The forest and the city : the cultural landscape of urban woodland / Cecil C. Konijnendijk.
2018
SB436
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Title
The forest and the city : the cultural landscape of urban woodland / Cecil C. Konijnendijk.
Edition
2nd ed.
ISBN
9783319750767 (electronic book)
3319750763 (electronic book)
9783319750750
3319750755
3319750763 (electronic book)
9783319750750
3319750755
Published
Cham : Springer, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 267 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-75076-7 doi
Call Number
SB436
Dewey Decimal Classification
635.9/77
Summary
Amsterdamse Bos, Bois de Boulogne, Epping Forest, Grunewald, Zoniënwoud; throughout history, cities in Europe and elsewhere have developed close relationships with nearby woodland areas. In some cases, cities have even developed – and in some cases are promoting – a distinct ‘forest identity’. This book introduces the rich heritage of these city forests as cultural landscapes, and shows that cities and forests can be mutually beneficial. Essential reading for students and researchers interested in urban sustainability and urban forestry, this book also has much wider appeal. For with city forests playing an increasingly important role in local government sustainability programs, it provides an important reference for those involved in urban planning and decision making, public affairs and administration, and even public health. From providers of livelihoods to healthy recreational environments, and from places of inspiration and learning to a source of conflict, the book presents examples of city forests from around the world. These cases clearly illustrate how the social and cultural development of towns and forests has often gone hand in hand. They also reveal how better understanding of city forests as distinct cultural and social phenomena can help to strengthen synergies both between cities and forests, and between urban society and nature.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series
Future city ; v. 9.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The Spiritual Forest
The Forest of Fear
The Fruitful Forest
The Forest of Power
The Great Escape
A Work of Art
The Wild Side of Town
The Healthy Forest
The Forest of Learning
The Youthful Forest
The Social Forest
A Forest of Diversity
A Forest of Conflict
A Forest for the Future.
The Spiritual Forest
The Forest of Fear
The Fruitful Forest
The Forest of Power
The Great Escape
A Work of Art
The Wild Side of Town
The Healthy Forest
The Forest of Learning
The Youthful Forest
The Social Forest
A Forest of Diversity
A Forest of Conflict
A Forest for the Future.