The Urban Forest in the Age of Urbanisation.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Aalborg :
River Publishers,
2021.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front 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.