Urban Nature: Enriching Belonging, Wellbeing and Bioculture

ISBN-13: 9780367427573 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 268 str.

Michelle L. Cocks; Charlie M. Shackleton

Opis

This book showcases the diversity of ways in which urban residents from varying cultural contexts view, interact, engage and give meaning to urban nature, aiming to counterbalance the dominance of western depictions and values of urban nature and design.

Spis treści

1. Urban Nature and Biocultural Realities  2. The Veil, the Clearing and the Flow: New Commons of Japanese Traditional Gardens in Kanazawa City  3. Urban Biocultural Identity of Yorubas: Intersection of Philosophy and Nature for Wellbeing at Osun Sacred Grove UNESCO Site, Osogbo, Nigeria  4. Troubled Paradise: The Persian Garden in Post-Islamic Revolution Iran  5. Designed and Engaged Urban Nature: Biocultural Values in Helsinki, Finland  6. Decolonisation of Nature in Towns and Cities of South Africa: Incorporation of Biocultural Value  7. Nature on the Border: The Reconfiguration of Biocultural Experiences by Migrant Women on the Southern Border of Mexico  8. Translating Spiritual Experience into Environmental Stewardship at Jamaica Bay, New York City  9. Biocultural Diversity at Rio de Janeiro’s Urban Beaches: Wellbeing, Belonging and Conflict  10. Intercultural Learning in Contested Space: The Biocultural Realities of Global Cities through the Lens of Vancouver, Canada  11. Urban Realities of Engaging with Nature in Europe: Increasing Diversity and Consequences for Wellbeing and Social Cohesion  12. Living in Kinship within Urban Landscapes through Equitable, Multicultural, Collaborative Stewardship in New York City  13. Situating Biocultural Relations in City and Townscapes: Conclusion and Recommendations