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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 318 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Fine dust jacket. No remainder mark. First Edition / First Printing. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. 2019. Hardcover. Very Good.

Yale University Press. New. 2019. Hardcover. New. Dust Jacket is Fine.

Yale University Press, 2019-01-08. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Yale University Press, 2019-01-08. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

First printing. Volume, measuring approximately 7.5" x 10.5", is bound in dark brown paper spine and boards, with stamped silver lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are new. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xi/318 pages.
"Today, cities around the globe are planting street trees to mitigate the effects of climate change. However, as landscape historian Sonja Dümpelmann explains, the planting of street trees in cities to serve specific functions is not a new phenomenon. In her eye-opening work, Dümpelmann shows how New York City and Berlin began systematically planting trees to improve the urban climate during the nineteenth century, presenting the history of the practice within its larger social, cultural, and political contexts.A unique integration of empirical research and theory, Dümpelmann's richly illustrated work uncovers this important untold story. Street trees—variously regarded as sanitizers, nuisances, upholders of virtue, economic engines, and more—reflect the changing… Read More

Hardback. New. A fascinating and beautifully illustrated volume that explains what street trees tell us about humanity's changing relationship with nature and the city

Yale Univ Pr, 2019. Hardcover. New. 320 pages. 10.50x7.25x1.00 inches.