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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Wild woodlands as a new component of urban forests
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Attitudes towards wild woodlands
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Ecological studies
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Conceptual approaches and projects
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About this book
Reviews
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"This book is about the ‘new wilderness’ arising on abandoned urban-industrial areas through out the world. Some of these areas ... can be vast. A series of articles identifies the rise of urban woodlands, public attitudes towards them, the findings of ecological studies, and how different perspectives have been integrated into policy and management strategies. Case studies ... illustrate the conceptual and scientific approaches used to identify, study, and manage urban woodlands. Useful for urban foresters and planners." (Northeastern Naturalist, Vol. 13 (1), 2006)
"The book successfully bring together the ecological, social, cultural/historical, and design issues and perspectives inherent in the topic of wild urban woodlands - a particular component of the urban forest matrix described as ‘new wilderness’. … And by providing vivid images and stories, as well as thoughtful integration and insights, it is a book that should prove itself interesting to both the casual reader and the topical scholar." (R. Riemann, Landscape Ecology, Vol. 22, February, 2007)
“This attractively produced collection of papers emerged from a conference on ‘Wild forests in the City’ held in Dortmund, Germany in 2003. … addresses the values of forests that have regenerated spontaneously on abandoned industrial sites in Germany. … I like this book, it is well edited and comprehensively referenced – for anyone seeking an entry into the fascinating world of urban forests it will be useful. For those concerned with spontaneous woodland development in cities it provides a comprehensive and technically sound review.” (Jeffrey Sayer, International Forestry Review, Vol. 7 (3), September, 2005)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Wild Urban Woodlands
Book Subtitle: New Perspectives for Urban Forestry
Editors: Ingo Kowarik, Stefan Körner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138211
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-23912-3Published: 12 November 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06293-3Published: 14 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-26859-8Published: 05 December 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 300
Topics: Biogeosciences, Geography, general, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Landscape Ecology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Ecotoxicology