Journal article
Planning for Street Trees and Human–Nature Relations: Lessons from 600 Years of Street Tree Planting in Paris
Journal of planning history, Vol.18(4), pp.282-310
11/2019
DOI: 10.1177/1538513218820525
Abstract
Planting rectilinear regularly spaced and low-diversity rows of trees along sidewalks is the dominant streetscaping practice in Western cities. Street trees provide shade, pleasant pedestrian environments, and ecological benefits. I interrogate the origin of this surprisingly stable practice by exploring the last 600 years of street tree planting in Paris. Paris’ iconic tree-lined boulevards have influenced streetscapes worldwide. This model of royal and imperial origins stems from, and reproduces, a complex mode of human–nature relations involving biophilia, the use of orderly nature as a symbolic commodity and, more recently, ecological stewardship.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Planning for Street Trees and Human–Nature Relations: Lessons from 600 Years of Street Tree Planting in Paris
- Creators
- Lucie Laurian - School of Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of planning history, Vol.18(4), pp.282-310
- DOI
- 10.1177/1538513218820525
- ISSN
- 1538-5132
- eISSN
- 1552-6585
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2019
- Academic Unit
- School of Planning and Public Affairs; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983992001702771
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