community_garden values to community

Dear community garden friends,
here are a few references on this topic

there are a bunch of articles like this...write if you want more references

jm embry
sustainable communities
Lexington, KY



Suggested Citation 
Been, Vicki and Voicu, Ioan, "The Effect of Community Gardens on Neighboring 
Property Values" (March 2006). NYU, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 06-09 
Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=889113 
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Recent Publications
Articles from the Human-Environment Research Laboratory 
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences 
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The following articles are part of the work we have conducted in the 
Human-Environment 
Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois; Frances E. Kuo and William 
Sullivan, Directors. 
 
The citations for these articles are:
Brunson, L., Kuo, F.E., & Sullivan, W.C. (2001). Resident appropriation of 
defensible space in urban public housing: Implications for safety and community. 
Environment & Behavior, 33(5), 626-652.
Coley, R.L., Kuo, F.E., & Sullivan, W.C. (1997). Where does community grow? 
The social context created by nature in urban public housing. Environment & 
Behavior, 29(4), 468-492. 
Kuo, F.E. (2001). Coping with poverty: Impacts of environment and attention 
in the inner city. Environment & Behavior, 33(1), 5-34. 
Kuo, F.E., Bacaicoa, M., & Sullivan, W.C. (1998).Transforming inner-city 
neighborhoods: Trees, sense of safety, and preference. Environment & Behavior, 
30(1), 28-59. 
Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan W.C. (2001). Aggression and violence in the inner city: 
Impacts of environment via mental fatigue. Environment & Behavior, 33(4), 
543-571.
Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan W.C. (2001) Environment and crime in the inner city: 
Does vegetation reduce crime? Environment & Behavior, 33(3), 343-367.
Kuo, F.E., Sullivan, W.C., Coley, R.L., & Brunson, L. (1998). Fertile ground 
for community: Inner-city neighborhood common spaces. American Journal of 
Community Psychology, 26(1), 823-851. 
Kweon, B.S., Sullivan, W.C., & Wiley, A. (1998). Green common spaces and the 
social integration of inner-city older adults. Environment & Behavior, 30(6), 
832-858. 
Miles, I., Sullivan, W.C., & Kuo, F.E. (1998). Ecological restoration 
volunteers: The benefits of participation. Urban Ecology, 2(1), 27-41. 
Miles, I., Sullivan, W.C., & Kuo, F.E. (2000). Psychological benefits of 
volunteering for restoration projects. Ecological Restoration, 18(4), 218-227.
Sullivan, W.C. (1993). A yearning for conservation: The conflict between 
citizen attitudes and economic development. In E. Arias and M. Gross (Eds.) 
Equitable and Sustainable Habitats. EDRA, Oklahoma City, 50-55. 
Sullivan, W.C. (1996). Cluster housing at the rural-urban fringe: The search 
for adequate and satisfying places to live. Journal of Architectural and 
Planning Research, 13(4), 291-309. 
Sullivan, W.C. (in press). Neighborhood landscapes, democracy, and community. 
To appear in Landscape Journal.
Sullivan, W.C. (1994). Perceptions of the rural-urban fringe: Citizen 
preferences for natural and developed settings. Landscape and Urban Planning, 29, 
85-101. 
Sullivan, W.C., Kuo, F.E., & Prabhu, M. (1996). Assessing the impact of 
environmental impact statements on citizens. Environmental Impact Assessment 
Review, 16(3), 171-182. 
Sullivan, W.C., Kuo, F.E., & Prabhu, M. (1997). Communicating with citizens: 
The power of photosimulations and simple editing. Environmental Impact 
Assessment Review. 17(3), 295-310. 
Taylor, A.F., Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan, W.C. (2001). Coping with ADD: The 
surprising connection to green play settings. Environment & Behavior, 33(1), 54-77.
Taylor, A.F., Kuo, F.E., & Sullivan, W.C. (in press). Views of nature and 
self-discipline: Evidence from inner city children. To appear in the Journal of 
Environmental Psychology.
Taylor, A.F., Wiley, A., Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan, W.C. (1998). Growing up in the 
Inner City: Green Spaces as Places to Grow. Environment & Behavior, 30(1), 
3-27.
Voigt, T.B., Fermanian, T.W., & Sullivan, W.C. (1998). Selecting Kentucky 
Bluegrass cultivars. Crop Science, 38(4), 1035-1041.

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What Good Is Community Greening? 
Research Supports All Those Common Sense Answers You've Been Using for Years 
-- but There Is Still More to Learn. 
By David Malakoff 
People-Plant Interactions | Background Theories | How Individuals Respond 
Plants and Communities | Building Communities | "Greenlining" | More Data 
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ENVIRONMENT AND
CRIME IN THE INNER CITY
Does Vegetation Reduce Crime?
FRANCES E. KUO is an assistant professor and codirector of the 
Human-Environment
Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her 
research
focuses on attention, defensible space, and novice-friendly information.
WILLIAM C. SULLIVAN is an associate professor and codirector of the Human-
Environment Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois, 
Urbana-Champaign.
His research focuses on the psychological and social benefits of urban nature 
and citizen
participation in environmental decision making.
ABSTRACT: Although vegetation has been positively linked to fear of crime an

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> Message: 1
> Subject: RE: [cg] Re: Social Value of Community Gardens
> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:13:07 -0400
> From: "Nadel-Klein, Jane H" <Jane.NadelKlein@trincoll.edu>
> To: "Julie Filapek" <sscogreening@yahoo.com>,
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> A student thesis in anthropology from Mt. Holyoke College, "Returning to Our 
> Roots: The Search for Meaning Through Community Gardens in Holyoke, MA." 
> Nicole Fabricant. 1999.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Filapek [s*@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wed 2/20/2002 2:08 PM
> To: community_garden@mallorn.com
> Subject: [cg] Re: Social Value of Community Gardens
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> I am also looking for studies that have examined the
> impacts of gardens on their neighborhoods - beyond
> what I've found on the ACGA and CityFarmer websites. 
> Does anyone know of any local studies that haven't
> been widely published?  
> 
> I will be working on a research project in
> Minneapolis/St.Paul to study peoples' perceptions of
> the values of community gardens to neighborhoods -
> from both gardener and non-gardener perspectives.  
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions --
> 
> Julie Filapek
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> From: Elvira <elvira@greenie.com.au>
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> Subject: [cg] australia
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> Hi,
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> Are you interested in studies from Australia?  My friend is doing her thesis 
> on this topic, I could put you in touch...
> 
> Elvira
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:23:00 -0400
> From: adam36055@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [cg] australia
> To: elvira@greenie.com.au, community_garden@mallorn.com
> 
> The ACGA is always interested in community garden studies. Please go to the 
> ACGA website for contacts, etc. 
> 
> http://www.communitygarden.org
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> Best regards, 
> Adam Honigman
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elvira <elvira@greenie.com.au>
> To: community_garden@mallorn.com
> Sent: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:48:46 -0700
> Subject: [cg] australia
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> Hi,
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> Are you interested in studies from Australia?  My friend is doing her thesis 
> on 
> this topic, I could put you in touch...
> 
> Elvira
> 
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