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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.
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.
Post-industrial urban spaces typically include abandoned factories,
disused rail lines, old pits and quarries, and de-commissioned
landfills. In these places, different visions compete for dominance
with respect to current and future land uses. Neighbours often view
such urban greenspace as polluted, unkempt and weedy, harbouring
undesirable biophysical features and people. These are spaces that
often become the focus of some form of revitalization, reinvestment
and restoration. From the perspective of civic authorities and
urban planners, transforming post-industrial landscapes into
disciplined and tended greenspace creates the urban conditions and
signals of popular contemporary taste that attract investors,
gentrifiers, and tourists. But post-industrial spaces are also
places where unique and unpredictable human and ecological
associations can emerge spontaneously. Such places may contain
considerable ecological integrity and biodiversity and host human
populations who find a home and respite in such ecologies. They
also tell stories of an industrial and urban past that should be
acknowledged, understood and (if suitable) celebrated. This volume
explores the environmental justice and injustice dimensions of
emerging urban post-industrial landscapes, including the ecological
politics, cultural representations and aesthetics of these spaces.
This book was published as a special issue of Local Environment.
Post-industrial urban spaces typically include abandoned factories,
disused rail lines, old pits and quarries, and de-commissioned
landfills. In these places, different visions compete for dominance
with respect to current and future land uses. Neighbours often view
such urban greenspace as polluted, unkempt and weedy, harbouring
undesirable biophysical features and people. These are spaces that
often become the focus of some form of revitalization, reinvestment
and restoration. From the perspective of civic authorities and
urban planners, transforming post-industrial landscapes into
disciplined and tended greenspace creates the urban conditions and
signals of popular contemporary taste that attract investors,
gentrifiers, and tourists. But post-industrial spaces are also
places where unique and unpredictable human and ecological
associations can emerge spontaneously. Such places may contain
considerable ecological integrity and biodiversity and host human
populations who find a home and respite in such ecologies. They
also tell stories of an industrial and urban past that should be
acknowledged, understood and (if suitable) celebrated. This volume
explores the environmental justice and injustice dimensions of
emerging urban post-industrial landscapes, including the ecological
politics, cultural representations and aesthetics of these spaces.
This book was published as a special issue of Local Environment.
A reappraisal of an Iron Age burial from Colchester, Essex. (BAR
156, 1986)
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