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Urban Wildscapes (Hardcover, New)
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Urban Wildscapes (Hardcover, New)
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Urban Wildscapes is one of the first edited collections of writings
about urban 'wilderness' landscapes. Evolved, rather than designed
or planned, these derelict, abandoned and marginal spaces are
frequently overgrown with vegetation and host to a wide range of
human activities. They include former industrial sites, landfill,
allotments, cemeteries, woods, infrastructural corridors, vacant
lots and a whole array of urban wastelands at a variety of
different scales. Frequently maligned in the media, these
landscapes have recently been re-evaluated and this collection
assembles these fresh perspectives in one volume. Combining theory
with illustrated examples and case studies, the book demonstrates
that urban wildscapes have far greater significance, meaning and
utility than is commonly thought, and that an appreciation of their
particular qualities can inform a far more sustainable approach to
the planning, design and management of the wider urban landscape.
The wildscapes under investigation in this book are found in
diverse locations throughout the UK, Europe, China and the US. They
vary in scale from small sites to entire cities or regions, and
from discrete locations to the imaginary wildscapes of children's
literature. Many different themes are addressed including the
natural history of wildscapes, their significance as a location for
all kinds of playful activity, the wildscape as 'commons' and the
implications for landscape architectural practice, ranging from
planting interventions in wildscapes to the design of the urban
public realm on wildscape principles.
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