About this book
Urban forests, trees and greenspace are critical in contemporary planning and development of the city. Their study is not only a question of the growth and conservation of green spaces, but also has social, cultural and psychological dimensions. Urban Forests, Trees and Greenspace brings a perspective of political ecology to the complexities of urban trees and forests through four themes: policy and governance; history, culture and identity; environmental justice and social inclusion; and urban forest and greenspace engagement and education. Contributors include leading authorities from North and South America and Europe from a range of disciplines, including forestry, ecology, geography, landscape design, municipal planning, environmental policy and environmental history.
Contents
Introduction L. Anders Sandberg, Adrina Bardekjian, and Sadia Butt
Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives
1. Urban Forests are Social Nature: Political, Economic, and Social Processes Challenge Environmental Justice in 21st Century Cities Harold Perkins, University of Ohio, USA
2. Places of Trees: Affective Embodiment, Identity and Materiality Owain Jones, University of Gloucestershire, UK
3. From Government to Governance: Urban Forests as New Commons Cecil van den Bosch (formerly Konijnendijk), University of Copenhagen, Denmark
4. Order and Disorder in the Urban Forest: A Foucauldian-Latourian Perspective Irus Braverman, University of Buffalo, USA
5. Posthumanist Histories: Trees Behaving Badly Joanna Dean, Carleton University, Canada
6. Queering the Urban Forest: The Ecological Ethics and Politics of Arboreal Entanglement Darren Patrick, York University, Canada
7. Accounting for Institutions and Law in Urban Forest Political Ecology: A Comparative Approach Blake Hudson, Louisiana State University, USA
Part 2: Case Studies
8. Three Shades of Green: Singapore's Shift from Urban Green Space Government to Governance Natalie Gulsrud and Can Seng Ooi, University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
9. A Genealogy of Urban Forest Discourse in Flanders, Belgium Ann Van Herzele, Vrije University, Belgium
10. Constructing New York City's Urban Forest: The Politics and Governance of the MillionTreesNYC Campaign Lindsay Campbell, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Rutgers University, USA
11. High and Low, West and East: Four Arboricultures of the Tokyo Metropolis Jay Bolthouse, University of Tokyo, Japan
12. The Places of Trees in Honduras: Contributions of Smallholders and Public Spaces Joby Bass, University of Southern Mississippi, USA
13. The Urban Biodiversity Park in Guraon, India: Depoliticizing a Landscape of Privilege Shubhra Gururani, York University, Canada
Part 3: Actions and Interventions
14. Cultivating Citizen Stewards: Lessons from Formal and Non-formal Educators Greg Smith, Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education & Counseling, USA
15. Seeking Citizenship: The Norway Maple in Canada Brendon Larson, University of Waterloo, Canada
16. Stimulating, Facilitating and Coordinating Landscape Action: The Role of Landscape Ambassadors Helena Mellqvist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
17. "A Few Trees" in Gezi Park: Resisting the Spatial Politics of Neoliberalism in Turkey Bengi Akbulut, Bogazici University, Turkey
18. A Return to the Garden? The Green Roof at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin Cynthia Hammond, Concordia University, Canada
19. A Step, A Stitch, A Sense of Self: Woods Walking as an Artist's Path to Creating Identity Kathleen Vaughan, Concordia University, Canada
20. Promoting Green Space in Cape Town, South Africa: The Role of the African Centre for Cities Pippin Anderson, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Biography
L. Anders Sandberg is a Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada.
Adrina Bardekjian is a PhD Candidate, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, and an Urban Forestry Researcher, Writer and Educator, based in Ontario, Canada. She has professional experience as a project manager and consultant for Trees Canada and Trees Ontario.
Sadia Butt is a PhD Candidate, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Canada. Her professional experience includes working for the Forestry Department of the City of Mississauga and the Niagara Peninsular Project.
