Forest Urbanisms by Bruno De Meulder, Kelly Shannon - 9789462704213

Leuven University Press

Forest UrbanismsNew Non-Human and Human Ecologies for the 21st Century\nAuthor(s): Bruno De Meulder, Kelly Shannon\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Leuven University Press, Belgium\nImprint: Leuven University Press\nISBN-13: 9789462704213, 978-9462704213\nSynopsis\nHow forest urbanism can address the contemporary socio-ecological crisis\n\nA radical redefinition of how humanity occupies the earth through forests, agriculture, and settlement and rearticulates environmental stewardship by intertwining ecologies and urbanisms, this publication brings together essays by scholars in forestry, urbanism and other disciplines, designers, practitioners and policy makers. It explores the multifaceted notion of forest urbanisms, including a conceptual framing essay; contributions from the sciences such as bioscience engineering, architecture, urbanism and public policy; contemporary forest urbanism projects and explorative essays that make tangible an agenda for the 21st century. With descripti.