Rewilding the Urban Frontier
River Conservation in the Anthropocene
Herausgeber: Gordon, Greg
Rewilding the Urban Frontier
River Conservation in the Anthropocene
Herausgeber: Gordon, Greg
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Rewilding the Urban Frontier argues that the urban rivers of the United States might be one of the best opportunities for rewilding in the Anthropocene—that is, creating self-sustaining ecosystems capable of adapting to the rapid and cascading changes caused by human impacts.
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Rewilding the Urban Frontier argues that the urban rivers of the United States might be one of the best opportunities for rewilding in the Anthropocene—that is, creating self-sustaining ecosystems capable of adapting to the rapid and cascading changes caused by human impacts.
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- Verlag: Nebraska
- Seitenzahl: 344
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
- Gewicht: 676g
- ISBN-13: 9781496230614
- ISBN-10: 1496230612
- Artikelnr.: 68587548
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
- Verlag: Nebraska
- Seitenzahl: 344
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
- Gewicht: 676g
- ISBN-13: 9781496230614
- ISBN-10: 1496230612
- Artikelnr.: 68587548
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
Greg Gordon is a professor of environmental studies at Gonzaga University. He is the author of When Money Grew on Trees: A. B. Hammond and the Age of the Timber Baron and The Landscape of Desire: Identity and Nature in Utah’s Canyon Country.
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
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
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
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