Front Cover
The Urban Forest in the Age of Urbanisation
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
1 The Urban Forest in the Age of Urbanisation: Introduction
1.1 Urban Forest(ry) in the Era of Globalization
1.2 Indian Parable of Blind Men and an Elephant
1.3 Towards Holistic Approach in Urban Forestry
1.4 Paradigm Shift Towards the New Edge of Urban Forestry
1.5 From Dualism to Holism
1.6 From Local to Global Visions
2 "Exploring Global Scientific Discourses on Urban Forestry": Literature Review
2.1 From Urban Forest to Woodland
2.2 Pollution
2.3 From Woodfuel to Luxury Gradient and Desertification
2.4 Economic Extraction
3 Dualism: Cities Versus Forests
3.1 Sacredness
3.2 Resourcism
3.3 Embellishment
3.4 Power and Luxury
3.5 Towards the Age of Enlightenment
4 Holism: Forests in Cities/Cities in Forests
4.1 From Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism
4.2 Optimal Form of Forests
4.3 Forest and Cities in Avant-garde Planning Approach
4.4 Novel Boundaries for Forests and Cities in a Global Vision
4.5 "Puzzle Doer" of Forests and Cities on a Global Scale
5 Urbanization and Forestation: Case Studies
5.1 Developed Cities
5.2 Shrinking Cities
5.3 Self-Constructed Cities
6 Towards a Planetary Vision: Conclusion
6.1 "If God is Now 'Green"'
6.2 Rethinking the Urban Forests for the 21st Century
6.3 "A Good Anthropocene"
General References
Index
About the Author
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