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"Green space is a fundamental concept for understanding modern and contemporary urban society, shedding light not only on the ecological development of cities but also societal relations, urban governance and planning processes. Closely linked to issues of environmental change, changing perceptions of nature, urban well-being and social integration, as well as city economic competitiveness and branding, it is an important element both in the internationalisation of European cities, and the forging of their distinctive communal identities. Building upon recent research on the history of green landscapes in the city in Europe and North America, this volume mirrors the burgeoning global attention to urban green space developments from city policy-makers and planners, architects, climatologists, ecologists, geographers and other social scientists. Taking case studies from Paris, London, Berlin, Helsinki, and other leading centres, the volume examines when, why, and how green landscapes evolved in major cities, and the extent to which they have been shaped by shared external forces as well as by distinctive and specific local needs. Quantifying green space trends in this way raises impo

Who reads Green Landscapes in the European City, 1750–2010 (Routledge Studies in Modern European History)?

Author

Peter Clark; Marjaana Niemi; Catharina Nolin; Taylor & Francis

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781315302829

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Travel, Art