Post-Industrial Urban Greenspace Ecology, Aesthetics and Justice

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. For students and researchers of Urban Planning, Ecological Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Geography.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Conceptualizing urban post-industrial urban greenspace 3. The Menomonee Valley: Milwaukee, USA 4. La Petite Ceinture: Paris, France 5. The Leslie Street Spit: Toronto, Canada 6. Conclusions

About the author

Jennifer Foster is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University, Canada.

Summary

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. For students and researchers of Urban Planning, Ecological Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Geography.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Foster, Foster Jennifer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9781138093836
• ISBN: 978-1-138-09383-6
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: Routledge Equity, Justice and the Sustainable City series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, NATURE / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Politics & government, Urban & municipal planning, Social impact of environmental issues, Politics and government, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Environmental policy & protocols, Human Geography, Development Studies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Environmental policy and protocols, Civil engineering, surveying and building