Urban Wildscapes is one of the first edited collections of writings about urban 'wilderness' landscapes. Evolved, rather than designed or planned, these derelict, abandoned and marginal spaces are frequently overgrown with vegetation and host to a wide range of human activities. They include former industrial sites, landfill, allotments, cemeteries, woods, infrastructural corridors, vacant lots and a whole array of urban wastelands at a variety of different scales. Frequently maligned in the media, these landscapes have recently been re-evaluated and this collection assembles...
Urban Wildscapes is one of the first edited collections of writings about urban 'wilderness' landscapes. Evolved, rather than designed or ...
-Consistently bold, shocking, and hilarious... and] a zany and refreshing, if slightly overwhelming, take on soul-searching, writing, and midlife crises.- Kirkus Reviews Anna Jorgensen does what many of us have dreamed of doing: she escapes her life. In an entertaining collection of vignettes, this beige-on-beige, buttoned-up, uptight top realtor of twenty years ditches small town Canada and heads for big city Pacific Northwest to live a secret life as herself-unrestricted and unfiltered. She finds herself in several new roles: a coming undone blogger, screenwriter, and writer...
-Consistently bold, shocking, and hilarious... and] a zany and refreshing, if slightly overwhelming, take on soul-searching, writing, and midlife cri...
