Accidental Wilderness : : The Origins and Ecology of Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park / / Walter H. Kehm.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• VerfasserIn: Kehm, Walter H.,
• MitwirkendeR: Burley, Robert,; Carley, John,; Chreston, Andrea,; Del Tredici, Peter,; Kehm, Walter H.,; Laforme, R. Stacey,; MacPherson, Gord,; Miller, David,; Miller, Gavin,; Reeves, Wayne,; Riley, Garth Vernon,
• TeilnehmendeR: Burley, Robert.
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.) :; 10 figures

Once referred to as Toronto’s “accidental wilderness,” Tommy Thompson Park is now recognized as a fortuitous urban miracle. Initially created as a landfill site on the city’s rapidly developing waterfront, the park’s physical and ecological footprint have grown dramatically. Forests, grasslands, and wildlife now thrive – all within a stone’s throw of some of the most densely populated areas of North America’s fourth-largest city. Accidental Wilderness is a rich and lyrical collection of essays curated by internationally recognized landscape architect and original designer of Tommy Thompson Park, Walter H. Kehm, complemented by a stunning collection of photographs by renowned landscape photographer Robert Burley. The book explores the city’s port origins; the park’s master plan principles and design; the native-plant succession process; the park’s unique flora and fauna; public advocacy; and public recreation in the park and its effect on mental, physical, and spiritual health. In an era where the looming dangers associated with climate change affect our daily lives, Tommy Thompson Park offers a hopeful narrative about how nature can flourish in, and contribute to, the well-being of twenty-first-century cities.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PORTFOLIO I -- Introduction -- The Spontaneous Ecology of Tommy Thompson Park -- Building the Leslie Street Spit -- Aquatic Park -- The Evolution of Advocacy -- PORTFOLIO II -- Introduction -- Conservation by Design: The 1986 Plan -- Plants and Natural Succession -- Birds and Birding at the Spit -- Mammals and Fish -- Habitat Projects and Wildlife Management -- PORTFOLIO III -- Introduction -- People in the Park -- Let the Spit Be!! -- Home -- Acknowledgments -- Comparative Parks -- List of Bird Species -- List of Plant Species -- References -- Further Resources -- Image Key -- Contributors