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245	0	0	_aUrban wildscapes _h[Book] / _cedited by Anna Jorgensen and Richard Keenan.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2012.
300			_axv, 252 p. : _bill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; _c25 cm.
520			_aUrban 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 these fresh perspectives in one volume. Combining theory with illustrated examples and case studies, the book demonstrates that urban wildscapes have far greater significance, meaning and utility than is commonly thought, and that an appreciation of their particular qualities can inform a far more sustainable approach to the planning, design and management of the wider urban landscape.
521			_aAll.
650		0	_aUrban ecology (Sociology).
650		0	_aWilderness areas.
650		0	_aVacant lands.
650		0	_aAbandoned buildings.
700	1		_aJorgensen, Anna.
700	1		_aKeenan, Richard.
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