Small-scale urban greening : creating places of health, creativity, and ecological sustainability /
Angela Loder.
- xii, 250 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Small-scale urban greening projects are changing the urban landscape, shifting our experience and understanding of green spaces in our cities. This book argues that including power dynamics, symbolism, and aesthetics in our understanding of the human relationship to urban nature can help us create places that nurture ecological and human health and promote successful and equitable urban communities. Using an interdisciplinary approach to current research debates and new comparative case studies on community perceptions of these urban greening projects and policies, this book explores how small-scale urban greening projects can impact our sense of place, health, creativity and concentration while also being part of a successful urban greening program. Arguing that wildness, emotion, and sense of place are key components of our human-nature relationship, this book will be of interest to designers, academics and policy makers"--
9780367900830 9781138187870
2019049317
City planning--Environmental aspects. Environmental sustainability.