{"product_id":"seeing-trees-sonja-dmpelmann-9780300225785","title":"Seeing Trees: A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating and beautifully illustrated volume that explains what street trees tell us about humanity's changing relationship with nature and the city\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A deep . . . dive into urban society's need for--and relationship with--trees that sought to return the natural world to the concrete jungle.\"--Adrian Higgins, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Foundation for Landscape Studies' 2019 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today, cities around the globe are planting street trees to mitigate the effects of climate change. However, as landscape historian Sonja D?pelmann explains, the planting of street trees in cities to serve specific functions is not a new phenomenon. In her eye-opening work, D?pelmann shows how New York City and Berlin began systematically planting trees to improve the urban climate during the nineteenth century, presenting the history of the practice within its larger social, cultural, and political contexts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A unique integration of empirical research and theory, D?pelmann's richly illustrated work uncovers this important untold story. Street trees--variously regarded as sanitizers, nuisances, upholders of virtue, economic engines, and more--reflect the changing relationship between humans and nonhuman nature in urban environments. Offering valuable insights and frameworks, this authoritative volume will be an important resource for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sonja D?pelmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300225784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300225785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019","brand":"Sonja D?pelmann","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946407493887,"sku":"9780300225785","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_64d9f9b1-bb86-496b-ae5e-3872b7685bf5.jpg?v=1681512974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeing-trees-sonja-dmpelmann-9780300225785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}