Greening the City – Urban Landscapes in the Twentieth Century Brantz Dumpelmann

Greening the CityUrban Landscapes in the Twentieth Century\nAuthor(s): Dorothee Brantz, Sonja Dumpelmann\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Virginia Press, United States\nImprint: University of Virginia Press\nISBN-13: 9780813931142, 978-0813931142\nSynopsis\nThe modern city is not only pavement and concrete. Parks, gardens, trees, and other plants are an integral part of the urban environment. Often the focal points of social movements and political interests, green spaces represent far more than simply an effort to balance the man-made with the natural. A citys history with?and approach to?its parks and gardens reveals much about its workings and the forces acting upon it. Our green spaces offer a unique and valuable window on the history of city life.\n\nThe essays in Greening the City span over a century of urban history, moving from fin-de-sicle Sofia to green efforts in urban Seattle. The authors present a wide array of cases that speak to global concerns through the ly