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

Edited by Lindsay Campbell and Anne Wiesen

Foreword by Oliver Sacks, MD

Published by the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, this book is a collection of 18 articles inspired by the Meristem 2007 Forum “Restorative Commons for Community Health.” The volume explores the multifaceted relationship between human health and the urban environment, drawing attention to sites and programs that feature creative design, foster civic stewardship of natural resources, and promote sustainability. It includes academic writing of researchers in the fields of medical history, evolutionary psychology, and urban planning. And it couples this writing with practitioners’ experiential knowledge

presented as case studies, thought pieces, and interviews. 278 pages, full color with 100 photographs and 12 illustrations. Also available for download as PDF.

Request or download your copy at: http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/8810

Email the editors: anne.wiesen@meristem.org