Urban Nature

This book showcases the diversity of ways in which urban residents from varying cultural contexts view, interact, engage and give meaning to urban nature, aiming to counterbalance the dominance of western depictions and values of urban nature and design.

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Michelle L. Cocks is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Rhodes University, South Africa.

Charlie M. Shackleton is Professor and DST/NRF Research Chair of Interdisciplinary Science in Land & Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods in the Department of Environmental Science at Rhodes University, South Africa.

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1. Urban Nature and Biocultural Realities 2. The Veil, the Clearing and the Flow: New Commons of Japanese Traditional Gardens in Kanazawa City 3. Urban Biocultural Identity of Yorubas: Intersection of Philosophy and Nature for Wellbeing at Osun Sacred Grove UNESCO Site, Osogbo, Nigeria 4. Troubled Paradise: The Persian Garden in Post-Islamic Revolution Iran 5. Designed and Engaged Urban Nature: Biocultural Values in Helsinki, Finland 6. Decolonisation of Nature in Towns and Cities of South Africa: Incorporation of Biocultural Value 7. Nature on the Border: The Reconfiguration of Biocultural Experiences by Migrant Women on the Southern Border of Mexico 8. Translating Spiritual Experience into Environmental Stewardship at Jamaica Bay, New York City 9. Biocultural Diversity at Rio de Janeiro's Urban Beaches: Wellbeing, Belonging and Conflict 10. Intercultural Learning in Contested Space: The Biocultural Realities of Global Cities through the Lens of Vancouver, Canada 11. Urban Realities of Engaging with Nature in Europe: Increasing Diversity and Consequences for Wellbeing and Social Cohesion 12. Living in Kinship within Urban Landscapes through Equitable, Multicultural, Collaborative Stewardship in New York City 13. Situating Biocultural Relations in City and Townscapes: Conclusion and Recommendations