The Botanical City.
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Berlin
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ZLB: Kws 125/208
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Allzu schnell werden unscheinbare Gewächse am Straßenrand und andere Spontanvegetation als „Unkraut“ abgetan – zu Unrecht, geben sie doch Einblick in faszinierend komplexe Ökologien. The Botanical City untersucht die botanischen Eigenschaften des urbanen Raums aus wissenschaftlicher wie künstlerischer Perspektive. Das Buch umfasst fünf thematische Abschnitte, die sich der Geschichte und Einordnung der städtischen Flora, der Begrünung des Asphalts, künstlerischen Aspekten, Experimenten abseits des Designs und der Kartografie widmen. Die Essays gehen Entwicklungen in Berlin, London, Lahore, Tokio und anderen Städten sowie philosophischen Überlegungen zur Bedeutung der urbanen Natur im Anthropozän nach.
Roadside "weeds" and other routinely overlooked aspects to urban nature provide a fascinating glimpse into complex global ecologies and new cultures of nature emerging across the world. This unique collection of essays explores the botanical dimensions of urban space, ranging from scientific efforts to understand the distinctive dynamics of urban flora to the way spontaneous vegetation has inspired artists and writers. The book comprises five thematic sections: "Histories and taxonomies," "Botanizing the asphalt," "The art of urban flora," "Experiments in non-design," and "Cartographic imaginations". The essays explore developments in Berlin, London, Lahore, Tokyo, and many other cities, as well as more philosophical reflections on the meaning of urban nature under the putative shift to the Anthropocene.
Roadside "weeds" and other routinely overlooked aspects to urban nature provide a fascinating glimpse into complex global ecologies and new cultures of nature emerging across the world. This unique collection of essays explores the botanical dimensions of urban space, ranging from scientific efforts to understand the distinctive dynamics of urban flora to the way spontaneous vegetation has inspired artists and writers. The book comprises five thematic sections: "Histories and taxonomies," "Botanizing the asphalt," "The art of urban flora," "Experiments in non-design," and "Cartographic imaginations". The essays explore developments in Berlin, London, Lahore, Tokyo, and many other cities, as well as more philosophical reflections on the meaning of urban nature under the putative shift to the Anthropocene.
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