Rodary Estienne, Bruno-Lézy L., Dellier J., Guyot S., Landy F. (2018). Introduction : the quest for naturbanity. In :
Landy F. (ed.). From urban national parks to natured cities in the global South : the quest for naturbanity. Singapour : Springer, p. 1-31. ISBN 978-981-13-4158-8.
Titre du document
Introduction : the quest for naturbanity
Année de publication
2018
Type de document
Partie d'ouvrage
Auteurs
Rodary Estienne, Bruno-Lézy L., Dellier J., Guyot S., Landy F.
In
Landy F. (ed.), From urban national parks to natured cities in the global South : the quest for naturbanity
Source
Singapour : Springer, 2018,
p. 1-31 ISBN 978-981-13-4158-8
In this introduction, the neologism 'naturbanity' is discussed as an expression of the necessity for cities endowed with a national park to integrate it into their functioning. Conversely, such parks must take into account their location in an urban environment, both as a source of heavy pressures on nature and as a nexus of incentives to support its conservation. What we call the principle of non-exclusivity (neither the city nor the park has a right nor even the possibility to negate the other's presence) summarises the main argument of our book. The fact that park and city must live together, for better or for worse, must be considered empirically: the challenge of informal settlement encroachment and industrial pollution etc., may be balanced by the support of urban 'civil society' for funding parks and awareness of ecosystem services provided by the park to the city, etc. It must also be considered philosophically, since naturbanity blurs the old 'modern' dichotomy of nature/culture: animals and human beings can often jump the physical and ideological wall separating many parks from the adjacent city. This introduction concludes by illuminating the structure of the book.
Plan de classement
Sciences du milieu [021]
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Etudes, transformation, conservation du milieu naturel [082]
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Développement économique / Aménagement du territoire [095]
