Jennifer Foster

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Post-Industrial Urban Greenspace Ecology, Aesthetics and JusticePaperback, 30 December 2022

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Part of Series
Routledge Equity, Justice and the Sustainable City
Print Length
150 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Routledge
Date Published
30 Dec 2022
ISBN-10
1032410779
ISBN-13
9781032410777

Description

This book offers original theoretical and empirical insight into the social, cultural and ecological politics of rapidly changing urban spaces such as old factories, rail yards, verges, dumps and quarries. These environments are often disregarded once their industrial functions wane, a trend that cities are experiencing through the advance of late capitalism.

From a sustainability perspective, there are important lessons to learn about the potential prospects and perils of these disused sites. The combination of shelter, standing water and infrequent human visitation renders such spaces ecologically vibrant, despite residual toxicity and other environmentally undesirable conditions. They are also spaces of social refuge. Three case studies in Milwaukee, Paris and Toronto anchor the book, each of which offers unique analytical insight into the forms, functions and experiences of post-industrial urban greenspaces. Through this research, this book challenges the dominant instinct in Western urban planning to "rediscover" and redevelop these spaces for economic growth rather than ecological resilience and social justice.

This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of Urban Planning, Ecological Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Geography, Environmental Planning, Restoration Ecology, and Aesthetics.

Product Details

Author:
Jennifer Foster
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 December 2022
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 0.89 cm
ISBN-10:
1032410779
ISBN-13:
9781032410777
Language:
English
Location:
Oxford
Pages:
150
Publisher:
Weight:
240.4 gm

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