Although there are thousands of community gardens across North
America, only Seattle and a few other cities include them in their
urban development plans. While the conditions and experiences in
Seattle may be unique, the city's programs offer insights and
lessons for other cities and communities. "Greening Cities, Growing
Communities" examines:
-- Planning and design strategies that support the development
of urban community gardens as sustainable places for education and
recreation
-- Approaches to design processes, construction, and stewardship
that utilize volunteer and community participation and create a
sense of community
-- Programs that enable gardens to serve as a resource for
social justice for low income and minority communities, immigrants,
and seniors
-- Opportunities to develop active-living frameworks by
strategically locating community gardens and linking them with
other forms of recreation and open space as part of
pedestrian-accessible networks
"Greening Cities, Growing Communities" focuses on six community
gardens in Seattle where there has been a strong network of
knowledge and resources. These case studies reveal the capacity of
community gardens to serve larger community issues, such as food
security; urban ecosystem health; demonstration of sustainable
gardening and building practices; active living and
pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods; and equity concerns. The authors
also examine how landscape architects, planners, and allied design
professionals can better interact in the making of these unique
urban open spaces, and how urban community gardens offer
opportunities for professionals to have a more prominent role in
community activism and urban sustainability.
Jeffrey Hou and Julie M. Johnson are associate professors of
landscape architecture at the University of Washington. Laura J.
Lawson is associate professor of landscape architecture at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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