- Title
- Urban Nature: Enriching Belonging, Wellbeing and Bioculture
- Creator
- Cocks, Michelle L
- Creator
- Shackleton, Charlie M
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- book
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175698
- Identifier
- vital:42616
- Identifier
- ISBN 9781000215182
- Description
- This book showcases the diversity of ways in which urban residents from varying cultural contexts view, interact, engage with and give meaning to urban nature, aiming to counterbalance the dominance of Western depictions and values of urban nature and design. Urban nature has up to now largely been defined, planned and managed in a way that is heavily dominated by Western understandings, values and appreciations, which has spread through colonialism and globalisation. As cities increasingly represent a diversity of cultures, and urban nature is being increasingly recognised as contributing to residents' wellbeing, belonging and overall quality of life, it is important to consider the numerous ways in which urban nature is understood and appreciated. This collection of case studies includes examples from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and reflects on the multi-dimensional aspects of engagements with urban nature through a biocultural diversity lens.
- Format
- 268 pages
- Format
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Cocks, M.L. and Shackleton, C.M. eds., 2020. Urban Nature: Enriching Belonging, Wellbeing and Bioculture. Routledge
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
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RU Department of Environmental Science
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