City, Country, Empire: Landscapes in Environmental History
A collection of essays addressing the collaboration of human and natural forces in the creation of cities, the countryside, and empires.
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"Landscape and Ambience on the Urban Fringe: From Agricultural to Imagined Countryside"
Relates the story of the development of distinct landscapes and ambiences on the urban fringe in three eastern US counties.
Central Park in New York City
The landscape designers Vaux and Olmsted draft plans for New York City’s “Central Park,” a space in which to escape the city’s noise, pollution, and crowding.
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