Home Sweet Neighborhood: Transforming Cities One Block at a Time

by Michelle Mulder

Placemaking--personalizing public and semi-private spaces like front yards--is a growing trend in cities and suburbs around the world, drawing people out of their homes and into conversation with one another.

Picture a busy avenue. Now plant trees along the boulevard, paint a mural by the empty lot, and add a community garden. Set up benches along the sidewalks and make space for kids' chalk drawings, and you've set the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459816919
• ISBN13: 9781459816916
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7