Includes bibliographical references (page 150) and index.
Contents
Foreword by Timon McPhearson -- Introduction; #spontaneousurbanplants; An overlooked sustainable ecology -- Exploring rogue territories; A series of horizontal natures; A taxonomy of urban landscapes; Wandering to invoke the wild; Theory of the dérive; Optimizing the found object; Designing with weeds -- A photographic index of spontaneous urban plants; Carbon sequestration; Edible; Medicinal; Wildlife habitat; Stormwater retention; Phytoremediation; Ecological disservice -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Sources -- How to participate.
Summary
"Spontaneous Urban Plants investigates the role of weeds in the urban ecosystem by profiling a cross section of weeds. The intent is to stimulate a discourse between ecologists, designers, artists and the general public that explores societal perceptions of weeds and questions the stigmas that surround them. Leveraging principles of urban ecology and environmental aesthetics, we are encouraging an objective debate of the value of wild urban plants and thereby challenging contemporary cultural perceptions." -- Publisher's website.
