. After seeing how restless they were and their lack of healthy food options, Tony Hillery invited students from an underfunded school to turn a vacant lot into a beautiful and functional farm. By getting their hands dirty, these kids turned an abandoned space into something beautiful and useful while learning about healthy, sustainable eating and collaboration. Five years later, the kids and their parents, with the support of the Harlem Grown staff, grow thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables a year. All of it is given to the kids and their families. The incredible story is vividly brought to life with Jessie Hartland’s “charmingly busy art” (Booklist) that readers will pore over in search of new details as they revisit this poignant and uplifting tale over and over again. Harlem Grown is an independent, not-for-profit organization. The author’s share of the proceeds from the sale of this book go directly to Harlem Grown.