ABSTRACT
Objectives ...................................................................................................................1 Key Terms ..................................................................................................................2 Urbanization in the United States ..............................................................................2 Theories Explaining the Inuence of Nature on Humans ..........................................4 The Denition of Traditional and Urban Horticulture ...............................................4 Human Issues in Horticulture/Sociohorticulture .......................................................5 Benets of Plants to Urban Communities ..................................................................7 Urban Horticulture Programs .....................................................................................8
