Greening in the Red Zone
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Hardcover. This book discusses specific instances of greening and the presence of greened spaces in promoting and enhancing recovery, and perhaps resilience, in social-ecological systems disrupted by violent conflict or other catastrophic disaster. Editor(s): Krasny, Marianne E.; Tidball, Keith G. Num Pages: 534 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: J; PDZ; RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 884.
Creation and access to green spaces promotes individual human health, especially in therapeutic contexts among those suffering traumatic events. But what of the role of access to green space and the act of creating and caring for such places in promoting social health and well-being? Greening in the Red Zone asserts that creation and access to green spaces confers resilience and recovery in systems disrupted by violent conflict or disaster. This edited volume provides evidence for this assertion through cases and examples. The contributors to this volume use a variety of research and policy frameworks to explore how creation and ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Number of Pages
503
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048199464
SKU
V9789048199464
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99-15
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