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...

Transcultural Cities uses a unique framework of transcultural placemaking, cross disciplinary inquiry and international focus to examine a collection of case studies around the world, presented by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and activists in architecture, urban planning, urban studies, art, environmental psychology, geography, political science, and social work. The book not only addresses and theorizes on intercultural exchanges but also the cultural transformation that takes place in urban spaces. In doing so, it views cultures not in isolation from each other in today s...