Changing representations of nature and the city : the 1960s-1970s and their legacies / edited by Gabriel N. Gee and Alison Vogelaar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beverly Bennett Rutstein CW'50 Fund.

Gee, Gabriel N., eeditor.

Vogelaar, Alison E., editor.

Series:

Routledge advances in art and visual studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Growth.

History.

Urbanization.

City planning.

Rural-urban relations.

Cities and towns--Growth--History--20th century.

Cities and towns.

Globalization.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 216 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Summary:

The turn of the 1960s-70s, characterized by the rapid acceleration of globalization, prompted a radical transformation in the perception of urban and natural environments. The urban revolution and related prospect of the total urbanisation of the planet, in concert with rapid population growth and resource exploitation, instigated a surge in environmental awareness and activism. One implication of this moment is a growing recognition of the integration and interconnection of natural and urban entities. The present collection is an interdisciplinary inquiry into the changing modes of representation of nature in the city beginning from the turn of the 1960s/70s. Bringing together a number of different disciplinary approaches, including architectural studies and aesthetics, heritage studies and economics, environmental science and communication, the collection reflects upon the changing perception of socio-natures in the context of increasing urban expansion and global interconnectedness as they are/were manifest in specific representations.

Contents:

Part I Forgotten Spaces p. 23

1 Beyond Narcissus: The Sea and the Metamorphosis of Port Cities in the Late 20th Century p. 25 / Gabriel N. Gee

2 Bangkok Against Its Nature p. 40 / Worrasit Tantinipankui

3 Growing Up in a Steel Mill: A Conversation with Historian and Nature-Lover Elmer J. Hall p. 55 / Michelle L. Stefano

4 Looking Beyond the Image of "the Wasteland": Newark, New Jersey p. 67 / Lori M. Gibbs

Part II Artificial Spaces p. 83

5 Passages: From Artificial Animal to Planetary Man p. 85 / Paolo Perulli

6 Luigi Ghirri: The Theater of Landscape p. 98 / Giuliano Sergio

7 Nature, Plastic, Artifice: In Conversation With Tuula Narhinen p. 112 / Tuula Narhinen and Gabriel N. Gee

8 Naturally Representative: The Environmental Planning of the New African Capitals Abuja and Dodoina p. 118 / Ayala Levin

9 Grey, Green, Gold p. 132 / Uriel Orlow

Part III Interstitial Spaces p. 139

10 Reyner Banham's Desert Landscapes p. 141 / Eliana Sousa Santos

11 'Nature' in Interstice: Reflections on China's "Obscure Poetry" in the 1970s p. 153 / Jundan Zhang

12 The Green Corridor: A Vision for Lisbon p. 165 / Maria Joao Matos

13 Weather, Science and Cinema: In Conversation With Conor McFeely p. 180 / Conor Mcfeely and Gabriel N. Gee

14 The Postcolonial Garden City? Changing Representations of Nature in Christchurch, New Zealand p. 187 / Alison Vogelaar and Brack Hale.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Beverly Bennett Rutstein CW'50 Fund.

ISBN:

9781138688537

1138688533

OCLC:

990745077

Publisher Number:

99977644211