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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 Traditions of Urban Greening 19 2 Ecology’s Natures 47 3 The Emergence of a Policy: Ecologists and the Species Protection Program 89 4 Building Communities, Forming Alliances 125 5 Places in the Making: From Wastelands to Urban Nature Parks 161 6 From Conservation to Mitigation: The Management of Urban Encroachments into Nature 195 Conclusion 221 Notes 237 References 275 Index 313 ...

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