Restorative commons : creating health and well-being through urban landscapes / edited by Lindsay Campbell and Anne Wiesen.

Newtown Square, PA : USDA Forest Service, 2009.

278 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, colour portraits ; 23 cm.

"January 2009"--Title page verso.

Landscape designers, doctors, and the making of healthy urban spaces in 19th century America -- Biophilia, health, and well-being -- Cultivating resilience : urban stewardship as a means to improving health and well-being -- Re-naturing the city : a role for sustainable infrastructure and buildings -- Urban gardens : catalysts for restorative commons infrastructure -- Creating restorative settings : inclusive design considerations -- The benefits of community-managed open space : community gardening in New York City -- Environmental and community health : a reciprocal relationship -- From front yards to street corners : revitalizing neighborhoods through community-based land stewardship -- Creative uncertainty -- Restoring lives, transforming landscapes -- Memoryscape -- Youth empowerment through urban agriculture : Red Hook community farm -- Adapting the botanical garden into a sustainable multicultural resource -- The re-greening of public housing -- Gardens for peace and reconciliation.

Includes bibliographical references.