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Ten Thousand Central Parks : A Climate-Change Parable.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown Morris, David.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (203 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- A visionary look at Central Park's creation as an urban success story inspiring bold climate action Climate change is the existential crisis of our time.With extreme heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods displacing millions, many wonder: What can I do?.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Why Central Park?
- 1. Once Upon a Time in 1857
- 2. Olmsted Seeking Olmsted
- 3. Paperback Writer
- 4. A Young Snowy Owl
- 5. An Unpractical Man
- 6. Enter Calvert Vaux
- 7. The Weeping Time
- 8. The Greensward Plan
- 9. The Wiping Out of Seneca Village
- 10. An Escape from Buildings
- 11. Sideways Time Travel
- 12. A People's Park
- 13. Imagination &
- Machinery
- 14. Big Artwork of the Republic
- 15. Decline &
- Renewal
- Conclusion: The Fullness of Life
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
- Series Editors.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5315-1166-X
- OCLC:
- 1528887171
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