The Urban Forest in the Age of Urbanisation.
Material type: TextPublisher: Aalborg : River Publishers, 2021Copyright date: �2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (148 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9788770226509Subject(s): Trees in cities | Urban forestryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Urban Forest in the Age of UrbanisationDDC classification: 635.977 LOC classification: SB436Online resources: Click to ViewFront 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 -- Back Cover.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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