TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kehm,Walter H.
AU  - Burley,Robert
TI  - Accidental Wilderness: The Origins and Ecology of Toronto's Tommy Thompson Park 
SN  - 9781487504977
AV  - QH106.2.O6 K44 2020eb
U1  - 508.713/541 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Toronto : 
PB  - University of Toronto Press, 
KW  - Natural history
KW  - Ontario
KW  - Toronto
KW  - Parks
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - Peninsulas
KW  - Urban ecology (Biology)
KW  - DISCOUNT-C
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - bird
KW  - ecological
KW  - habitat
KW  - landscape
KW  - nature
KW  - park
KW  - photography
KW  - planning
KW  - recreation
KW  - recycling
KW  - sanctuaries
KW  - sustainable
KW  - urban waste
KW  - urban
KW  - waterfront design
KW  - wetlands
KW  - wildlife
N1  - restricted access
N2  - Once referred to as Toronto's "accidental wilderness," Tommy Thompson Park is now recognized as a fortuitous urban miracle. Initially created as a landfill site on the city's rapidly developing waterfront, the park's physical and ecological footprint have grown dramatically. Forests, grasslands, and wildlife now thrive - all within a stone's throw of some of the most densely populated areas of North America's fourth-largest city. Accidental Wilderness is a rich and lyrical collection of essays curated by internationally recognized landscape architect and original designer of Tommy Thompson Park, Walter H. Kehm, complemented by a stunning collection of photographs by renowned landscape photographer Robert Burley. The book explores the city's port origins; the park's master plan principles and design; the native-plant succession process; the park's unique flora and fauna; public advocacy; and public recreation in the park and its effect on mental, physical, and spiritual health. In an era where the looming dangers associated with climate change affect our daily lives, Tommy Thompson Park offers a hopeful narrative about how nature can flourish in, and contribute to, the well-being of twenty-first-century cities
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487538040
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781487538040/original
ER  -