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Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 3

Social Horticulture

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Geoffrey R. Dixon

    1. GreenGene International Hill Rising, Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom

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  2. David E. Aldous

    1. School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Lawes, Australia

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  • Comprehensive coverage of unique topics – no previous book has contained this amount of information covering the entire spectrum of horticulture and horticultural science from crop production through environmental contexts to social impacts and welfare benefits
  • International authority – all the authors contributing to this trilogy are internationally acclaimed authorities each bringing vast accumulated knowledge and expertise
  • Clear, concise and well illustrated text – each author has provided a clear, detailed but concise analysis of their field of expertise amply interpreted and illustrated for ease of reading and understanding
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Horticulture and Society

    • Tony Kendle, Jane Stoneham
    Pages 953-964

  3. Fruit and Vegetables and Health: An Overview

    • Yves Desjardins
    Pages 965-1000

  4. Health and Well-Being

    • Ross W. F. Cameron
    Pages 1001-1023

  5. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Gardening: Its Development, Controversies and Psychological Benefits

    • Susanna Curtin, Dorothy Fox
    Pages 1025-1046

  6. Horticultural Science’s Role in Meeting the Need of Urban Populations

    • Virginia I. Lohr, P. Diane Relf
    Pages 1047-1086

  7. Education and Training Futures in Horticulture and Horticultural Science

    • David E. Aldous, Geoffrey R. Dixon, Rebecca L. Darnell, James E. Pratley
    Pages 1087-1115

  8. Extension Approaches for Horticultural Innovation

    • Peter F. McSweeney, Chris C. Williams, Ruth A. Nettle, John P. Rayner, Robin G. Brumfield
    Pages 1117-1138

  9. Increasing the Economic Role for Smallholder Farmers in the World Market for Horticultural Food

    • Roy Murray-Prior, Peter Batt, Luis Hualda, Sylvia Concepcion, Maria Fay Rola-Rubzen
    Pages 1139-1169

  10. International Plant Trade and Biosecurity

    • Aaron Maxwell, Anna Maria Vettraino, René Eschen, Vera Andjic
    Pages 1171-1195

  11. Horticulture and Art

    • Jules Janick
    Pages 1197-1223

  12. Scholarship and Literature in Horticulture

    • Ian J. Warrington, Jules Janick
    Pages 1225-1255

  13. A Short History of Scholarship in Horticulture and Pomology

    • Silviero Sansavini
    Pages 1257-1307

  14. Gardening and Horticulture

    • David Rae
    Pages 1309-1340

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 1341-1417
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About this book

This Trilogy explains “What is Horticulture?”. Volume three of Horticulture: Plants for People and Places presents readers with detailed accounts of the scientific and scholastic concepts which interact with the arts and humanities and which now underpins the rapidly evolving subject of Social Horticulture. This discipline transcends the barriers between science, medicine and the arts. This volume covers:- Horticulture and Society, Diet and Health, Psychological Health, Wildlife, Horticulture and Public Welfare, Education, Extension, Economics, Exports and Biosecurity, Scholarship and Art, Scholarship and Literature, Scholarship and History and the relationship between Horticulture and Gardening. This volume brings the evolution of the Discipline and Vocation of Horticulture firmly into the 21st Century. It covers new ground by providing a detailed analysis of the value of Horticulture as a force for enhancing society in the forms of social welfare, health and well-being, how knowledgeis transferred within and between generations, and the place of Horticulture in the Arts and Humanities. Substantial emphasis is given to the relationships between health, well-being and plants by the internationally acclaimed authors who have contributed accounts of their work in this book.

Editors and Affiliations

  • GreenGene International Hill Rising, Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Geoffrey R. Dixon

  • School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Lawes, Australia

    David E. Aldous

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