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    The Forest and the City The Cultural Landscape of Urban Woodland / by Cecil C. Konijnendijk.

    • Title:The Forest and the City The Cultural Landscape of Urban Woodland / by Cecil C. Konijnendijk.
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    • Author/Creator:Konijnendijk, Cecil C.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:SpringerLink (Online service)
      Springer Nature - Springer Engineering eBooks 2018 English International
    • Published/Created:Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
    • In:Springer eBooks
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      • Call Number: SD1-668
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Forests and forestry.
      Urban Ecology.
      Regional planning.
      Architecture.
      Cultural heritage.
      Life sciences.
    • Subject(s):Electronic books.
      Forestry.
      Urban Ecology.
      Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
      Landscape Architecture.
      Cultural Heritage.
      Popular Science in Nature and Environment.
    • Edition:2nd ed. 2018.
    • Description:1 online resource
    • Series:Future City, 9
    • Terms governing use:Access may be restricted to institutions with a site license.
    • 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.
    • ISBN:9783319750767
      9783319750750
      9783319750774
      9783030091422
    • 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.
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