Spontaneous urban plants : weeds in NYC / David Seiter with Future Green Studio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seiter, David, author.

McPhearson, Timon, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Future Green Studio, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weeds.

Urban plants--United States.

Urban plants.

Waste lands--New York (State)--New York.

Waste lands.

Urban ecology (Biology).

City planning--New York (State)--New York.

City planning.

Land use, Urban--United States.

Land use, Urban.

urban environments.

New York (State)--New York.

United States.

Physical Description:

152 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm

Edition:

First hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : Archer, 2016.

Summary:

"Spontaneous Urban Plants investigates the role of weeds in the urban ecosystem by profiling a cross section of weeds. The intent is to stimulate a discourse between ecologists, designers, artists and the general public that explores societal perceptions of weeds and questions the stigmas that surround them. Leveraging principles of urban ecology and environmental aesthetics, we are encouraging an objective debate of the value of wild urban plants and thereby challenging contemporary cultural perceptions."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Foreword by Timon McPhearson

Introduction; #spontaneousurbanplants; An overlooked sustainable ecology

Exploring rogue territories; A series of horizontal natures; A taxonomy of urban landscapes; Wandering to invoke the wild; Theory of the dérive; Optimizing the found object; Designing with weeds

A photographic index of spontaneous urban plants; Carbon sequestration; Edible; Medicinal; Wildlife habitat; Stormwater retention; Phytoremediation; Ecological disservice

Acknowledgments

Index

Sources

How to participate.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 150) and index.

ISBN:

194172907X

9781941729076

OCLC:

919104616