The Urban Forest in the Age of Urbanisation.

• Author: Nickain, Samaneh Sadat.
• Place / Publishing House: Aalborg : : River Publishers,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (148 pages)

Table of Contents

Front Cover -- The Urban Forest in the Age of Urbanisation -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 The Urban Forest in the Age of Urbanisation: Introduction -- 1.1 Urban Forest(ry) in the Era of Globalization -- 1.2 Indian Parable of Blind Men and an Elephant -- 1.3 Towards Holistic Approach in Urban Forestry -- 1.4 Paradigm Shift Towards the New Edge of Urban Forestry -- 1.5 From Dualism to Holism -- 1.6 From Local to Global Visions -- 2 "Exploring Global Scientific Discourses on Urban Forestry": Literature Review -- 2.1 From Urban Forest to Woodland -- 2.2 Pollution -- 2.3 From Woodfuel to Luxury Gradient and Desertification -- 2.4 Economic Extraction -- 3 Dualism: Cities Versus Forests -- 3.1 Sacredness -- 3.2 Resourcism -- 3.3 Embellishment -- 3.4 Power and Luxury -- 3.5 Towards the Age of Enlightenment -- 4 Holism: Forests in Cities/Cities in Forests -- 4.1 From Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism -- 4.2 Optimal Form of Forests -- 4.3 Forest and Cities in Avant-garde Planning Approach -- 4.4 Novel Boundaries for Forests and Cities in a Global Vision -- 4.5 "Puzzle Doer" of Forests and Cities on a Global Scale -- 5 Urbanization and Forestation: Case Studies -- 5.1 Developed Cities -- 5.2 Shrinking Cities -- 5.3 Self-Constructed Cities -- 6 Towards a Planetary Vision: Conclusion -- 6.1 "If God is Now 'Green"' -- 6.2 Rethinking the Urban Forests for the 21st Century -- 6.3 "A Good Anthropocene" -- General References -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.