The Forest and the City: The Cultural Landscape of Urban Woodland

Preface

1) Introduction

·         Culture, landscape and forest

·         The urban era

·         Cities and trees

·         Cities and forests

·         City forests as cultural landscapes, Place and Space

·         The city forest defined

·         Contents of this book

2) The Spiritual Forest

·         Ancient spiritual links between forests and people

·         Forest and religion

·         Forest and myths

·         Modern spirituality

·         (Re)Creating spiritual links

3) The Forest of Fear

·         Primeval forest fear

·         Criminal forests

·         Nature's dangers

·         From fear to excitement and adventure

4) The Fruitful Forest

·         Subsistence forests

·         Appropriation of city forest use

·         City forests and societal development

·         The rise of municipal forest

·         The Fruitful Forest today

5) The Forest of Power

·         From wooded commons to elitist prestige

·         Military forests

·         City forests and democratisation

·         City forests and city image

·         City forests and environmental justice

·         City forest governance

6) The Great Escape

·         An antidote to the city

·         Recreate and enjoy

·         Window to the world

·         New ways of escaping

·         Different people, different escapes

·         Escape from city rule

7) A Work of Art

·         City forests as source of inspiration

·         Designed landscapes

·         Settings for art

·         Art, forests and community

8) The Wild Side of Town

·         City forests and nature conservation

·         Nature is in the eye of the beholder

·         The quest for urban wilderness

·         Working with nature

·         Native versus alien

9) The Healthy Forest

·         Views on nature and health

·         City forests and physical health

·         City forests and mental health and wellbeing

·         The Healthy Forest in practice

10) The Forest of Learning

·         City forests as testing grounds

·         Demonstrating forestry to the public

11) The Youthful Forest

·         Children and nature

·         Forests as settings for play and adventure

·         Forests as nearby nature

·         Forests for children's education

12) The Social Forest

·         From wooded commons to forests for all

·         Social forests for mass use

·         City forests as social stages

·         City forests and place making

·         Building social cohesion and community identity

13) A Forest of Diversity

·         Diversity in city forests over time

·         Changing fashions

·         A growing diversity in forest users and preferences

·         Managing for diversity

14) A Forest of Conflict

·         Urban development conflicts

·         Conflicts over forest management

·         Recreational conflicts

·         A range of opinions and interests

·         Managing conflicts and creating new opportunities

15) A Forest for the Future

·         City forests in the Anthropocene

·         City forests as part of green infrastructure and urban landscapes

·         City forests and our place in nature

·         Governance, design and management

·         Final thoughts

Literature

Index