Rewilding the urban frontier : river conservation in the anthropocene / edited by Greg Gordon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gordon, Greg, 1963- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stream conservation--United States.

Stream conservation.

Stream ecology--United States.

Stream ecology.

Urban ecology (Biology)--United States.

Urban ecology (Biology).

Urban ecology (Sociology)--United States.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Path to Open

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 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

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.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on November 5, 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781496239938

1496239938

OCLC:

1453872826

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.