City Trees: A Historical Geography from the Renaissance Through the Nineteenth Century

by Henry W. Lawrence

For those who have ever wondered why we have trees in cities or what makes the layout of cities like Paris and Amsterdam seem so memorable, City Trees: A Historical Geography from the Renaissance through the Nineteenth Century by Henry W. Lawrence provides a comprehensive and handsome guide to the history of trees in urban landscapes. Covering four centuries of development in the cities of Europe and America, this book shows how trees became integral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813928001
• ISBN13: 9780813928005
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.9"