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Greening cities, growing communities : learning from Seattle's urban community gardens / Jeffrey Hou, Julie M. Johnson, and Laura J. Lawson. - Washington, D.C. : Landscape Architecture Foundation in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle & London, c2009. - ix, 221 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm. - Land and community design case study series . - Case study in land and community design. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-210) and index.

Community gardens in America -- Making and sustaining a community garden -- Seattle model: local activism and institutional support -- Interbay P-Patch -- Thistle P-Patch -- Danny Woo International District Community Garden -- Bradner Gardens Park -- Marra Farm -- Magnuson Community Garden -- Expressions and challenges of sustainability -- Designing and supporting urban community gardens as hybrid public space -- Visions of urban community gardens: people, communities, and cities.

9780295989280 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0295989289 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Community gardens--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Urban gardening--Washington (State)--Seattle.

SB457.3 / .H63 2009

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SB457.3 / .H68 2009