Urban Foraging in the Changing World / edited by Shalini Dhyani, Mallika Sardeshpande.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sardeshpande, Mallika, editor.

Dhyani, Shalini, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Urban ecology (Biology).

Bioclimatology.

Urban Ecology.

Climate Change Ecology.

Local Subjects:

Ecology.

Urban Ecology.

Climate Change Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This volume brings together theoretical, experiential, and creative perspectives on the phenomenon of urban foraging. In a rapidly urbanising world, foraging is (re)raining popularity as a way to connect with nature and cope with uncertainty. Authors from various disciplines and geographies make sense of what this means for humanity. Urban foraging represents a multifaceted movement that provides people with avenues for sustenance, socialising, and spirituality. Motivations and implications of urban foraging vary across the socioeconomic spectrum, as do barriers and enablers. Urban foraging can help people adapt to change, and build resilience to shocks, but its spontaneous and unregulated nature makes it attractive to many. Recognising and promoting sustainable urban foraging therefore is a delicate balancing act. This collection discusses the philosophical and practical considerations towards this aim. The book is of interest to researchers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and creatives, inviting readers to envisage scenarios that are desirable and achievable. It is of special interest to those working in urban and landscape planning, social-ecological systems, non-government organisations, municipal and development corporations, and the environment.

Contents:

Section 1 : Why do foragers forage

Chapter-01_We who forage: a broad reflection on the theory and practice of urban foraging

Chapter-02_Making sense of diversity of foragers

chapter-03_Experience foraging: connecting with nature and each other through Foraging Field Courses in Kent, England

Chapter_04 - Practices and Perceptions of Foraging in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria

Chapter_05 - Traditional Connect to Urban Foraging: Experiences from Bali, Indonesia

Section 2: What is foraged?

Chapter_06 - Rampant urbanization, loss of green spaces, depleting foraging wisdom for nutrition, health and protecting urban greenscapes: Lessons from populous Uttar Pradesh, India

Chapter_07 - Contribution of underutilized wild edibles extracted from urban landscapes for food security and socio-ecological resilience in Kashmir

Chapter_08 - Diversity and distribution of forageable tree species across greenspace types in fast-growing city in India: Lessons from Nagpur, India

Section 3: Where is it foraged?

Chapter_ 09 - Accessing culturally significant species in New York City, USA’s urban forest: The case of Ginkgo biloba and Morus spp harvesting from street trees by Chinese-American residents and their descendents

Chapter_10 - Designing Edible British Cities: Foraging and Wild Herbalism

Chapter_11 - Encountering the Hidden Bounty of the Urban Forest: Community Foraging Practices and Policies in Canada

Section 4: How do foragers forage?

Chapter_12 - Learning to find the “food beneath your feet”: Urban foraging, social-meetups, and mobile social-ecological memory in Philadelphia, USA

Chapter_13 - Urban foraging for social-ecological resilience in the Global South

Chapter_14 - Foraging in fast-expanding urban areas in the Indian Himalayas

Section 5 : Practitioner Perspectives

Chapter_15 - Foraging as Sustenance and Dissent in Villages bordering Bengaluru

Chapter_16 - Foraging – finding food and cure

Chapter_17 - The Ubiquitous Dhekia and its ‘deep roots’ to nurture people’s Lives- A Case of urban foraging from Assam

Chapter_18 - Exploring Urban Foraging in Edible Cities: Cultivating Sustainable Urban Environments for Social Cohesion and Economic Growth

Section 6 : Looking to the future

Chapter_19 - Expanding availability and consumption of Cerrado biome species and Non-Conventional Food Plants in urban and peri-urban spaces of Brasilia

Chapter_20 - More-than-human urban foraging: designing landscapes for multispecies sustainability in shrinking urban Japan

Chapter_21 - We who forage: a personal reflection on the theory and practice of urban foraging.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789819703456