Urban Forests, Trees and Greenspace
Subtitle: A Political Ecology Perspective
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780415714105
Subjects: Urban forestry; City planning; Land use, urban; Landscape architecture
Description: "Urban forests, trees and greenspace are critical in contemporary planning and development of the city. Their study is not only a question of the growth and conservation of greenspaces, but also has social, cultural and psychological dimensions. This book brings a perspective of political ecology to the complexities of urban trees and forests through three themes: human agency in urban forests and greenspace; arboreal and greenspace agency in the urban landscape; and actions and interventions in the urban forest. Contributors include leading authorities from North America and Europe from a range of disciplines, including forestry, ecology, geography, landscape design, municipal planning, environmental policy and environmental history."--