Restorative Commons: Creating Health and Well-being through Urban Landscapes

Exploring the relationship between human health and the urban environment.

"A collection of 18 articles inspired by the Meristem 2007 Forum,"Restorative Commons for Community Health." The articles includeinterviews, case studies, thought pieces, and interdisciplinarytheoretical works that explore the relationship between human healthand the urban environment. This volume is a joint endeavor of Meristem and the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station as they workto strengthen networks of researchers and practitioners to developnew solutions to persistent and emergent challenges to human health,well-being, and potential within the urban environment." [Abstract]