Rewilding the Urban Frontier

Rewilding the Urban Frontier

River Conservation in the Anthropocene

Gordon, Greg

University of Nebraska Press

08/2024

344

Dura

Inglês

9781496230614

15 a 20 dias

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List of Illustrations
Introduction. Origins
Greg Gordon
Part 1. Headwaters: Reconciling Personal, Cultural, and Ecological Trauma
1. Haunted
Heidi Lasher
2. We Buried Our People along the River
Margo Hill
3. Terms and Conditions Apply
Greg Gordon
Part 2. Tributaries: How City Rivers Make River Cities
4. Wild, Managed, and Reclaimed: An Environmental History of the San Antonio River Watershed
Char Miller
5. From Floodplain to Kayak Park: Recreation, Restoration, and Economic Development along the Boise River
Jennifer Stevens
6. Urban Ecology: Rewilding Rivers and Creating Outdoor Classrooms in Milwaukee
Christian C. Young
7. The Lost River: The Revitalization of the Jordan River in the Salt Lake Valley
Marian L. Rice
Part 3. Convergence: Old Rivers, New Plumbing
8. Engineering Nature: Denver and the South Platte River
Brian M. Murphy
9. Cyborg Salmon and Plumbed Basins: Ambivalence and Compromise on the Deschutes
Kirsten Rudestam
10. Neon River: Rethinking Chicago Environmental History and Personhood in the Age of Humans
Shawn Bailey
Part 4. Delta: Rewilding's Perils
11. A River Lament: New Creek and the People Who Loved It Near to Death
Robert Bartlett
12. Restoration's Dark Side: Gentrification and Daylighting the Saw Mill River in Yonkers, New York
C. Ian Stevenson
13. Angling in the Anthropocene: Carp and the Making of Race on the Los Angeles River
Bryan B. Rasmussen
Contributors
Index
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urban river revitalization; urban riverways; river restoration; urban rivers; American History; Water Politics; river damage; river pollution; river protection; river preservation; river ecosystem; river ecology; Environmental Politics; Water; river revitalization; urban growth; urban ecology; urbanism; ecosystem conservation; 21st century conservation; urban history; environmental history; Urban Politics; American West history; history of the American West; American West environmental history; land conservation; water conservation; urban planning; urban development; City Planning & Urban Development; city planning; natural resource use; environmental degradation; environmental activism