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Author Kehm, Walter H., 1937- author.

Title Accidental wilderness the origins and ecology of Toronto's Tommy Thompson Park / Walter H. Kehm ; with photographs by Robert Burley.

Publication Info. Toronto Buffalo London Aevo UTP [2020]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "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."-- Provided by publisher
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Subject Parks -- Ontario -- Toronto.
Parks.
Ontario -- Toronto.
Parks -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Pictorial works.
Genre/Form Pictorial works.
Subject Natural history -- Ontario -- Toronto.
Natural history.
Urban ecology (Biology) -- Ontario -- Toronto.
Urban ecology (Biology)
Peninsulas -- Ontario -- Toronto.
Peninsulas.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Illustrated works.
Illustrated works.
Added Author Burley, Robert, 1957- photographer.
Other Form: Print version Kehm, Walter H., 1937- Accidental wilderness Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : Aevo UTP, 2020 1487508344 9781487508340 (OCoLC)1146575330
ISBN 9781487538040 electronic book
1487538057 electronic book
1487538049 electronic book
9781487538057 electronic book
9781487508340 hardcover
1487508344 hardcover