City of forests, city of farms : sustainability planning for New York City's nature / Lindsay K. Campbell.

By: Campbell, Lindsay K [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017Description: 1 online resource (290 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781501714795Subject(s): Human ecology -- New York (State) -- New York | Urban forestry -- New York (State) -- New York | Urban agriculture -- New York (State) -- New York | Urban ecology (Biology) -- New York (State) -- New York | Green movement -- New York (State) -- New York | Sustainable living -- New York (State) -- New York | Land use, Urban -- Environmental aspects -- New York (State) -- New York | City planning -- Environmental aspects -- New York (State) -- New York | Environmental policy -- New York (State) -- New YorkGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: City of forests, city of farms : sustainability planning for New York City's nature.DDC classification: 333.77 LOC classification: GF504.N7 | C36 2017Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction : juxtaposing urban forestry and agriculture in the PlaNYC era -- Greening New York City : political economic context and environmental stewardship from 1970-present -- Creating PlaNYC : the politics of urban sustainability planning -- City of forests : planting one million trees -- Beyond planting : creating an urban forestry movement -- Growing in the city : from community gardening to urban agriculture -- City of farms : cultivating urban agriculture through food policy visions and plans -- Constructing the "greener, greater" city : politics, discourses, and material practices -- City as ecosystem : changing form, function, and governance of urban socio-nature -- Epilogue : from Bloomberg to de Blasio and beyond.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : juxtaposing urban forestry and agriculture in the PlaNYC era -- Greening New York City : political economic context and environmental stewardship from 1970-present -- Creating PlaNYC : the politics of urban sustainability planning -- City of forests : planting one million trees -- Beyond planting : creating an urban forestry movement -- Growing in the city : from community gardening to urban agriculture -- City of farms : cultivating urban agriculture through food policy visions and plans -- Constructing the "greener, greater" city : politics, discourses, and material practices -- City as ecosystem : changing form, function, and governance of urban socio-nature -- Epilogue : from Bloomberg to de Blasio and beyond.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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