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Donald Rakow - Public Garden Management: A Complete Guide to the Planning and Administration of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta - 9780470532133 - V9780470532133
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Public Garden Management: A Complete Guide to the Planning and Administration of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta

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Description for Public Garden Management: A Complete Guide to the Planning and Administration of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Hardcover. Public Garden Management is an all-in-one professional reference and textbook that clearly shows how to develop, establish, manage and maintain a sustainable (both economically and environmentally) public garden. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; KJM; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 924.
The complete-and-ready reference for establishing, managing, and running a successful and sustainable, profitable public garden

As unique museums with living collections of plants, public gardens offer visitors aesthetically beautiful landscapes combined with educational programming and scientific research that promote the value and understanding of plants. In the twenty-first century, public gardens are in the forefront of organizations and institutions committed to promoting the conservation of plants and their habitats, developing sustainable practices that support the environment, and providing green spaces where our increasingly stressed and urbanized citizens can reconnect with the natural world. It is critically important that such ... Read more

Public Garden Management is an all-in-one professional reference and textbook that clearly shows how to develop, establish, manage, and maintain a sustainable—both economically and environmentally—public garden. Offering practical coverage of relevant topics, along with useful tools for reinforcing study, this insightful and forward-thinking guide is:

  • Copublished by the American Public Gardens Association

  • Written by a panel of leading experts in the field

  • Filled with dozens of case studies that are real-world illustrations of the principles explored in the text

  • Illustrated throughout with line drawings, figures, and photographs that assist in conveying critical information

Students and professionals will benefit greatly from the management principles outlined in this book, helping them establish and maintain new and existing public gardens that engage, inspire, and connect with their communities.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470532133
SKU
V9780470532133
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Donald Rakow
Donald A. Rakow, PhD, serves as the Elizabeth Newman Wilds Director of Cornell Plantations, as well as Director of the Cornell Graduate Program in Public Garden Leadership. Actively involved in horticultural associations and education initiatives at many levels, Rakow is a frequent speaker at conferences and has been honored with the APGA Service Award, for his service on American Public ... Read more

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