كتاب
The city natural: Garden and forest magazine and the rise of American environmentalism
| العنوان: | The city natural: Garden and forest magazine and the rise of American environmentalism Garden and forest magazine and the rise of American environmentalism |
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| المؤلفون: | Hou, Shen, author. |
| المساهمون: | Worster, Donald, 1941- writer of supplementary textual content. |
| سنة النشر: | 2013 |
| وصف مادي: | xiv, 240 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm. |
| سلاسل: | History of the urban environment History of the urban environment. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Garden and forest -- Influence., Environmentalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century., Urban ecology (Biology) -- United States -- History -- 19th century., Urban ecology (Sociology) -- United States -- History -- 19th century., Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- United States -- History -- 19th century., City planning -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
| جغرافية الموضوع: | United States -- Environmental conditions -- History -- 19th century. |
| الوصف: | "The weekly magazine Garden and Forest existed for only nine years (1888–1897). Yet, in that brief span, it brought to light many of the issues that would influence the future of American environmentalism. In The City Natural, Shen Hou presents the first 'biography' of this important but largely overlooked vehicle for individuals with the common goal of preserving nature in American civilization. As Hou’s study reveals, Garden and Forest was instrumental in redefining the fields of botany and horticulture, while also helping to shape the fledgling professions of landscape architecture and forestry. The publication actively called for reform in government policy, urban design, and future planning for the preservation and inclusion of nature in cities. It also attempted to shape public opinion on these issues through a democratic ideal that every citizen had the right (and need) to access nature. These notions would anticipate the conservation and 'city beautiful' movements that followed in the early twentieth century. Hou explains the social and environmental conditions that led to the rise of reform efforts, organizations, and publications such as Garden and Forest. She reveals the intellectual core and vision of the magazine as a proponent of the city natural movement that sought to relate nature and civilization through the arts and sciences. Garden and Forest was a staunch advocate of urban living made better through careful planning and design. As Hou shows, the publication also promoted forest management and preservation, not only as a natural resource but as an economic one. She also profiles the editors and contributors who set the magazine’s tone and follows their efforts to expand America’s environmental expertise. Through the pages of Garden and Forest, the early period of environmentalism was especially fruitful and optimistic; many individuals joined forces for the benefit of humankind and helped lay the foundation for a coherent national movement. Shen Hou’s study gives Garden and Forest its due and adds an important new chapter to the early history of American environmentalism"-- |
| ملاحظة حول المحتويات: | The origins of environmental reform -- Two minds, one magazine -- Shaping new professions -- A garden forest gallery -- Nature and civilization -- Design with nature -- Distant forests. |
| Original Identifier: | ocn818954653 (PromptCat)40021985167 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Book |
| اللغة: | English |
| ردمك: | 978-0-8229-4423-2 0-8229-4423-5 |
| حقوق: | This record is part of the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. and the Library of Congress. |
| ملاحظات: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index. |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edshlc.013631545.3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset |
| ردمك: | 9780822944232 0822944235 |
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