Diego Molina

Gebundenes Buch

Planting a City in the Tropical Andes

Plants and People in Bogotá, 1880 to 1920

Beschreibung

This book reveals how the 19th Century modernisation of Bogotá led to a transformation in the social role of plants - showing how this city located in the high altitudes of the tropical Andes turned into a 'floristic island' formed by native, introduce, wild and cultivated plants.

Autor

Diego Molina is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a botanist who turned to historical geography to understand the changing relationships between people and plants. Before becoming a British Academy Fellow at the RHUL, he was a Rachel Carson Fellow in Munich.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9781032076560
• ISBN-10: 1032076569
• Artikelnr.: 70601587