ABSTRACT
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 green spaces, 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |91 pages
Human Agency in Urban Forests and Greenspace
chapter |16 pages
Urban Forests are Social Natures
chapter |12 pages
From Government to Governance
chapter |16 pages
Institutions, Law, and the Political Ecology of Urban Forests
part |115 pages
Arboreal and Greenspace Agency in the Urban Landscape
chapter |15 pages
Four Arboricultures of the Tokyo Metropolis
chapter |16 pages
Queering the Urban Forest
part |97 pages
Actions and Interventions in the Urban Forest