| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 175 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The library and the city / Michael Dudley -- Exploring public library contributions to urban resiliency / Dr. Glen Holt -- Finding room for everyone : libraries confront social exclusion / Jennifer Hoyer -- Baltimore's equalizer : lessons in social equity from the Enoch Pratt Free Library / Vanessa N. Francis -- Queens Library's Literacy Zone Welcome Center at Long Island City / Deborah Olley Murphy and Denise Clark -- From outreach to community development : making socially sustainable choices at Winnipeg Public Library / Monique Woroniak -- Summer foods, libraries, and resiliency : creative problem solving and community partnerships in Massachusetts / Melissa S. Rauseo and Julie Biando Edwards -- Public library gardens : playing a role in ecologically sustainable communities / Mary Wilkins Jordan -- Partners for the future : public libraries and local governments creating sustainable communities / Urban Libraries Council -- A "people's palace" : public libraries and placemaking / Maija Berndtson -- In the wake of Hurricane Ike : the Houston Public Library responds / Meller Langford and Roosevelt Weeks with Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson -- Public libraries, peak oil, and climate change / Matthew Evan Havens and Michael Dudley -- Collaborative community library planning and economic crisis : the case of Harare, Zimbabwe / Innocent Chirisa -- Engaging communities, making a difference : Edmonton Public Library's community-led service philosophy / Pilar Martinez. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Access limited to University of South Australia staff and students. |
| Summary |
From the economic renewal potential of library development projects, to the provision of public space in a privatizing world, from services for the homeless to crisis management during urban disasters, Public Libraries and Resilient Cities explores the vital role that public libraries can play in the promotion of ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable communities in challenging times. |
| Subject |
Libraries and metropolitan areas.
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Libraries and metropolitan areas -- United States.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
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Libraries and metropolitan areas. (OCoLC)fst00997537
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Libraries and metropolitan areas. Libraries and metropolitan areas -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Dudley, Michael (Michael Q.), editor.
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| In: |
Ebook Library |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Public libraries and resilient cities. Chicago : American Library Association, 2013 9780838911365 (DLC) 2012019788 (OCoLC)796081877 |
| Standard No. |
99954442783 |
| ISBN |
9780838996126 (electronic bk.) |
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0838996124 (electronic bk.) |
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