The urban forest in the age of urbanisation /
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| Language: | English |
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River Publishers,
2021.
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| Series: | River Publishers series in chemical, environmental, and energy engineering.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements ix List of Figures xi List of Abbreviations xiii 1 The Urban Forest in the Age of Urbanisation: Introduction 1 1.1 Urban Forest(ry) in the Era of Globalization 1 1.2 Indian Parable of Blind Men and an Elephant 2 1.3 Towards Holistic Approach in Urban Forestry 2 1.4 Paradigm Shift Towards the New Edge of Urban Forestry 3 1.5 From Dualism to Holism 4 1.6 From Local to Global Visions 5 2 “Exploring Global Scientific Discourses on Urban Forestry�: Literature Review 9 2.1 From Urban Forest to Woodland 10 2.2 Pollution 11 2.3 From Woodfuel to Luxury Gradient and Desertification 12 2.4 Economic Extraction 14 3 Dualism: Cities Versus Forests 19 3.1 Sacredness 20 3.2 Resourcism 22 3.3 Embellishment 25 3.4 Power and Luxury 27 3.5 Towards the Age of Enlightenment 28 4 Holism: Forests in Cities/Cities in Forests 35 4.1 From Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism 36 4.2 Optimal Form of Forests 38 4.3 Forest and Cities in Avant-garde Planning Approach 42 4.4 Novel Boundaries for Forests and Cities in a Global Vision 45 4.5 “Puzzle Doer� of Forests and Cities on a Global Scale 48 5 Urbanization and Forestation: Case Studies 55 5.1 Developed Cities 57 5.2 Shrinking Cities 73 5.3 Self-Constructed Cities 85 6 Towards a Planetary Vision: Conclusion 109 6.1 “If God is Now ‘Green�’ 110 6.2 Rethinking the Urban Forests for the 21st Century 114 6.3 “A Good Anthropocene� 117 General References 123 Index 129 About the Author 131.